Nike – It took them seven years to break $1M in revenue
Nike goes from distributor to shoe manufacturer to work directly with the customer.
IMG – International Management Group. Who are these people?
Mark McCormack started with Arnold Palmer and was named 1990's most powerful man in sports.
Advertising Candy Bars – Why spend millions to gain 1% more market share?
The secret to why someone would spend millions advertising a $2 item. How to grow market share.
Amazon Style? Opening a brick-and-mortar clothing retail store?
It appears they are taking a page out of Canada Goose's book.
Time To Get Crazy
I stand against best practices because it locks you into a way of thinking. You do not defeat the leader by following their playbook.
Inov-8 -Forged in the Fells #GetAGrip
Learn how building out a niche allowed Wayne Edy to build a shoe company – Inov-8, sell it, and rebuy it.
Hathaway Shirts and the most interesting man in the world, coincidence?
The picture makes you read the headline, encouraging you to read the first line of body copy.
Ford Model T – I can’t get the pig slaughter house out of my mind.
The worker stays in place putting the pieces in. Henry Ford didn’t invent that. It was an employee of Ford's.
Springfree Trampoline – I’m a bad dad; I never got my kids a trampoline.
The best thing that ever happened to them was Costco stopped buying from Springfree.
Chiclets – Candy-coated gum or tree sap?
One partner runs away. The other makes millions. How not to be blinded by the pursuit of the wrong objective.
Warren Buffett – His investing strategy needed a new business model
Just because that’s how things are done doesn’t mean it will work for you or your customers.
Intel – What would a new CEO do?
Transforming a business is never easy, but when is the right time to do it? Learn a valuable question to ask yourself.
De Beers – Shiny rocks, engagement rings, world wide dominance.
How to take over the world the same way DeBeers did it, any business can follow this simple rinse and repeat formula.
David and Goliath – Don’t play Goliath’s Game
Don’t try and beat your competitor at their game. Change the rules.
Empire Builders: Lego – 6 billion pieces stepped on
From a homebuilder to the largest toy manufacturer in the world, Lego is a family business that has a history of innovating.