Comments on: 'Grinding it out' – the franchisee's manual http://www.techiteasy.org/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/ A Technology and Business Weblog provided to You by a Global Group of Friends. Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:44:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: The “captain’s chair” phenomenon « Tech IT Easy http://www.techiteasy.org/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/#comment-2813 The “captain’s chair” phenomenon « Tech IT Easy Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:43:23 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/#comment-2813 [...] It is also a trap that is being written about in plenty of business “self-help” books and is, in my opinion, best solved through designing processes to be as failure-free and as simple as possible. In other words, like the preparation of a McDonalds hamburger, which is a scientifically designed factory process. [...] [...] It is also a trap that is being written about in plenty of business “self-help” books and is, in my opinion, best solved through designing processes to be as failure-free and as simple as possible. In other words, like the preparation of a McDonalds hamburger, which is a scientifically designed factory process. [...]

]]> By: What “The Mailroom” makes me think about « Tech IT Easy http://www.techiteasy.org/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/#comment-2809 What “The Mailroom” makes me think about « Tech IT Easy Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:09:44 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/#comment-2809 [...] about the chaos that made lots of adventures possible. Business opportunities like the ones that Ray Croc discovered in plastic cups and McDonalds, crime in the early 20s and 30s which was really entrepreneurism, the [...] [...] about the chaos that made lots of adventures possible. Business opportunities like the ones that Ray Croc discovered in plastic cups and McDonalds, crime in the early 20s and 30s which was really entrepreneurism, the [...]

]]> By: Starbucks - an example of vertical integration « Tech IT Easy http://www.techiteasy.org/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/#comment-2811 Starbucks - an example of vertical integration « Tech IT Easy Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:30:33 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/#comment-2811 [...] Vincent van Wylick @ 2:31 pm After my brief stint into the world of McDonalds (read thoughts here and here), I decided to learn about what I thought was another franchise, but a more modern one: [...] [...] Vincent van Wylick @ 2:31 pm After my brief stint into the world of McDonalds (read thoughts here and here), I decided to learn about what I thought was another franchise, but a more modern one: [...]

]]> By: Vincent van Wylick http://www.techiteasy.org/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/#comment-2812 Vincent van Wylick Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:58:22 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/#comment-2812 What book at you going to write? I can only relate to topics I find interesting. After finishing McDonalds, I decided that the McDonalds-franchise is definitely not for me. I am however about to finish a book on Starbucks (another tag for TIE :), and that is much more interesting to me. Not a franchise though, I was surprised to find out. About McDo = tech. Sure, why wouldn't it be? We don't have to restrict ourselves to digital and silicon tech, I hope! In order to stay competitive today, any (!) business will have to integrate significant technological solutions to be competitive (innovative and efficient) today. What book at you going to write? I can only relate to topics I find interesting. After finishing McDonalds, I decided that the McDonalds-franchise is definitely not for me. I am however about to finish a book on Starbucks (another tag for TIE :) , and that is much more interesting to me. Not a franchise though, I was surprised to find out.

About McDo = tech. Sure, why wouldn’t it be? We don’t have to restrict ourselves to digital and silicon tech, I hope! In order to stay competitive today, any (!) business will have to integrate significant technological solutions to be competitive (innovative and efficient) today.

]]> By: The E-myth revisited « Tech IT Easy http://www.techiteasy.org/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/#comment-2808 The E-myth revisited « Tech IT Easy Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:20:53 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/#comment-2808 [...] Globalization, innovation, entrepreneurship, Internet — Fidji SIMO @ 3:19 pm After Vince’s book review of the MacDonald’s Franchise system, I thought that I would make a review of « The E-Myth revisited » by Michael E. Gerber, who sees [...] [...] Globalization, innovation, entrepreneurship, Internet — Fidji SIMO @ 3:19 pm After Vince’s book review of the MacDonald’s Franchise system, I thought that I would make a review of « The E-Myth revisited » by Michael E. Gerber, who sees [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Fain http://www.techiteasy.org/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/#comment-2810 Jeremy Fain Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:11:32 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/grinding-it-out-the-franchisees-manual/#comment-2810 That is VERY interesting! I think I'm going to write the book. Unless you plan to relate it so thoroughly that I wouldn't need it anymore. Vince, I find very funny that on a techblog, you added McDonalds as a tag :) 2 questions: If you had to open a franchise business, what would it be? And if you had to become a franchisee and open a franchise yourself, what would it be? That is VERY interesting! I think I’m going to write the book. Unless you plan to relate it so thoroughly that I wouldn’t need it anymore.

Vince, I find very funny that on a techblog, you added McDonalds as a tag :)

2 questions: If you had to open a franchise business, what would it be? And if you had to become a franchisee and open a franchise yourself, what would it be?

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