Peter Fisk’s Blog
The rise (and fall?) of OYO … perhaps the world’s fastest growing hospitality brand from India, offering “tasteful spaces, whenever you need them, at unbeatable prices.”
May 15, 2020
OYO Rooms, also known as OYO Hotels & Homes, is the world’s fastest-growing hospitality chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes and living spaces. The Indian brand was founded in 2013 by Ritesh Agarwal. OYO’s portfolio combines fully operated …
Disrupting the disruptors … Airbnb, Netflix and Uber are now becoming the dinosaurs of fast changing markets … how to sustain innovation and transformation?
May 15, 2020
Have you noticed how many of the once maverick start-ups are becoming remarkably similar to the companies which they set out to disrupt? Airbnb is becoming more corporate by the day … almost 25% of its 7 million listed properties are now operated by …
Changing the Game of Logistics … Boxc to CargoBeacon, Freightos and PiggyBee, Roadie and Shyp
May 10, 2020
The logistics business might not seem a natural place for disruption – its physical, process-driven and regulated (ships, rail, trucks, air). Yet there is a huge reluctance amongst big companies to change – most live in the past, both in terms of tech …
Crocs … how they came back from the dead, sold 700 million pairs in the last decade, and have become a cultural icon
May 10, 2020
Remember Crocs? A lot of people dismissed them as really ugly. People who love to hate Crocs had cause to celebrate in 2008, when investors were writing the company off as a passing fad. Crocs lost over $185 million that year and cut 2,000 jobs. The s …
What’s your future potential? … Look forwards not back, as an individual and a business … with more courage, scope and capacity … to be more, do more, and achieve more
May 8, 2020
Our potential is what lies ahead … how we can be more, do more, achieve more. Yet we spend too much time looking backwards, not enough time looking forwards. And as a result our future defaults to an extrapolation of what we have done, not what we co …
Business Recoded … How Emmanuel Faber is reinventing Danone as a purposeful business, with “manifesto” brands, and a unique style of leadership
May 8, 2020
Emmanuel Faber, CEO of Danone, believes that people want to have a vote in the world they live in. “Each time people choose a brand they exercise their right to vote. They want that brand to be transparent, meaningful and responsible. Still, they also …
Innovation for a better world … digital identities for every product, 3D printed homes in 24 hours, sustainable air conditioning in Asia, and solar fridges in Africa
May 6, 2020
Business can be a platform for good. Probably the best way to solve many of the world’s environmental and social challenges – many which are becoming all too obvious, in a world shaken-up by the current shocks – is to harness the power of business, its …
Out-Innovate … How a new generation of global entrepreneurs are rewriting the rules of Silicon Valley
May 6, 2020
A great new book by Alex Lazarow explores how the best ideas come from beyond America, and the best new start-ups come from beyond Silicon Valley. In the United States, many startups, such as Tesla, Apple, and Amazon, have become household names. The e …
100 pairs of the same running shoes … the Nike Pegasus has remained the workhorse of victory, launched in 1983, it is the all-time best-selling running shoe.
May 5, 2020
Today I bought my 100th pair of Nike Pegasus running shoes. Now in its 37th design generation, the Pegasus model has come a long way, and endures at the heart of the Nike range. I’ve been running for over 40 years now, incredibly (but of course I don’ …
Danone’s CEO Emmanuel Faber calls on businesses to use Covid-19 as catalyst for inclusive growth … and how B4IG companies are investing €38bn right now
May 5, 2020
The Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) coalition was launched in 2019, led by Emmanuel Faber, CEO of Danone, and supported by OECD. Today, 38 multinationals have signed the B4IG Pledge with a common goal: fighting against inequalities. B4IG’s work is …