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Finding your flow as an entrepreneur doesn’t happen automatically

All business owners face a set of issues sooner or later. To seek out like-minded founders who can support them mentally and emotionally when they hit roadblocks is critical. In the meantime, a book can really help. Interview with the author, accustomed to success, Mona Bijoor. Hi Mona, so why did you write this book… now? Mona Bijoor: I’ve spent the past couple of years advising hundreds of first-time founders, and my conversations with them were the inspiration for Startups and Downs: The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs. Through advising founders, I found that there is a set of issues that all business owners face at one time or another. But these common challenges—pitching investors, losing key employees, dealing with the competition—aren’t something people automatically know how to deal with from the start. In Startups and Downs: The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs, I share...

Posted By: Category: Blog, Interview Date: November 6, 2020

China will soon export this New Retail technology and ecosystem to other parts of the world

China is the crucidle of a New Retail. To figure out the findamentals of this retail ecosystem that builds online and offline in a unified way that features the consumer, let's listen to Ashley Dudarenok, the elegant and spirited co-author of the book New Retail Born in China Going Global. Interview. Hi Ashley, so why did you write this book… now? Ashley Dudarenok: China’s New Retail is super important. It’s about building a retail ecosystem that builds online and offline in a unified way that features the consumer. My co-author Michael Zakkour and I wrote it in 2019 - when New Retail was in the headlines and just starting to get international attention and recognition as something “beyond just omni channel”. It has positioned retail as a service where customers can buy whatever they want, whenever and wherever they want it. The shopping experience for consumers is seamless as...

Posted By: Category: Blog, China, Interview Date: November 5, 2020

Our experience of work is shaped by the relationships we forge with others

When an ex-Twitter VP write a book, it is to change the world of work. In his book The Joy of Work, Bruce Daisley shares the fruits of his discoveries in 30 succinct tips that range across all aspects of 21st-century office life and that combine inspiration, empirically tested insight and down-to-earth practical answers in equal measure. What if we interview him. Let's go. Hi Bruce, so why did you write this book… now? Two years ago I was a manager in trouble. My team who had once been motivated, inspired and happy had suddenly become dead behind the eyes. They were burned out and dejected. Worse still many of them were quitting (often with no job to go to). It would certainly be possible for me to say 'this is due to the company, this isn't my fault' or 'the economy is suffering and investors are worried about our business' but to be honest I knew that we'd had bad times before and this time I...

Posted By: Category: Blog, Interview Date: October 30, 2020

Will privateers replace pirates on the digital transformation oceans

You are not Elon Musk! You are not a hero here to save the company – and you are not working in a company full of idiots. The tone and approach you take within the company will make your attempts at transformation easier or harder, declare Tendayi Viki in his last book. Interview. Hi Tendayi, so why did you write this book… now? Tenday Viki: For many years, we have been fighting the battle of convincing leaders that innovation should be an important part of how they do business. I believe that this argument is now coming to an end. Most leaders are now fully convinced that innovation is the best way for their companies to create new growth. Now the question is slowly shifting towards how we actually get things done. How do we make innovation a repeatable process within the company? This is why I wrote Pirates In The Navy. The book addresses questions such as: How do we get our company ready for...

Posted By: Category: Blog, Interview Date: October 23, 2020

How do I gain attention is the biggest asset that somebody can have in their career

Helping celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Xzibit, Charles Barkley, Michael Strahan, super model Adriana Lima, and pro skateboarder Ryan Sheckler, Brendan Kane equally learnt how to get one million followers in only one month, for him. Let’s offer a little micro-attention to listen to him about his book: One Million Followers. Hi Brendan, why did I write this book now? Brendan Kane: Well, I really feel that there is people all over the world that have the ability to transform it in a positive way and most of these people are just struggling to get their voices to be heard. They are either being suppressed or their voices are not being heard because they just don’t have the strategy, the knowhow because we live in a world where there are 60 billion messages sent out on digital platforms each day. It is a very, very know easy and oversaturated world. So, oftentimes the people that are brilliant...

