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…
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…
One “citizen” feels the pressure
We have a cast of “frequent flier” people who regularly submit Grommet ideas. They matter a lot to us and we pay close attention to their…
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…
Citizen…commerce?
Sometimes when you are really close to something, like a startup, it is hard to give it a succinct “handle.” You know, something simple like…”BookSwim is…
First time I was ever stopped on the street
It can feel weird to be on video all the time. It’s not something I ever did before. None of us at Grommet have. However, I’ve…
Best quote of the day
I was at the Wellesley Holiday Marketplace today. One unexpectedly exciting takeaway from the outing was not a physical object. It was something a stranger said…
Tinkering Makes Comeback Amid Crisis
When we lived in Ireland, the secondary school system had a brilliant sophomore year program called “Transition Year.” Tenth grade was only 50% academic. The rest…
Jules Pieri 