Keeping the “Keeps”
Grommet is growing rapidly, both revenue and people-wise. So I recently asked the team to tell me what they thought we had to protect–as we navigate from…
Will America buy American Made Products?
Since the beginning of the 2016 presidential election cycle, media airtime, click-bait headlines and radio broadcasts have been dominated by claims and prognostications of what’s best…
Genius: the flip side of crazy
The Grommet was named the 2016 “Disruptive Genius Company” at the largest digital and interactive awards gala in the country this week! Woah. Way back in…
Counterfeits: the underbelly of Amazon and eBay
Grommet’s daily launches currently reach 1 in 25 US households. With that great influence comes serious responsibility. Some call us a “trust agent” for the Maker Movement—making…
Why a black, female senator is part of the reason Charlie Baker is Massachusetts Governor
There are studies proving that men have a greater sense of personal potential when they work in companies with gender-diverse leadership teams. Those findings seem counter intuitive–why wouldn’t men generally agree…
The dogs are eating the dog food
“Will the dogs eat the dog food?” It’s the favorite way for investors to ask whether a product has legs. It’s crude–but the question does…
The Captains of Boston Harbor
For more than a year now my primary means of transport to the airport and train station has been a water taxi. I usually…
Crushing on “Buy Me Once”
French cookware company Le Creuset recently honored its lifetime guarantee when it replaced my beloved–but chipped–Dutch oven. It’s a piece of cookware I use weekly, and sometimes daily. I…
The Mistake
This piece originally ran in Crain’s Boston, and was written by @robertkelder It was really hard to capitalize this business, and I think a lot of…
A guy who takes grommet worship to a new height
I’m always asked what inspired the name of our company. There are some strong branding reasons but the first catalyst was my extreme love of grommets.…
Jules Pieri 