Goedemorgen,
Greeting of the day in Dutch in honor of St. Nicholas Day. Don’t forget to leave some hay and a carrot out in your shoes as a gift for St. Nicholas’s horse named Schimmel. (Like the kids in the Netherlands)
What our competition is doing:
J.C. Penney is continuing to expand their foot print into things that folks once came to Sears for.
http://fortune.com/2016/12/22/jcpenney-hvac-air-conditioning/
Another Pending Amazon Disruption.
There are other players trying to do similar, but they are mostly small Venture Backed startups. I suspect Amazon will acquire them for their IP or just crush them.
http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-building-uber-for-trucking-app-2016-12
Brainstorming Is Dead. Long live Brainstorming!
Its always fun to read some counter-cultural stuff to get you thinking. I’m not convinced just yet, but I am willing to give it a try.
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3062292/evidence/brainstorming-is-dumb
Reminder to double check your priorities from time to time!
I’ve been the guy who relished my status on whatever airline, but somehow the love from the airline didn’t last. The love from your family will though.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-switch-from-seat-3a-27e-joe-staples
Quote that reminded me that we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously.
“Don’t believe everything you think.” – BJ Miller (@zenhospice)
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