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Thursday Feb 17 2011 Sergio Marchionne is a Chartered Accountant in Canada and began his career with Deloitte. He is now head of FIAT and Chrysler.No doubt his understanding of accounting helped him quickly identify how FIAT makes money. He is now applying that knowledge to Chrysler which frankly needs all the help it can get. …
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Friday Dec 3, 2010 But none of that really bothers me. I understand better than you might think that the nature of western man is constant innovation—for good or bad. No, what bothers me is that we've used all these tools to turn our lives into something that's measured based on productivity. Volume.…
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Thursday Oct 28 2010 Here is a 1984 photo of Steve Jobs L with then boss John Sculley R. In a recent Business Week Sculley describes Jobs' fascination with then tech leader Sony and the importance of Design. Sulley notes that Jobs marveled at the then new Walkman. I have always thought Sony if it…
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Tuesday Oct 12 2010 While most of the talking heads on tv were discussing the latest political insults thrown in the campaign, Richard Branson at Virgin Galactic was accomplishing something truly remarkable. Now recall the Wright Brothers flew for the first time in 1903. Virgin Galactic has begun selling tickets for sub orbital space flight. There…
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Tuesday October 5,2010 I have suggested a couple of start up ideas in class. One is a valet service particularly for those recovering from surgery who cannot drive themselves around. Another might be a home entertainment business, how to integrate the flat screen television, the computer, the speakers, et al. At least these ideas have…
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Tuesday Sept 21 2010 Well answering my own question, here is an example of a great graphic, good design. It happens to be a comparison of various versions of the new Mustang. But I have never seen a graphic that simultaneously compared weight, power, speed, price all at the same time. Someone was thinking. This…
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Friday August 6, 2010 Here is an interesting article on why Apple enjoys the success that it does. Two things in the list jumped out at me. The managers are engineers first, so they know the process. GM lost its way when it started hiring managers from Procter and Gamble, next thing you knew Oldsmobiles…
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Thursday May 6 2010 The WSJ is 'gunning' for the NY Times. The WSJ circulation is twice that of the NYT, and the WSJ is profitable. Yet another feature is the WSJ on line Magazine. An article entitled Easy Rider caught my attention. The article is all about slow moving boats, trains, or perhaps walking…
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Tuesday May 4 2010 A new book suggests that record album covers often outlasted the art of the music on the album. Indeed, when records were a foot across, the album cover allowed for an artistic statement, that was what drew your attention in the store. There are indeed famous album covers. As albums became…
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Sat May 1 2010 Perhaps you have noticed that your wine bottle may no longer have a cork cork, but a plastic corc. The reason why is explained in this interesting article. Innovation through design is a key to market breakthroughs.
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