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Links and Tweets of the Week: October 17, 2009
devastated by the downturn, with no improvement in sight.
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It's Men" Impersonate Dow Chemical Spokesperson: BBC
falls BLOG Links and Tweets of
the the Week: October 17, 2009
PREPARING
FOR FOR CIVILIZATION'S COLLAPSE
The Cascading
Crises
How to Save the World
- Saturday, October 17, 2009
How to Boost Brothel Patronage: Offer a Green Discount
Not even brothels have been spared from the economic downturn. Via BBC But Thomas Goetz, the enterprising owner of the Maison d'Envie in Berlin, has found a way to boost patronage at his legal house of prostitution: a discount for customers who arrive by bicycle or public transportation.
Patrons who bike or take the train into the brothel receive a $7 discount off the institution's $100 fee for a 45-minute visit.
Fast Company
- Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Starting a Design Studio During a Downturn, Part 5: Staying Focused
BBC, Gucci, and American Express. Kicker Studio has come a long way since our start in September 2008. Although the recession has certainly taken its toll and kept us from doing what we'd planned, it's also helped us do things we hadn't expected. And those things may have helped us grow in important and unexpected ways.
Fast Company
- Monday, July 6, 2009
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Starting a Design Studio In a Downturn, Part 1: Taking Leaps
Truth be told, the downturn hadn't quite hit its full stride when we decided to start the company, now called Kicker Studio . BBC, Gucci, and American Express. When Dan Saffer first suggested that I move to San Francisco to be one of the founding partners of a new design studio, I laughed. I
Fast Company
- Monday, June 29, 2009
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Starting a Design Studio In a Downturn, Part 2: The First 15 Weeks
came to understand that the massive downturn in the economy meant no one was spending money on anything, let alone a brand new company like Kicker. BBC, Gucci, and American Express. The first three months of any startup endeavor is full of new things. How soon can we get the Web site up? Which logo do we like?
Fast Company
- Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Starting a Design Studio During a Downturn, Part 5: Staying Focused
BBC, Gucci, and American Express. Kicker Studio has come a long way since our start in September 2008. Although the recession has certainly taken its toll and kept us from doing what we'd planned, it's also helped us do things we hadn't expected. And those things may have helped us grow in important and unexpected ways.
Fast Company
- Monday, July 6, 2009
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Adopting a Fresh Take on Today's Recession
Since its founding in 1984, Cisco has endured six recessions (including the current global downturn). As Chambers told BBC News , the dotcom bust of 2001 was a very serious threat. "[Customers] One thing this recession can provide executives is more time. Typically the pace of business slows during a recession so it creates opportunity for dialogue and reflection.
HarvardBusiness.org
- Monday, April 27, 2009
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Low Costs, High Dudgeon: Are Your Ready for "Pay-to-Pee" Airlines?
Among frequent fliers, on the heels of a steep economic downturn that continues to put financial pressure on the carriers, the talk may soon turn to "pay-to-pee" airlines.
The BBC recently conducted an interview with Michael O'Leary , the combative, controversial, and endlessly colorful CEO of Ireland's Ryanair. Among Chicago politicians, on the heels of the corrupt (albeit amusing) tenure of impeached governor Rod Blagojevich, the talk is all about "pay-to-play" politics . Yes, you read that right. (By
HarvardBusiness.org
- Friday, February 27, 2009
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Starting a Design Studio During a Downturn, Part 3: When There’s No There There
BBC, Gucci, and American Express. If you want to start the year right, start it with a trip to Vegas.
At At the start of every New Year, technology companies big and small make a pilgrimage to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show . This year, the brand new Kicker Studio was no exception.
Fast Company
- Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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Starting a Design Studio During a Downturn, Part 3: When There’s No There There
BBC, Gucci, and American Express. If you want to start the year right, start it with a trip to Vegas.
At At the start of every New Year, technology companies big and small make a pilgrimage to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show . This year, the brand new Kicker Studio was no exception.
Fast Company
- Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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Starting a Design Studio During a Downturn, Part 4: Developing the Kicker Culture
BBC, Gucci, and American Express. We started Kicker Studio out of a desire to work differently. Our strategy was to combine the disciplines of interaction design, visual design, and industrial design to make devices that are designed with a truly integrated approach. Wishing it and doing it, however, are two different things.
Fast Company
- Thursday, July 2, 2009
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Leaked Investor Email From Tapulous Say Breakeven December, More Funding, New Products
Not bad, in the midst of a huge economic downturn!
Tremendous Tremendous buzz, including press coverage last month alone in the New York Times, BBC, Fortune, Techcrunch, Billboard, AFP, Reuters
A Tapulous CEO Bart Decrem sent out an email to investors yesterday updating them on the status of the iPhone/Android focused company. It was forwarded to us, and we reprint it below.
TechCrunch
- Friday, January 9, 2009
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Links and Tweets of the Week: October 17, 2009
devastated by the downturn, with no improvement in sight.
And
It's Men" Impersonate Dow Chemical Spokesperson: BBC
falls BLOG Links and Tweets of
the the Week: October 17, 2009
PREPARING
FOR FOR CIVILIZATION'S COLLAPSE
The Cascading
Crises
How to Save the World
- Saturday, October 17, 2009
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