This Secretive Billionaire Makes The Cheese For a whole indusry
His laser focus on large pizza chains has allowed him to control as much as 85% of the market for pizza cheese and somehow sell simultaneously to a set of customers — Pizza Hut, Domino's, Papa John's and Little Caesars — that try to cut each others' throat in every way that doesn't involve where they buy their milk products. Dominating the market has its advantages: He's able to invest in technology that no run-of-the-mill dairy farmer ever could, resulting in more than 50 patents —and an estimated 7% net margin, which dwarfs the dairy-industry average.
5 minute read - amazing story ^ADJ
Adapt or die — 5 changes in the workplace which will impact all organizations
he world is changing more rapidly than ever and technology is the key enabler driving this transformation. Although these changing forces affect society as a whole, perhaps their biggest impact will be how they reshape the future of work — a though that sounds ominous to many. Why does this one buzz-worded phrase bring so much discomfort? The answer is simple. Because, whether we like it or not, a transition in our workplace is coming and it will impact us all.
6 minute read ^ADJ
Uber has hired HBS’s Frances Frei as a top leaders...
Uber has hired well-regarded management academic Frances Frei as its first SVP of leadership and strategy, in a high-profile bid to make a series of changes inside the troubled car-hailing company to turn around what many consider a broken organisation.
3 minute read - I heard Francis speak last year, she does not take prisoners; her book: Uncommon Service is well worth a read ^ADJ
How Interval Training Can Help You With Time Management
In the 1930s, a German coach named Woldemar Gerschler came up with a novel idea to help runners better manage their time. He discovered that they could accomplish more in a given stretch if they broke it down into discrete chunks of running, followed by brief breaks.
4 minute read - something to think about if you think about ^ADJ
Men Bet She Would Fail; Now She Runs a $26 Billion fund
Dawn Fitzpatrick manages the billions in family wealth of the investor George Soros. But she takes over at an unsettled moment for global markets.
5 minute read - great story! ^ADJ
The key business metrics from 8 SaaS startup pitch deck
There’s always something special about a successful pitch deck, especially because it’s often the one chance to concisely portray the company in a way that sways would-be investors. Even if “your company is your secret sauce,” your pitch deck must—through its presentation of key business metrics or otherwise—convey that.
10 minute read - worth while to think about the metrics that make your company sucessful ^ADJ