TEK2day Podcast

Have a bundle price discussion with your customers rather than negotiating at the product level. We cover this topic at TEK2day.com:

https://tek2day.com/2018/11/11/have-a-bundle-discussion-with-customers-not-a-product-discussion/

We call out institutional investors for being emotionally invested in companies led by CEOs who aren't 100% vested/engaged/dedicated. #FiduciaryResponsibility

It's a good idea for companies to have a product portfolio that consists of a mix of products ranging from profitable "bread-and-butter" products that drive the company from a sales and "flexibility" standpoint as well as "disruptive" products that designed to drive the business forward over the long-term. Disruptive products typically are not profitable but have significant long-term profit potential and position the company to succeed over the long-term.

TEK2day.com: https://tek2day.com/2018/11/02/apple-should-double-down-on-apple-health-now/

You don't have pricing power when you are little more than a commodity. Apple is beginning to learn this economic reality.

CEORater: CEO & Company Profiles. Crowdsourced Reviews

Website: https://www.ceorater.com/

Facebook & Twitter: @CEORater

Instagram: @CEORaterOfficial

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ceorater/

TEK2day: Technology, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Leadership, Entrepreneurship

Website: https://tek2day.com/

Facebook & Instagram: @TEK2day

Twitter: @TEK2dayOfficial

CEORater Founder & CEO Jon Maietta

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jonathanmaietta

Twitter: @jonathanmaietta

Medium: @jonathanmaietta

If you wish to run a personality analysis on a public company CEO, send an email to us: [email protected] Be sure to include CEO name and ticker symbol. No charge as we are in the R&D stage with this offering.

Access our Tesla vs. GM CEO Personality Report for free here:

https://tek2day.com/2018/11/01/gms-mary-barra-vs-teslas-elon-musk-a-ceo-personality-comparison/

Our advice to Uber is to save the drones initiative for after the IPO:

1.) Price your IPO.

2.) Execute flawlessly versus guidance for 4 quarters.

3.) Execute your follow-on offering.

4.) Once steps 1-3 are accomplished and you have established trust and credibility with investors, then take on major new initiatives.

Uber ought to stick to its knitting - especially ahead of a potential IPO. Uber has not earned the right to compare itself to Amazon. We detail why.

Uber Vanity Fair article: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/10/uber-the-next-amazon-but-others-see-the-next-yahoo

Must Have Leadership Qualities:

1.) Have a Point-of-View

2.) Communicate Effectively

3.) Be Transparent with Others

Ep. 221: Whatabout? by TEK2day