SUPER AWESOME SUCCESS STORY OF THE KING OF STARBUCKS COFFEE – HOWARD SCHULTZ (IV)
By 1996, Starbucks has expanded across America and they are ready to expand outside. They had their sights in Japan first and Howard Schultz was again faced with a lot of challenges as he was told that Starbucks will not make it in Japan. The no smoking policy will be a drawback and the place should be small because rents are so high in Japan. But still, he believed...
SUPER AWESOME SUCCESS STORY OF THE KING OF STARBUCKS COFFEE – HOWARD SCHULTZ (III)
Howard Schultz started to fill souls not just by treating Starbucks as a business but as a way to fill people's needs; a sense of belonging to something where they can relax after a hard day's work. Most people see him as the spiritual leader of the company, and whenever he's around, people anticipate that there's always something magical will happen. They see him...
SUPER AWESOME SUCCESS STORY OF THE KING OF STARBUCKS COFFEE – HOWARD SCHULTZ (II)
Howard Schultz visited Italy to look for coffee beans suppliers and was hit by the romance of coffee and community there. He thought that Starbucks should not just sell coffee beans, but coffee drinks as well. He was able to relate to how coffee in Italy has fostered a sense of community within everybody. After a week in Italy, he went back to Seattle and was so...
Super Awesome Success Story of The King of Starbucks Coffee – Howard Schultz (I)
The company's chairman, Howard Schultz shares how he first walked in the Seattle store for the first time. He had never had a good cup of coffee anywhere in the area and when he met the first owners, that's when he heard the story about great coffee. He was a salesman from New York and with his three friends, began to get together to make coffee making a business....
How to Slice 10 Hours of Your Work Week by Outsourcing to the Philippines
Hi Erlend Bakke here, founder of mroutsource.com. Today, I want to teach you some really cool productivity techniques and also a couple of ways you can outsource your work and I just came back from a 3 day-seminar where I picked up lots of business cards, lots of bills and lots of notes! So, I'm not sure about you but you collect all these great stuff...
Tim Ferriss Mentor Lesson: Testing, Manufacturing and Prototyping
If you can't find contract manufacturer of your product through google, find a trade magazine, if there is one, for the product category that you're seeking. Also look for trade shows online to meet distributors and reputable manufacturers at a single event! Learn more from the best-selling author, Tim Ferriss.
Tim Ferriss Mentor Lesson: Knowing when to Launch your Product
Is it the right time to do product launch? If your product isn't figured out, if you can't fold the orders now is not the right time to be in TechCrunch. Pick your timing. What is meant by Paid and Unpaid Exposure? What are Tim Ferriss' recommended books? Take the opportunity to learn more from the Best-selling author himself, Tim Ferriss on this video.
Yu Youzhen: from Sanitation worker to Celebrity Status
Despite the cold weather, she wakes up at 3 am and can be seen day after day scrubbing the streets and emptying stinking trash cans. With luck, hard work, a lot of patience and humility, Yu Youzhen is now a millionaire owning properties but can still be seen cleaning the streets to try to teach her children the value of hard labor. Know more about her inspiring...
Akon’s advice to young artists
Multi-Platinum selling artist, Akon, shares his insights on success in this "Oh Africa" winners interview. All the work that you actually put in now will pay off later so you just have to keep on going. The key is hardwork. Never give up in trying to reach the top! Learn more on this video.
The Entrepreneurial Edge talks to The Mara Group founder, Ashish Thakkar
The Mara Group is a classic example of how a small endeavor can turn into something truly revolutionary. From running a small IT shop and turning it into a multi-sector company, Ashish Thakkar shares his journey of hardship and harsh experience that motivated him to strive hard. He says it was brought about by the push and boost of wanting and trying to make a...