Jacob VandenbarkHow investment groups can leverage their power to help portfolio companies instantly save more…If you work at an investment firm, you need to either copy how buying groups and purchasing cooperatives work; or partner up with existing…May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
Jacob VandenbarkThe Perfect Partnership: Sears and AmazonPartnerships, Creative Alliances, and Joint Ventures are an intriguing and often underutilized way that a brand can grow. This is the fifth…May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
Jacob VandenbarkThe Top of Mind PrincipleTop of Mind Principle is a concept I’ve been developing that highlights how we trend toward the things that we think about constantly. We…Apr 27, 2018Apr 27, 2018
Jacob VandenbarkDoes being “smart” matter? What is “smart”?I recently took a quick Stanford-Binet test (https://stanfordbinettest.com), because I was curious where I would fall on the intelligence…Apr 27, 2018Apr 27, 2018
Jacob VandenbarkThe Perfect Partnership: Nest and SolarCityNest recently announced that it is launching a new program called Time of Savings. Essentially, electricity providers are starting to…Jul 6, 2016Jul 6, 2016
Jacob VandenbarkThe Perfect Partnership: Tesla and NordstromPartnerships, Creative Alliances, and Joint Ventures are an intriguing and often underutilized way that a brand can grow. This is the first…Jul 5, 2016Jul 5, 2016
