Real Deal Road Trip No. 8: Parts & Labour
Parts & Labour, 1117 South Congress Street, Austin Texas Parts & Labour is a vaguely earthy-crunchy, hipster shop in Austin whose young owners have a mission…
Surprising result from study: What NYT articles are “most emailed?”
A recent study , written by by John Tierney, of the most emailed New York Times articles yielded some unexpected results. Here’s how it was conducted:…
A 3-D printer for $750!
Until fairly recently, you had to be a “me” to develop a manufactured product. I mean a professionally trained designer or engineer with access to big…
Nancy Koehn, as a great thinker of our times
I read something brilliant recently. It’s a piece by the business historian, and Harvard Business School professor, Nancy Koehn. It’s from the Harvard Business Review, and…
Nothin’ better than being trusted
Anyone who’s lived outside of the US will nod their head when I make the big bold claim: Americans must be the most trusting people on…
We’re not so much the rare exotic bird, as the 800 lb gorilla.
Sometimes a consumer-oriented business like Daily Grommet can be perceived like some little rare bird in certain business circles. Thus I loved a graph I saw…
Real Deal Road Trip No. 7: The Luggage Center
The Luggage Center, Burlingame, CA There’s nothing like going to a specialty shop that has a rich assortment of quality products, that takes risks on new…
Grommet Good Explodes
I recently posted the happy news about raising $20K for Containers to Clinics. We have exciting progress to report on three other wonderful philanthropies spotlighted by…
Procter & Gamble taking matters into its own hands
The Wall Street Journal reports today that Procter & Gamble is launching an online learning lab store to feature new products. Procter & Gamble Co. plans…
Real Deal No. 6: Port of Seattle
I grew up next to an active freight train line and a humming automotive plant. I like seeing freight cars rolling, and hearing the buzz of…
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