Archive for July 20th, 2005

Camp Bow Wow

→ campbowwowusa.com Camp Bow Wow was developed to provide a fun, safe and upscale environment for dogs to play, romp and receive lots of love and attention! They provide doggy day camp for clients wishing to drop their dogs off in the morning and pick them up in the evening, as well as overnight boarding [...]

 

Whole Foods Shuns Ads Whole Foods Shuns Ads

Brand Autopsy: “On Sunday, the Austin American-Statesman ran an article looking into how (and why) Whole Foods Market has grown to become a $4.5 billion dollar business WITHOUT relying on traditional advertising to do it. It’s a good read.” I visited my first Whole Foods last weeekend and now understand completely why they don’t need [...]

 

John Doerr’s Startup Manual

Fast Company interviewed VC John Doerr in 1997 and got his advice about starting a company or joining a startup. Most of his advice is as applicable today as it was then: Let’s say you’re advising a 28-year-old engineer or marketer who’s worked at a successful high-tech company for a few years and is moving [...]

 

Lifeprints Wins Babson MBA Business Plan Competition

Newswise: Babson MBA student business “Lifeprints” – a new concept in high-end portrait studios – is the winner of the 2005 Babson College MBA Business Plan Competition. Lifeprints is developing a chain of upscale and modern branded portrait studios located in high-end urban and suburban malls, anchored by stores such as Pottery Barn, Crate & [...]

 

Entrepreneur Idol

About: ABC Television has announced plans to launch a new series from American Idol creator Simon Cowell, tentatively titled The Million Dollar Idea, in which budding entrepreneurs will compete to see who has the next “million dollar idea”. Nine finalists will receive $50,000 in seed money to invest as they see fit in order to [...]