Friday, January 21, 2011
The Last Lecture
-launched two sites to sell garbage trucks
-got called into panama
-other business was slowing down
-guy ordered 15 trucks
-flew to new york, to sell the trucks
-had to go to washington D.C.
-flew to miami to fill in orders
-his clients flew him to panama to meet him
-his clients are very wealthy men that each own 20+ compnaies worth over a million dollars
-the business is growing exponentially
-website was very inexpensive
-he found all the product (garbage trucks)
-they are turning the website into a bilingual one
-most of the orders are coming from developing countries
-they have different classes
-fuel is a lot worse quality than in north america
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Hilton Hershey
-Dropped out of school
-started a caramel business
-got a loan for it from his aunt
-relatives gave up on him
-found a new best freind that helped him out a lot
-started a chocolate business called hershey
-sold the caramel business
-was very generous
-he married a catholic woman
-had a son with her
Friday, January 7, 2011
Kellogg's
-made corn flakes
-got really sick
-health was the new thing in America
-starting this business turned him against his brother
-americans thought that fat was good along with smoking and drinking
-created cornflakes and many other cereals
-didn't want to work as a doctor
-you would either love him or hate him
-he thought meat was in hatred for meat
-kelloggs was the first to figure out that what you ate played a role on your body's health
-excersise was a big deal for kellogg's also
-masturbation = the silent killer of the night
-circumsizen without painkillers for chronic masturbation
-he never had sex during marriage to stay abstanant
-his borther added sugar to the cereal when he was away and he freaked out at him
-added a signature to the cereal box to show that it was an original
-died at the age of 91
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Shark Tank
Jump Forward:
-10% for $150,00
-athletes get look over going through highschool
-have a patent on the mobile app
-help highschool athletes get reccognized for sports
-deny money for what they want
-got $600,000 for 50% of the company
Souls Calling:
-everything has a positive message and feeling to it
-she survived an attack and believes that her product helps people
-she is very emotional
-she doesnt make very much money
-it wasnt for business it was a mission to help
-10% for $150,00
-athletes get look over going through highschool
-have a patent on the mobile app
-help highschool athletes get reccognized for sports
-deny money for what they want
-got $600,000 for 50% of the company
Souls Calling:
-everything has a positive message and feeling to it
-she survived an attack and believes that her product helps people
-she is very emotional
-she doesnt make very much money
-it wasnt for business it was a mission to help
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