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If we ran a business, we wouldn’t give off signs we’re in trouble
I was riding w/ my Bro-in-law Zargham today around Rolling Meadows, IL and we went inside of a gas station briefly to grab some food/snacks. Zargham’s in the gas station business and has been very successful in it so far … Continue reading
If we ran America, we would read the article: “Goodbye, American Dream: The crisis of middle-class America”
The crisis of middle-class America By Edward Luce Published: July 30 2010 17:04 | Last updated: July 30 2010 17:04 This was an excellent article in this past Friday’s Financial Times. Below is a list of my takeaways: $70,000 is … Continue reading
If we ran IT that served the public, we would run it like Mayor Fenty and Vivek Kundra
I wrote this letter to the Washington Post (letters@washpost.com) after reading their Endorsement for Mayor Fenty in the upcoming election: In your recent endorsement for Mayor Fenty ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/30/AR2010073003145.html ), something I did not see mentioned was what Mayor Fenty … Continue reading
If we ran a family business with a spouse (or ex-spouse) we would learn from the Hair Cuttery founders
Shear Business: Can the divorced founders of Hair Cuttery run their salon chain together? By Ylan Q. Mui Sunday, July 11, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/02/AR2010070204172.html Great article in the July 11th Washington Post magazine on Dennis and Ann Ratner, who started Hair … Continue reading
If we ran anything, we would be a “force for good” like Ben & Jerry’s too
The Summer 2010 FT Wealth magazine had a nice article on Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s. The article is titled “A Force for Good” in the magazine but I don’t see it in the article online. It’s in the … Continue reading
If we ran a website, we would start wondering about top-level domain names
Today’s Financial times has an article on the new top-level domain names coming (ex. .eco, .canon, .sport, etc). I was excited when I first heard about this but it seems it’s going to have a $185,000 application fee? I didn’t … Continue reading
If we ran our own bank, we would allow editable online activity
Now that I am dealing with fire damage at my house, my obsession with keeping track of purchases is finally proving to be helpful. I wish I didn’t have to use the word obsession but that probably is the word … Continue reading
If we ran our own company, we would seek innovation at the intersection
I took a Creativity in Business course in my MBA and one of our assigned books was The Medici Effect by Frans Johansson. I had jotted down a bunch of notes as I was reading to use as reference in … Continue reading
If we ran EasyJet, we would try harder on our customer service
On August 25th, an article in the Financial Times caught my eye. It was a complaint by Lucy Kellaway on the customer service of EasyJet (alternative link) printable version works. Looking at Lucy’s description of the problem, I can follow … Continue reading
If we ran Amazon.com, we would reduce the shipping cost of multiple items from the same seller like half.com does
So I went online today to buy two new books from the shortlist of the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award. Just kidding, I was buying two of my missing Street Fighter comics…: Street Fighter … Continue reading