Resources can be the difference between success and failure. While resources are critical, being resourceful is a vital attribute in itself. Being resourceful helps one achieve their goals whether it’s short or long term and thus is a key skill to develop. Attending an Ivy League school provides students with vast amounts of resources. It…
Month: March 2011
Culture eats strategy for lunch
A speaker at the 2010 BRITE Conference at the Columbia Business School said something profound: culture eats strategy for lunch. The same theme echoed at this year’s BRITE Conference. Speakers from ad agencies, globally known brands and academics talked about the importance of culture in their talks. Several speakers cited Zappos’s culture when giving an…
Open For Business
Next to the work space room was a lounge area with a ping pong table, a TV and the box. The box is Boxee’s flagship product and I had arrived at Boxee’s New York office to have a conversation with Andrew Kippen, Boxee’s VP of Marketing. I was interested in Boxee and the platform they…
brand 2.0
I have to say this first. I did not have ‘Bieber fever’ before but I think I caught it now. I have not been able to escape this media blitz of Justin Bieber and his new movie Never Say Never will certainly delay my cure. Thus I have given up and admitted, whether I am…