How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas
I just finished reading How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurship and the Power of New Ideas by David Bornstein, the award winning author of The Price of Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank. I loved the ideas and the general thesis presented, but I was unimpressed with the organization of the book (haphazard) […]
One Dollar Starbucks
Sir James Mackintosh said “the powers of a man’s mind are directly proportional to the quantity of coffee he drinks.”
I saw that quote above the Urinal in the bathroom of a Panera Bread. And how true it is.
Too bad I don’t like Panera coffee. The Starbucks blends are much better and that is […]
Honest Garage: Getting Paid to Keep Mechanics Honest
A couple of weeks ago I read an good paper in experimental economics (http://forum.johnson.cornell.edu/faculty/schneider/ ) and came away with an interesting idea for a small business venture.The paper is about asymmetric information in expert services and talks specifically about the car repair business. The question that is being asked is essentially ‘are car mechanics honest or […]
Living and Eating in IKEA For a Week
Now here is an entrepreneurial idea. Mark Malkoff needed a place to stay for a week while his apartment was fumigated. He couldn’t convince any of his friends to let him crash in their studio apartments and the hotels in New York City are much too expensive. So, he decided to approach IKEA and ask to […]
Netflix Rental Downloads on Your TV
I used to love the Netflix business model because it was such an improvement over the brick and mortar rental business. Then Blockbuster answered by offering essentially the same service, except with the option of returning and renting from its physical locations.
I thought for sure Netflix was going to be left behind, but it seems […]