 Jackson Jeyanayagam Joins Boxed as CMO
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Great article! I agree that Alipay’s next step in the United States is to target U.S. merchants who want to reach the Chinese middle class. According to Jingming Li, president of Alipay’s U.S. parent, Ant Financial Americas, Alip U.S. population in general” [1]. Alipay brings a mutually beneficial proposition to U.S. merchants who want to increase their customer base while Alipay can start to increase brand recognition against giants (i.e. ApplePay) in the U.S. I am unsure if Alipay in the future will take over ApplePay as U.S. consumers are so entrenched in the Apple brand. Time will tell!
[1] Leena Rao, “Alipay’s US chief talks expansion, Uber China partnership and more,” Fortune, June 19, 2015, November 2016.
With the potential intent to vertically integrate into a studio, do you think Netflix compromises itself as a buyer of content from the traditional studios? Would Disney, Comcast, Time Warner be less willing to enter into licensing deals with Netflix as it continues to be the “competition” with their original programming becoming more and more popular (i.e. House of Cards, Orange is the New Black)? Disney doesn’t seem to thinks so as they have given Netflix “streaming rights to all Disney theatrically released films starting in 2016” [1]. Do you think deals such as these are enough to keep subscribers from leaving while gaining new ones as well? Perhaps as a first mover in the streaming service as an original content provider space they can, but I am worried about Hulu, Apple, and Google, are you? Apple is already filming a series with Dr. Dre with another being developed around Will.i.am [2]. These shows could create major buzz and take new customers away from Netflix.
[1] Trefis Team, “Here’s How The Exclusive Partnership With Disney Can Impact Netflix,” Forbes, May 26, 2016,, accessed November 2016.
[2] Matthew Ingram, “Amazon Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg for Netflix When It Comes to Competition,” Fortune, April 19, 2016,, accessed November 2016..
Great Post! Coke is taking a step in the right direction! Water supply is an interesting topic considering soda products are “sugar water in a bottle” as Steve Jobs said in your post. It’s interesting to note that Coke seems to be behind Pepsi when it comes to water programming. In 2012, Coke partnered with Deka Research & Development Corporation as they pledged to provide millions of liters of clean drinking water to areas of Africa and Latin America by the end of 2013 [1]. However, in March of 2013 Pepsi announced that it had achieved a similar goal already! It had delivered safe drinking water to 3 million people in rural areas and now wanted to deliver an additional 3 million by 2015 [1]. Do you think these past events affect Coke’s public persona and sales in developing countries for both all brands under the Coke umbrella? What should Coke do in the future to ensure it’s a market leader in all arenas? How does Coke ensure market share in India if they were forced to shut down a plant there for all of its umbrella products?
[1] Jessica Lyons Hardcastle, “Coke, WaterAid Extend African Water PipelinesBy,” Environmental Leader, April 29, 2013,, accessed November 2016.
Great Post! It’s great to see Nike taking a stand! I am curious to see your thoughts on Nike taking a strategic stake in DyeCoo Textile Systems (a Netherlands-based company) that has “developed the technology to replace water, normally used for dyeing, with recyclable CO2, reducing energy use and ending the need for added chemicals” [1]. It’s interesting to see Nike looking to take stakes in companies that affect their supply chain as it allows for more control over where the materials for their shoes are coming from. This stake in DyeCoo is expected to have major impact on Asia where much of the demand for dying of textiles occurs [1]. Do you think Nike should continue this strategic behavior to work towards their climate change goals? Should Nike help DyeCoo open more offices to help other companies with their environmental goals?
[1] Kirsten Korosec, “Nike’s Waterless Dye Factory Cuts Energy Use 60%,” Fortune, December 3, 2013,, accessed November 2016.
Great Post! Such an important topic! The one issue I have with electric cars are the infrastructure governments will need to invest in. Different countries around the world have different views. Will consumers buy such a car in a mass market without such an infrastructure to “plug in” their car? Per a EV Charging Infrastructure report by IHS, Japan is leading the way with EV charging stations and in fact they have more EV stations than for petrol [1]. However, in Germany and France the number of EV charging stations is not many when considering the population and size of those countries [1]. In the United States, the infrastructure is particularly complicated considering that the states not the federal government as the ones spending the money to build the EV stations [1]. So, while I love what Mexico is doing with Hoy No Circula, I wonder how can Tesla push countries like Germany, France, the United States towards more environmentally friendly options. In addition, how does Tesla take success stories like in Japan and Mexico and try to adapt those to other countries? Is lobbying enough to get the governments’ attention?
[1] “IHS Automotive forecasts the global EV charging stations installation base to grow to more than 12.7 million in 2020,” press release, May 28, 2015, on IHS Website,, accessed November 2016.
Great Post! Love this issue as I feel like others said above that it is not discussed as widely as other sources of climate change. However, I am concerned with how much change Shake Shack can bring into the fast food industry into the future. With only 100 restaurants open as of August 2016 and second quarter growth for stores being 4.5% when last year’s was 12.9% (), how much change can they initiate in the marketplace? Shake Shack would need to work with other smaller burger joints to enact change, but even then, can this impose a change in practices to influence the big players like MacDonald’s or Burger King that are nationwide? I hope so! I look forward to seeing their progress!War Grimoire | The Apocalypse Order
IV: Build Your Worldby Danny Khaos
III: Fuck the Voteby Danny Khaos
II - Apocalyptic Fitness: COVID-19 Editionby Danny Khaos
I. The Utility of Gods & Monstersby Danny Khaos
2020 | 0 - Remember Who You Fucking Areby Danny Khaos
VII: Personal Ritualsby Danny Khaos
VI. Get Up and Fucking Fight For Itby Danny Khaos
V. Mind Your Mindby Danny Khaos
Mind Your Mind
Every decision is a new opportunity to become a better person
Every wasted second is a second you can never get back
Every wasted ounce of effort is a goal left unattained
Take your time - live consciously - live deliberately
Make every decision with purpose, every purchase with thought
You can't take things with you to the grave,
But,
You can leave a lasting legacy on this world
And none of them will come from arguments
Or your possessions
They will come for your actions and your impact
Mind - Your - Mind
IV : Supremacy of Selfby Danny Khaos
III : Set Goals - Crush Themby Danny Khaos.
II : Declarationby Danny Khaos
I : Be Relentlessby Danny Khaos
At its core, the philosophy of The Apocalypse Order is simple. Be relentless. Be absolutely relentless in all of your pursuits. Try and try again until you make of yourself an unstoppable force and crush every goal you set before yourself--or trying kills you.Advocate: Fr Chris Riley.
YOUTH Off The Streets founder Fr Chris Riley was reportedly “very unwell” and 2GB Radio personality Ben Fordham called out for listeners to write to him on June 30.
Youth Off The Streets chief executive officer Lex Lutherborrow told 2GB that Fr Riley was unwell, both from mental and physical exhaustion.
She said he had cared for thousands of young people but was not good at taking care of himself.
Mr Fordham said as a way of cheering him up, he had given out Fr Riley’s email address so that people could write to him.
Fr Riley, who founded Youth Off The Streets in 1991 and has helped about 150,000 young people to turn their lives around, was “stubbornly resting” at home.
“It’s been really difficult for Fr (Riley) because he knows the organisation wants to have him around and needs him, particularly through this time of COVID,” Ms Lutherborrow said.
“He wants to be back with us.
“It’s important that he knows that he’s respected, considered and valued and that he does make a difference in the lives of people.
“I think sometimes when you’re working at the coalface, you forget that.
“The organisation loves Fr (Riley) and misses having his quirky self around at work.
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