Why do competitors open their stores next to one another?
Adults BusinessWhy are all the gas stations, cafes and restaurants in one crowded spot? As two competitive cousins vie for ice-cream-selling domination on one small beach, discover how game theory and the Nash Equilibrium inform these retail hotspots.
Rollercoaster bezichtiging in Ermelo
Adults BusinessEvery day during the whole of December, customers of ABN AMRO will have the opportunity to generate light-hearted publicity for their homes. One of them was building a roller coaster in the home of one of our clients to create extra attention. Customers looking for help selling their homes can sign up at http://www.huizenpromoter.nl Other activities are: bannering on websites, Facebook ads, posters in bus stops, mega billboards near the highway, airplane banners etc. We are doing this to help our clients sell their house more quickly.
Why Does Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg Wear The Same Shirt Everyday?
Adults BusinessWhether you're a fashionista or prefer to dress super laid-back, Mark Zuckerberg's reasoning for his one t-shirt wardrobe is pretty genius. We spend a lot of time on trivial decisions when we could use that energy on something more productive.
What gives a dollar bill its value?
Adults BusinessThe value of money is determined by how much (or how little) of it is in circulation. But who makes that decision, and how does their choice affect the economy at large? Doug Levinson takes a trip into the United States Federal Reserve, examining how the people who work there aim to balance the value of the dollar to prevent inflation or deflation.
Simon Sinek: Why good leaders make you feel safe
Adults BusinessWhat makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it's someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety - especially in an uneven economy - means taking on big responsibility.
Larry Page: Where's Google going next?
Adults BusinessOnstage at TED2014, Charlie Rose interviews Google CEO Larry Page about his far-off vision for the company. It includes aerial bikeways and internet balloons ... and then it gets even more interesting, as Page talks through the company's recent acquisition of Deep Mind, an AI that is learning some surprising things.
Cort Acoustic Guitar Factory Tour
Adults BusinessThis video provides an in-depth look at how Cort Guitars builds their great acoustic guitars. As one of the world's biggest makers of guitars Cort implements a blend of state of the art technology with vintage guitar building techniques to produce great acoustic guitars. Now for the first time you can get an inside look at how their guitars are built.
What is Nest? Why did Google buy it for $3.2 Billon
Adults BusinessNest builds products like this thermostat that can be remotely set via your smartphone or tablet to automatically adjust to a particular temperature. It also connects to Wi-Fi to analyze and compare the outside weather with your indoor environment in real-time. The thermostat even has a sensor with a 150-degree range to detect when you're not home, so it can adjust the temperature accordingly, and save energy.