Beyonce’s Business Model
In the latest Forbes Celebrity 100 issue, Forbes profiles the entertainment empire of Beyonce Knowles. How does she generate $87 million in one year?
Fisker’s Fabless Car Company
In the semiconductor industry, "fabless" chip companies design chips but outsource the manufacturing to contract manufacturers. Can the same be done in the auto industry? Fisker Automotive is trying to do just that — as profiled here. Some very good lessons about business models and strategy:
Thank you, Non-Tarp Chrysler Lenders
I would like to extend my personal thanks to the non-TARP Chrysler Lenders. While they are merely doing their jobs – carrying out their fiduciary duty to their investors by asserting established rights under contract law — they deserve a greater thanks for upholding the integrity of the rule of law which underpins our system of free enterprise. It…
Pepsi’s Bottlers and Apple’s Chips
What do Pepsi and Apple have in common? Pepsi is offering to acquire its two largest bottlers and Apple is building a team to design its own computer chips for the iPhone and other products. In an increasingly outsourced world, these companies are both insourcing in very significant ways. What is the major lesson for business…
Bugatti’s Business Model Alignment
If you happen to have $1.5 Million in spare cash, you might consider picking up a Bugatti Veyron — the fastest production car every made (cool video here). Forbes Life profiles the Bugatti Veyron here – revealing a very powerful alignment between the Bugatti business model and their business processes. How do they do it? ……
