Helen Plum Library

Our three teams unveil their refined product. They present their final design, manufacturing and marketing plans to an industry panel and crowdfunding experts at Indiegogo. The product crowdfunding campaigns are actually launched on Indiegogo allowing viewers to invest in a pre-order of the emerging product in advance of actual retail launch. The episode culminates with an invitation for all viewers to tune in to Season Two to determine the most successful...

The first four episodes document the unpredictable and inspiring immersion in the Make48 inventor's competition to develop REAL products. With the constant pressure of the "ticking clock," we engage up close and personal with the teams as they brainstorm, design and build their ideas in order to pitch a working prototype to a team of industry savvy Make48 judges. From napkin drawing to design, we watch these competitors suffer the highs and lows,...

The first four episodes document the unpredictable and inspiring immersion in the Make48 inventor's competition to develop REAL products. With the constant pressure of the "ticking clock," we engage up close and personal with the teams as they brainstorm, design and build their ideas in order to pitch a working prototype to a team of industry savvy Make48 judges. From napkin drawing to design, we watch these competitors suffer the highs and lows,...

The first four episodes document the unpredictable and inspiring immersion in the Make48 inventor's competition to develop REAL products. With the constant pressure of the "ticking clock," we engage up close and personal with the teams as they brainstorm, design and build their ideas in order to pitch a working prototype to a team of industry savvy Make48 judges. From napkin drawing to design, we watch these competitors suffer the highs and lows,...

Tommy boy. Party animal Tommy Callahan is definitely a few cans short of a six-pack. But after seven years, Tommy's finally earned his diploma -- and a cushy job at Callahan Auto Parts. Returning home, Tommy gets some more great news: his dad is marrying a real "10," and Tommy will get the stepbrother he always wanted. But as fast as you can say "Who killed the keg?," the family business starts tanking. Now Tommy's got to hit the road with his dad's...

Explore the world of small-cap investing, which targets companies with a market capitalization (outstanding shares times price/share) generally less than a billion dollars. Learn how legendary investors Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and Michael Burry flourished in this market. Survey your own options for getting involved.

Get an intuitive feel for the features that raise or lower interest rate risk on bonds. Practice calculating duration, and discover that the time to maturity may not be particularly close to the duration of a bond. This underscores the importance of focusing on the duration of your bond investments.

Why is power such a potent aspect of business? What do we mean by power in an organizational setting, and what are some of its work-related sources? How can you cultivate personal power within your organization? What strategies can you use to upwardly manage a relationship with your boss?

One of the most important decisions anyone in marketing will make is how to price your product and service. Here, Professor Hamilton reveals the information marketers use to settle on prices; how customers evaluate prices; and how price discrimination, price skimming, and price wars work.

Analyze the cause of currency crises, using the 1997 collapse of the Thai baht as test case. Uncover why such events can happen suddenly with little chance for a government to stop the precipitous fall in its currency's value, and also why the U.S. dollar is not immune. Consider the role of currency speculators, such as George Soros, who famously broke the Bank of England in 1992.