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29 Sep How these Startups growth hacked their first customers

Posted at 09:40h in Business, C1 - Advanced, Economics, Management, North America, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Slidebean, Technology

In this video, the presenter shares a variety of stories to show how young founders and entrepreneurs have used their skills in hacking and solving problems to make money. From literal AIR BnB (air beds) and Dropbox, it's an insight to a fast intelligence to...

25 Abr The dot-com bubble: Is history about to repeat itself?

Posted at 17:53h in B1 - Intermediate, Business, Economics, North America, Partial Lesson Plan, Slidebean, Technology

Korean pop groups have offset losses from piracy with glossy, premium, collectible CDs, usually sold to fans who will never play them. Instead, CDs are sold as merch - often with different covers to encourage buying several, and sometimes act as lottery tickets for a chance...

09 Mar How Red Bull Makes Money Selling Nothing

Posted at 12:47h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Economics, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Slidebean

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22 Oct How Zoom Defeated Skype Company Story

Posted at 18:05h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Slidebean, Technology

These are strange times and, if you are in your house (which you should be!) chances are you’ve used some sort of video call to talk with family, friends or even go to school. And, most likely, it’s been Zoom. Why is everybody using Zoom?...