Archives for October 2013

Catastrophic Success at Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe’s opened in my neighborhood, and I’m told the grocery chain has some great products at reasonable prices.  Sadly, when I tried to shop there, I couldn’t find a parking spot.

The new location opened last week with much fanfare.  However most of the early reviews didn’t discuss the great food but rather how tough it was to park one’s car. Read More

Name Controversy Not Just Skin Deep

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The Washington Redskins, a longstanding National Football League team, faces pressure to change its name by parties as disparate as President Barack Obama, the Oneida Indian Nation and shock jock Howard Stern.

The president said that if he was the owner of the team, he would change the name.Read More

Is Owning the”Dot Com” Still Necessary?

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Recently, I had lunch with two very smart guys, and one of the main topics was whether or not a new company needs a dot com in its website address.  It was an interesting conversation.

If you have tried to register a domain name recently, you understand where this is going.  Seemingly every two to three word combination of words followed by a dot com has already been registered.  Read More