Description: We like to think that we have an inclusive economy when it comes to entrepreneurship. But according to a new PayPal Emerging Entrepreneurship study, there is an estimated 2.5 million Canadians (nine per cent of the adult population in Canada) who are unaccounted for on the business landscape. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Oct 25, 2017… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Teams
WeWork Is Launching a Grade School for Budding Entrepreneurs
Description: The fast-growing co-working company joins a growing list of billionaires trying to reshape American education with their influence and investments. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Nov 06, 2017 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-06/wework-hits-education-with-an-entrepreneurial-school-for-kids Questions for discussion: How would you best describe the vision for WeWork? Do each of the currently active strategic businesses reflect the vision well? What other… Read more »
‘We absolutely have a problem’: Canada’s tech sector gender gap
Description: Canadian technology companies may be breaking new ground as innovators, but a landmark study published on Wednesday finds the sector is behind the times when it comes to finding a place for women in senior roles. Source: GlobeandMail.com Date: Oct 20, 2017 Link: https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/technology/we-absolutely-have-a-problem-canadas-tech-sector-gender-gap/article36789423/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com& Questions for discussion: Summarize the findings presented in this report?… Read more »
Michael Oreskes Quits NPR Amid Sexual Harassment Accusations
Description: Michael Oreskes, who led NPR’s news division and was formerly a high-ranking editor at The New York Times, resigned on Wednesday after being accused of sexually harassing women. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 01, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/business/media/mike-oreskes-npr-sexual-harassment.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=13&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: How serious a problem is a charge of sexual harrasement for an individual and for… Read more »
Gretchen Carlson: How I Handled Sexual Harassment
Description: “You find out who your friends are in a big way when you come forward” Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Oct 04, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2ygZqGr Questions for discussion: What lessons should managers take away from this discussion? What lessons are presented here for women in the workplace?
‘Tragically pathetic’: Former Sears CEO says total liquidation is inevitable
Description: A former chief executive of Sears Canada says complete liquidation is inevitable and is the only likely outcome for the troubled retailer. “It sounds like it’s an inevitability,” said Mark Cohen, in an interview on BNN Wednesday. Source: BNN.com – video report Date: Sep 28, 2017 Link: http://www.bnn.ca/tragically-pathetic-former-sears-ceo-says-total-liquidation-is-inevitable-1.875337/fabrice-taylor-s-top-picks~1225912 Questions for discussion: Why is liquidation… Read more »
The Rise of Video Gaming as a College Sport
Description: Cal Sports is a legitimate video game eSports league under Berkeley’s rec sports program. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Sep 27, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2wWA0dt Questions for discussion: What do you think of this concept? What are the benefits accrued to the school? to players? Do you think it will grow in popularity and… Read more »
Boeing flies high. Dow’s top stock up 60% this year
Description: Boeing may be in a bitter battle with rivals Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer for global domination in the sky, but the airline maker and defense giant is the undisputed king of Wall Street this year. Its stock is in the stratosphere. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 18, 2017 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/18/investing/boeing-stock-dow-defense-mergers/index.html Questions for… Read more »
Why Startup Founders Should Be Required to Sign a ‘No Go, Bro’ Clause
Description: The recent resignation of Social Finance CEO Mike Cagney, in the wake of allegations that he sexually harassed female employees, fostered a frat house culture, and misrepresented the firm’s finances to investors, raises the question of what boards and investors can do to check misconduct by startup executives. Source: Fortune.com Date: Sep 21, 2017… Read more »
Successful Entrepreneurs Should Know These 6 Thinkers, Artists And Authors
Description: When Warren Buffett was asked recently to describe a successful business, he brought up one of Ben Franklin’s bon mots: “Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee.” Source: Forbes.com Date: Sep 21, 2017 Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2017/09/21/entrepreneurs-thinkers-artists-authors/#67a6eaf86799 Questions for discussion: What message is the author of this article trying to convey about entrepreneurial thinking?… Read more »
