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Fast Food Fury: How DeLuca Created a Franchising Phenomenon
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| “What's happening to us is beyond whatever I imagined,” says DeLuca, looking back on his career. “If you told me 30 years ago that one day I'd be sitting in a Subway store in Russia, I'd have said you were crazy.” DeLuca went from being just another kid in Brooklyn to being at the top of an international fast food phenomenon. How did he do it?
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When to Listen
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| I always ask other people what they think. Whether it’s in my real-life boardroom when I’m making a multi-million dollar business decision or whether it’s on the set of The Apprentice in my famous boardroom, I like to know what people think. After all, I surround myself with talented advisors for that very reason. I value their opinions and want to hear them. But that doesn’t mean I always do what they say.
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June 1st, 2009 Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose Discuss Their Top 5 Must-Read Books
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| Up to no (coherent) good once again, The Random Show returns. |
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Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose Discuss Their Top 5 Must-Read Books
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| Up to no (coherent) good once again, The Random Show returns.
In episode 3, Kevin Rose and I discuss our top 5 must-read books, how we use them, and who should read them. |
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Entrepreneur vs. Small Business Owner—Why You Should Care
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| If you run your company (or career) from a place that is what you think you “should” or are “supposed to” do, not from what is right for you, it may be a very bumpy ride.
Knowing the key differences between being an entrepreneur and small business owner should help guide you down the right path:
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10 Steps to Launching a Green Business
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| Green could be the largest economic opportunity of the 21st century. We'll get a clean environment because entrepreneurs will make it happen.
John Doerr
1951 -Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist
In fact today, most things (authentically) “going green” are looking very promising. For example, one of the mainstream issues on everyone’s mind is energy. And of the many things being developed in the energy sector, one segment to really watch in the very short term is nanotechnology.
Perhaps it’s time for you to consider ramping up your green factor?
10 Steps to Determining Your Green Product / Service |
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So Be You
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| Instead of blending in, try standing out from your competition. Get it - so be you!
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Selling What's Different
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| Selling what's different is better than selling on your pricing. Just remember selling what's different doesn't come naturally to most salespeople. Here are six ideas to stimulate your thinking.
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Fast Food Fury: How DeLuca Created a Franchising Phenomenon
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| “What's happening to us is beyond whatever I imagined,” says DeLuca, looking back on his career. “If you told me 30 years ago that one day I'd be sitting in a Subway store in Russia, I'd have said you were crazy.” DeLuca went from being just another kid in Brooklyn to being at the top of an international fast food phenomenon. How did he do it?
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Difference Makers Have Courage
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| When Jackie Robinson was brought to the major leagues by Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey, he was the first African-American to play major league ball. At that point, Mr. Rickey carefully explained to him that he would have thousands of chances to lose his temper and get upset because of the overt racism that existed in the major leagues at that time. He warned him about the hate-mail and boos he would get because many of the white players and fans would be adamantly opposed to his presence in the major leagues. |
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What Kind of Workplace Future?
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| In 1883, as soon as construction ended on the Brooklyn Bridge, the scams started. George C. Parker is credited with originating the idea of selling the Brooklyn Bridge, convincing people they could earn a fortune charging tolls for bridge access. Some erected traffic barriers even as Parker boasted he "sold the Brooklyn Bridge twice a week for years." Eventually he was sentenced to life in prison.
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Shultz Starbucks
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| Born in 1952 and raised in Brooklyn, Howard Shultz was the first man to turn the Starbucks Company into a billion dollar retail operation. Howard Shultz grew up in a subsidized housing project is the eldest of three children and the first in his family to ever graduate from college. Moreover, Shultz attended Northern Michigan University with a bachelor's degree in the arts and sciences on a football scholarship. |
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