New Orleans: An Oddball Photo Tour
Most of our family travel these days is about checking out colleges. We just extended a Tulane University visit into a whole weekend so we could…
Two big pieces of press this week!
Today’s press is a travel mishaps piece by Joan Raymond in the Business section of the New York Times. See the full article here, and screen…
Cranky Comments: four lessons on how to deal with them
With each Grommet launch, we open up a community discussion board with the Grommet’s creator. We recently had a very nasty comment that stopped me in…
How to Get The Most Out Of Your Advisors
This piece was published at Inc. magazine. It is part of a weekly series created by Springboard Enterprises alumnae, called “Been There, Run That.” This was…
Who would rip off an eight-year-old? (The answer will surprise you.)
The Pumponator water balloon filler was a popular Grommet in 2010. It is a great little invention by an eight-year-old girl named Lexi Glenn. Daily Grommet…
Four insider tips for businesses trying to figure out Pinterest
Inc. magazine recently recognized Daily Grommet for our effective business use of Pinterest. (Here’s the article.) It’s kind of ironic because in the last three weeks…
Random photo tour of Detroit
I’m on a plane back from Detroit, posting another random photo tour. The themes of this one are: Phoenix rising from the ashes: Detroit’s indie entrepreneurs,…
Oddball photo tour of Montreal
I’m driving back from Montreal as I write this. Well technically I am NOT driving–my husband is. This gives me a chance to share some eye…
A huge sea change in consumer products: six points of evidence
Although I trained as a designer, my work is always based on cultural anthropology. Any disruptive business model innovation has to be based on enduring, seismic…
This is not an attack on Stuart Weitzman
If this post comes off as a rant against a brand I will have missed the mark. I am using a recent experience with Stuart Weitzman…
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