Monthly Archives: November 2013

According a blog post on Maclean’s, Apple and Samsung met in the San Jose courtroom for a billion-dollar patent fight. The lawsuit started when apple sued Samsung for copying important iPhone features, and at the same time, Samsung is fighting back by claiming that Apple patents were derived from Samsung technology. I think that the overlap in the research and development sectors of both companies is inevitable. The current social trend is forcing Apple and Samsung to produce products that […]

Connor Wilson mentioned that Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snapchat refused Zuckerberg $3 billion dollar offer. I also believe that Evan Spiegel should accept Zuckerberg offer but simultaneously agree upon a contract that can potential benefit both parties. The two companies should work together but not unite as one. If Snapchat were to be completely assimilated by Facebook than it will not longer remain the same company. For example, if Snapchat’s culture becomes assimilated than some of its original innovation and […]

Logan mentioned in his blog post that car companies are launching new hybrid cars to be more eco-friendly; and Ferraris are not the exception. Sports cars are known to have spirited performance and nimble handling. They are also known to require high fuel consumption. As gasoline prices rise higher and higher, car companies such as Ferrari and Tesla are creating cars that are more electricity-based. I think this new trend will be the future of cars after thinking about it […]

Adeo Ressi is an entrepreneur who founded the Founder Institute that trains prospective entrepreneurs so that they can be successful in startups. He believes that there is high failure rate for new entrepreneurs because they do not receive right training. His program selects applicants through a personality test. Those accepted learn to develop their ideas and run their business through a mixture of workshops or in other words entrepreneurship immersions. Founder Institute takes a 3.5% stake in the start-ups in […]

McDonald’s Corp. has recently announced that the introduction of new products on the menu has decreased service speed in any local stores. Originally, the company intended to add more variety to their products in order to increase consumer satisfaction. However, the fast introduction of new items made it challenging for many stores to keep up with the service speed. The service speed slowed to an all time low at 189.49 seconds. McDonald’s has a centralized business model that allows little […]

In the US, thanksgiving means Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but in China November 11th (Single’s Day) triggers the biggest online shopping spree of the year. The e-commerce websites Taobao and T-mall operated by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Is holding the November 11th annual sale that generates more revenue than the Black Friday sale in the states. The total merchandise volume last year topped one trillion Yuan ($160 billion); this amount is larger than Amazon.com and eBay combined. Alibaba’s net […]