Posted By: Category: Blog, Fashion, Interview Date: October 10, 2020

Reclaim the present in service of a different future

Let's use history as our guide to learn from social movements and thinkers from the past as to how they tackled various problems of politics and power. Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune can teach us about digital technology, To better understand, we have interwieved Lizzie O'Shea who authored Future Histories. Deep dive into a book that sounds like an oxymore. Hi Lizzie, so why did you write this book… now? Lizzie O'Shea : Digital technology gives us a glimpse of how we could organise the world better, but too often it is not doing what we want. Too often it is just about creating billionaires while immiserating billions, privatizing our psychological spaces instead of building connection, building devices of surveillance rather than empowerment. My motivation is that we are squandering the potential of the digital revolution. This is...

Posted By: Category: Blog, Interview Date: June 25, 2020

Will you carry your it-business, soon in your it-bag?

If you are feeling trapped in a job that's just not you, it's time to break out that career cage. But how to find the work-life balance that fits who you really are? Beyond fashion, an inspriring, unconventional and practical guide exists: Be A Free Range Human,authored by Marianne Cantwell. Interview with an elegant free ranger, carrying her business in her lap top. Hi Marianne, so why did you write this book… now? Marianne Cantwell: There are many myths about work that need to be busted so people can know what options are really available to them. One of them is that a job is your only option, or your safest option. Another is that if you start a business, it has to look, sound and run in a certain way. Both of these have held even very intelligent people back and I wrote this so people could see the options available to them and create a career that fits who they are. It's also...

Posted By: Category: Blog, Interview Date: May 21, 2020

Let’s catch up on Goodreads

I have been devouring books for a long time ago. Here on Goodreads, I am sharing only the books I read for my professional, teaching, consulting and own books writing activities. So the books you will find on my shelve are mainly emanating from business, management, marketing and digital fields. They are only a part of a wider passion for reading. Anyway, let'connect each other ! Regarding the books I wrote, you can discover them here or there on : Le Journal de BJ au Bureau : www.lejournaldebjaubureau.comManaging Softly : www.managingsoftly.comMode & Internet : www.mode-et-internet.comThe Inside Story of the Web : www.theinsidestoryoftheweb.comLe digital à toutes les sauces https://amzn.to/2l26LlUDopez votre stratégie digitale https://amzn.to/2OXogSl See you soon on...

Posted By: Category: Blog, Uncategorized Date: March 11, 2020

The ‘Wish List’ Paradigm: E-commerce in 21st Century!

How happy are you when you wish list an item on Amazon, and then, place your order by adding it to your cart? Or, When you finally see that item which went out of stock is again available for you? The world of e-commerce has experienced a humongous boost in the last decade. So much so that within the first quarter of 2018, a 9% increase in e-commerce sales was seen. A recent report conducted on e-retail outlets in the United States showed that the e-commerce industry there stands at a net worth of $123.7 billion. The total sales worth for 2018 stood at a whopping $1.3 trillion. Basics of e-commerce – Essentials to know Generally, people think that B2C transactions are the basis for e-commerce. The most popular B2C transaction is purchasing and selling of goods on the web. Today, almost every business has a digital storefront that is equal to its retail outlets. Some businesses even do not...

Posted By: Category: Blog, Marketing Date: March 3, 2020

No need to annoy an AI & Data champion

There was no need to annoy Jean-Philippe Desbiolles, Vice-Président Global Cognitive, AI & Data Leader for Financial Services at IBM. Hearing too much nonsense about Artificial Intelligence, he armed himself with a frank and direct pen to write his truths on the topic, in a book entitled “AI will be what you make of it” (L’IA sera ce que tu en feras). Lovers of tongue-in-cheek interviews and shock formulas, these next few lines are for you. Hi Jean-Philippe, so why did you write this book... now? I’d had enough! For too long, pitches on Artificial Intelligence have been either completely alarmist either blessed-yes. They prevent from a real adoption and development of AI. Above all, they take away our sense of responsibility. After more than 10 years of experience in this domain, where I had the chance to carry out projects in the US, Asia and Europe, it was time to share this experience;...

