Category Archive: Business

Kawasaki “Enchants” at Stanford Entrepreneurship Week

Kawasaki spoke at the final event of Stanford Entrepreneurship Week on Wednesday evening

Everyone has their favorite brands, stores and products, but how do some companies reach a level of customer appreciation that qualifies as adoration? Creating “enchanting” company experiences was the primary focus of an energetic event with author and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki on day seven of Stanford Entrepreneurship Week. Kawasaki’s experience with branding is drawn from …

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Valentine’s Day Restaurant Reservations Look Promising, Signaling Economic Improvement

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Ah, Valentine’s Day – the holiday of love, chocolate, roses and teddy bears. OpenTable, the San Francisco-based restaurant reservation company, is on a campaign to not-so-subtly remind you the holiday is also about eating out with your loved one. The company hopes that numerous and persistent marketing efforts, combined with a recovering economy, will make …

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OpenTable’s Revenue Up as More Diners Make Restaurant Reservations Online

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OpenTable Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN), a San Francisco-based restaurant reservation service, announced strong fourth-quarter and full year 2010 financial results Tuesday, topping analyst expectations and causing an upswing in share prices. The company reported a Q4 net income of $5.1 million, or 21 cents per share, an increase from their Q4 2009 reports of $3.1, or …

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Sheryl Sandberg on Women Leaders

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I was lucky enough to interact with Sheryl Sandberg a few times while I was an intern at Facebook from June 2009-June 2010. As the company’s COO, she works very closely with Mark and the rest of Facebook’s management team to balance the well-being of 500 million+ users, as well as grow the company’s monetization …

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