Really interesting video below on what motivates people based on research conducted by MIT.
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How Low Can You Go
Facebook suffered its biggest one day drop this week since its inception on Friday. Pretty interesting article from Market Watch. Facebook is basically half of what it IPO’d at ($38), with some saying it could go as low at $10/share. Article Link below. Market Watch – Is 20 The Floor for Facebook
The Donald
With all of the media surrounding Donald Trump’s brash persona, Obama bashing and possible Republican presidential nomination (if he actually announces he is officially running), I wanted to share this interview I watched recently which doesn’t ask Trump the standard ABC, GMA or CNN type questions. There is no question that Donald’s business skills are [...]
Marketing Success from Starbucks
Pretty amazing Howard Schultz profile from 60 minutes below (12 minute video) Schultz talks about how he went from living in public housing and selling his blood to get through college, to creating a $29 billion corporation that doubles sales every 3 years. He also dives into some of the unique marketing practices Starbucks used [...]
Entrepreneur’s Favorite Books
If you are looking for books this Black Friday to buy for yourself or friends, take a look at this article from the Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal Article located HERE It lists the specific books which successful business men and CEOs used to help improve their entreprise, and the aspects of the book’s [...]
Tim Ferriss on creating and launching a successful online business
Below a great hour long video in which Tim Ferriss, the author of The New York Times best selling book The 4- Hour Work Week, describes the ways he built his business and his subsequent rise to wealth. Most notably, Ferriss stresses testing one’s market before creating a product, and the specific ways he did [...]
TAPOUT Forbes Profile: Tapping into Wealth
Below is an outstanding video on the behind the scenes rise of MMA apparel brand TAPOUT. Co-founder Dan Caldwell is interviewed and details the beginnings of the company and the various problems he faced, like credit card companies halting expansion once large amounts of orders began rolling in. Not having a business model at the [...]
Raising Capital Advice from The Kauffman Foundation
This below is a great brief interview from the Wall street Journal with Bo Fishback, VP of Entrepreneurship from The Kauffman Foundation (Foundation with an asset base of $2 billion) on the fundamentals of raising capital. Most interesting is to notice that before considering Angel Investors or Venture Capitalists, one might consider Small Business Innovation [...]