Posted By: Category: AI, Blog, Interview Date: February 18, 2020

Worried about Artificial Intelligence taking over? How collaboration may be the answer

What is the true face of Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Can it bring many benefits? Unhesitatingly, yes. Can it bring any harm? Alarmingly, yes. A thorough and detailed study of the most prominent AI interfaces from Google to Uber was conducted by us.The study highlighted familiar, and widely used and accepted AI such as IBM’s Watson, Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, and Google Assistant. It shows us exactly how alarming this state of affairs has become. The situation is serious and it may prove good advice to regain control before it’s too late. This is because we have yet to invent the ultimate matrix designed to construct the best possible scenario of collaboration between human and machine. May this first draft of such a matrix begin the conversation. Why humans must learn to collaborate with machines Artificial Intelligence is everywhere these days. It has invaded our homes. It has invaded...

Posted By: Category: AI, Blog Date: February 17, 2020

E-Travel Retail: Digitization Making This Field Dynamic

Travel retail poses to be a huge business, particularly for airports. This arena had been gradually adapting the digital technologies. Today, the industry of travel retail proffers a compelling opportunity for many premium brands of the world on the web. It is almost like a world canvas where internationally acclaimed brands come with their product offerings. Why? What is travel retail? It is majorly because there has been a sustained rise on potential customer base. You can look at any longer passenger traffic forecast in the airlines such as the Boeing, UNWTO, Airbus etc., and see a massive growth in their sector. Experts state that between 2017 and 2036, the compounded annual growth rate of airline passenger shall be at 4.7%. The global market for travel is ever changing and emerges to be a landscape of fascinating crossroads of humanity. There are legions of people who are on the move. Some of...

Posted By: Category: Blog, Marketing Date: February 4, 2020

A Comprehensive Guide to the World of E-Retailing

There is a new buzzword in the retailing sector – electronic retailing or e-tailing or internet retailing. It has gained traction in recent years for B2C organisations. You can say that mega giants such as Dell and Amazon are the precursors of this e-tailing world. They have made the entire process of choosing, adding to cart and placing an order extremely efficient and easy for customers across the world. You may be surprised to know that this concept had been in discussion since 1995! The term was an addition to the other clusters like e-commerce and e-mail. E-retailing posits to be an independent business model that comprises certain constituents like: Trust model Electronic transactions In reality, it is also a subset of e-commerce by nature. What is e-retailing? Essential aspects to know Emerging as one of the most powerful techniques of marketing, electronic retailing...

Posted By: Category: Blog, Marketing Date: January 7, 2020

Global Shoppers: The “Add to Cart” kinda Era

Gone are those days when shopping was looked down as a fad for materialistic desires. ‘Boring’, ‘cynical’, shopaholic’ – all these epithets defined it. However, the present scenario sings a different song! Shopping has become a passion amongst people in the 21st century. Not only for women (as the patriarchs would say) but for men as well! A large part of transforming shopping into a worldwide ‘habit’ can be credited to the unmitigated boom in digitization. The internet has made it easier for us, the consumers, to buy literally anything with one single CLICK. Although many find trying out products by visiting a store, online shopping brings a level of convenience that conventional purchase simply cannot beat. Nielson Company once conducted a survey back in March 2010 on 27,000 web users across the 55 markets in Asia Pacific, Middle East, North and South America and Europe. It illustrated...

Posted By: Category: Blog, Marketing Date: December 2, 2019

An history of French lingerie

The history of French lingerie sheds light on the evolution of how women were perceived in each era. It is a story punctuated by women’s conquests, industrial visions or innovations, beautiful fabrics, minute craftsmanship, talents, creations, models, daring, social metamorphoses, know-how, excellence, seduction, elegance, refinement … 1850 Halfway through the Romantic century, France got back on its feet with the 1848 revolution. The Second Empire chased away the Restoration.Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary ruined herself to stay abreast of Paris fashions. Under their crinolined dresses, women wore feminine pantaloons while Worth invented haute couture and dressed Empress Eugenie. 1880 Thirty years later, secular schools became obligatory. The first high schools and middle schools for young girls were built. Suits for women appeared. Paris abandoned...

Posted By: Category: Blog, Fashion Date: November 25, 2019