Friday, June 18, 2010

Google


Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page were two entrepreneurs who had a goal. And that goal was to achieve Internet success. Now even though the two didn't like each other at first, they had to work together 24/7 and eventually became great friends. Google began in 1996 as a a research project. In 1999 they moved their offices to Palo Alto California. 99 percent of googles revenue achieved from its advertising programs. Google is a research program where you type something into the search bar and BOOM, you have over thousands of different links all relating to the thing you entered in. Brin and Page have invented something they love, and that is the most important thing, because you want to wake up in the morning excited for work, because most likely you will be doing it for quite some time, and that is better than flipping burgers. I have learned that no matter what you achieve in life, make sure that its something you will enjoy and not something you dislike, and be passionate about your work, just look at google, it started by two guys having a goal.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Conrad Hilton


Conrad Hilton started small with a small town shop. When he moved to hotels, he started making the money. But when the depression came in, he went completey broke seeing as he had just built the hilton hotel in dallas that no body would be going to. The only thing he had was the hotel in texas. And it turned out that was all he needed. He eventually expanded his hotel chain and he bought a hotel in new york. When he made the cabbana hilton, a rebel leader decided to stay there. His hotels are still making money, and this is because of his strategy, the blue ocean stratagy. Hilton said his goal was to make everyone a little rich.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Martha Stuart


Martha was a very good student when she was in high school. A very preppy girl who once was a model. When she got older she started her own catering business and this is what began her fame. When she started her own stock she got caught in 2004 for lieing to stock brockers about how much money she had earend. She went to jail for 5 months and that mustve been pretty depressing. What I have learned in conclusion is that you should play fair and in the end you will prosper.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Mike Kinds Last Lecture


Today Mike talk to us for the last time. He gave us some pointers, so to speak, on how to enjoy life while progressing. Have fun.. You dont want to wake up in the morning and not look forward to the day ahead, you want to be able to spring out of bed and be excited to go to work because its something you like to do. Influence is a big part in someones life. Parents usually play a huge part in someones life because their kids most of the time if not all the time, look up to them. Id say that the having fun on the job and do something you like to do is a important thing.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

The apprentice


In this episode of the apprentice, the teams made mini golf courses. One team made their course with a safari theme and one with clowns. The one with clowns lost in the end and there was a fairly good reason. Their project manager didnt take responsability and blamed everyone else for her mistakes. In the end you should take responsability for your actions and clarity is key.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Master Moves

In the dragons den, Oswalado showed this thing that gives you wicked abs. Something i like is that its just simple to jump on it instead of getting in your car and going to the gym, but then again its not as efficient. I think that this is something not worth investing in seeing as i can come up with something just as good at home.

Uro club


The Uro Club is designed for men who are playing golf and who have to take a quick break and relive themselves. Its a club that you just pee into. The positive is there is a lot of people/ golfers that would be interested in this, but then what about all of the girl golfers. It just seems a little bit too much. But in the end Kevin bought it and gave him 25 grad for 70% of the company.