What universal standards can teach us about simplicity regarding e-commerce platforms.
September 25, 2023
When Apple launched its new iPhones this month, one of its most noteworthy updates was replacing its Lightning charging cable with a USB-C. This was not a voluntary move or extension of Steve Jobs’s love of simplicity. Apple changed it because the European Union required them to, according to Ben Cohen in The Wall St. Journal. Now, just about every mobile phone in the world (forget just little ol’ Europe) will have one charging solution (USB-C).
How limited resources can motivate teams to accomplish goals and breed solutions.
September 3, 2023
India last month joined three other countries in the exclusive club that has put a craft on the moon. What’s unique about India’s accomplishment is that it did this at a fraction of what the U.S. spends on space exploration, shares Ben Cohen in The Wall St. Journal. While the U.S.’s NASA program has a $24b budget, India’s ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) budget is just $1.3b. India, which started its space program in 1963, is able to do more with less because of ...
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I was inspired to read that what we do today as a software company can be traced back 42,000 years to a bone in a South African cave. I realized this after reading The Wall St. Journal’s review of ‘Empire of the Sum,’ a book about pocket calculators.
Here’s the lineage: We’re in the software business, which is a relative of the computer business, which is a relative of the pocket calculator business (just ask Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, who ...
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Bath & Body Works reduced the time it takes to make a bottle of soap from 90 days to 21, shares The Wall Street Journal. It also reduced the number of miles the parts travel from 13,000 miles to a just a handful of miles. Part of the solution: the company trimmed out China and Canada.
BBW was able to move production to the US largely due to robots and computers. In China, 50 people may work on a bottle. In the US, labor is too expensive. The company replaced the 40 people with...
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In Las Vegas please see us in the Collective Home showroom, C-585. We have new items in 10 different collections including the 9" diameter Low/Pasta Bowls. Show specials too!
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What Threads can teach us about leveraging our existing network when launching a new service.
July 22, 2023
Threads, a new Twitter-like service from Meta, the owner of Instagram, launched this month and almost immediately attracted 40m active daily users. The service’s growth has since stalled and now has just over 10m daily users, but that is still commendable. The Wall Street Journal shared that this impressive launch was largely possible because Meta used its built-in network of one billion Instagram users. This user base helped it overcome the “cold start” problem of acquiring ...
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In Atlanta please see us in the Werner Frank showroom, bldg.2 on the 12th floor. We have new items in 10 different collections including the 9" diameter Low/Pasta Bowls. Show specials too!
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Regardless of style, we all adore pizza. With this handwoven, casually elegant tray created from natural vines, you may enhance the quality of your pizza tarts serving. This tray with a woven pattern and glass bottom offers a welcoming touch of rustic nature. So this summer, enjoy a game day party with family and friends by tucking a napkin into your collar. Different sizes and shapes are available.
How we can acquire new prospects by leveraging our existing network of customers.
June 2, 2023
In Andrew Chen’s book The Cold Start Problem, he breaks the network effect into three parts: engagement, acquisition, and economize. At Shop Local, we rely on the network effect and its three parts. I feel that we’re succeeding in terms of engagement but need improvement in acquisition.
Engagement
We use the 64,000 products in our Syncing service to engage 1,200 our retail clients. We email them new intros, price updates, archived items for these synced products. Once they ...
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Susan Gravely – alongside her sister, Frances, and mother, Lee – founded VIETRI 40 years ago after a serendipitous vacation where they discovered the charms of Italian ceramics. Gravely’s new book, Italy on a Plate, equal parts travelogue/cookbook/memoir, is a culinary delight celebrating four decades of bringing the best of Italy’s tableware to an adoring fan base.
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You and I go back almost to the start of VIETRI in 1983. [Editor&rsquo...
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A notoriously shy bird, there is still much to learn about the fruit dove but one known fact, as their name implies, is that these avian beauties eat fruit and berries. Native to Southeast Asia and Oceania, ornithologists will no doubt be perplexed when this species starts popping up in North America; however, with vibrant colors provided by mother nature and exquisite details enhanced by the artists at Herend, interest in this enigmatic bird will certainly lure it to distant shores.
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Sam Gross, who drew many cartoons for The New Yorker, passed away this month at the age of 89. I've been a The New Yorker cartoon fan for years, and often include them in the footer of our emails to clients.
I'd not thought of the people behind those cartoons, but it's people like Sam that labor over them.
Add lovely spring decorations to create a lovely contrast with the natural vines that were used to weave this placemat and napkin ring. Natural forest earth tones add a sense of earthy elegance to any table arrangement. This organic texture combined with pastel colors imparts a sense of unpretentious elegance and organic simplicity. Set of 4.
We know that today’s modern man strives for excellence in every area. And doing your best often starts with looking your best.
From Night Treatment to Shaving Cream to Vitamin C Serum and much more, Notorious07 combines natural ingredients, innovative formulations, and sleek packaging to create an unforgettable start-to-finish grooming experience.
Like your wife’s products, our products look good, feel good, and smell good.
But ...
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This stunning Pont aux Choux Bird Tureen and stand is reproduced from an Eighteenth century French original made by the renowned Pont-aux-Choux factory, makes a handsome centerpiece for any setting. Exact in every detail, this remarkable reproduction is made from molds taken from the antique original in the Musee des Arts Decoratifs collection, the Louvre in Paris.
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I was happy to see Tableware Today magazine share our experiences and lessons regarding the power of free shipping.
You're invited to read the article below:
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THE LAST WORD
FREE SHIPPING PAYS OFF
by JASON SOLAREK
Most indie stores don’t have the technical ability or people power to track pricing and offer discounts like free shipping. Indie stores need this information or they’ll be left behind. This information can make a difference: in ...
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A #ThursdayTreat before the weekend starts! ✨
Introducing the NEW Orchid Collection for Spring 2023. The highly anticipated new collection features breakout moment pieces, with vibrant finishes like white enamel and gold--perfect for entertaining throughout the warmer months ahead.
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