Offices
One Polish company is remaking cubicles by designing offices to look like little villages.
Golf
A threesome of pro golfers has teed up a line of craft beers targeted at golfers.
Just don’t drink and GolfBoard.
Agriculture & Halloween
How do you sell 5,500 pumpkins for $75 each? Grow the pumpkins to look like Frankenstein.
Inventions
Is there a market for a 10 second toaster?
Tech
One Chinese cell phone company has employed onsite tailors to enlarge customers’ pant pockets for the iPhone 6 Plus.
Digital marketers have discovered gold in selfies by mining them for products, clothing, logos, scenery and emotions.
A venture capitalist has started $100 million fund to invest in startups straight out of sci-fi: asteroid mining, computerized brains, lifespan extension, drones.
International Business
Kenya’s business landscape is changing at dizzying speed: from roadside stands to international franchises (Subway, Domino’s, Cold Stone Creamery, etc.) in less than a decade.
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