You often see companies attempt to convey that they are offering more than just products. Some say they are selling a lifestyle, an image, etc… But when Zappos rebrands itself as a “Service Company that happens to sell…” it has people looking for what “service” it is offering. Are they now leasing shoes? Too far.
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After finally coming out of my post-grad shell and seeing what’s out there in the working world, I found out about, and subsequently signed registered for, Barcamp DC. Barcamps are un-conferences, a concept where, instead of attendees shelling out a ton of cash to listen to a few highly paid people at a conference organized by a couple people, everyone helps out a little bit, as seen by the...
This has been posted everywhere already, but I watched this about five times.
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When I was on a technology and entrepreneurship-geared trip to Israel in late 2005, I was struck by one thing in particular. Besides Israel being one of the hotbeds for technology and entrepreneurship (and the country with the most stocks in the US stock market – after the US), the majority of entrepreneurs, in all industries, come from the Israeli army. Now, every Israeli has to serve in...
Over the course of college, especially the last two years, I gained a tremendous amount of weight. I tried to stem this by going to the gym, but “going to the gym” meant driving over there a couple times a week and doing half an hour on the elliptical. A lot of things changed once I left school, and, through hard work and a complete lifestyle change, I lost an incredible amount of...
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“We’re willing to make less money than everybody else.”
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A La Fast Company…
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