Self-confessed tech-geek. Outdoor action sports addict. Serial social entrepreneur. Nomad New Zealand -traveling theorist. Former VP of the Clean Energy Center. MBA & Engineer. If you are interested, please read more about me...

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Welcome to Daniel Herr's blog where I talk about the paradigm shift toward social business and its impact on the world. Mind you this is not about Social Media, Twitter, Face-space, or You-video; I am talking about creating value through your business's social impact, your 3BL, your Corporate Social Responsibility limited to infinity. I'm talking about designing businesses for the purposes they … [Read More...]

Natural Inelasticity: Providing Value instead of Value Engineering
May 25, 2012 By Daniel Herr Leave a Comment
“Sell to the classes, eat with the masses. Sell to the masses, eat with the classes.” – Henry Ford One recent point in my class on Economics and the Firm looked at how to maximize revenue in a business from the standpoint of an economist. The example has been, “If you increase the price of [...]

Julia Boorsten of CNBC: I have an Inbound Marketing lesson for you
May 17, 2012 By Daniel Herr Leave a Comment
Facebook’s IPO is obviously a landmark achievement; $16 Billion raised in no time, $104 Billion Market Cap, estimated wealth in excess of $20 Billion for Mark… Well done guys. One of the big concerns prior to the Facebook IPO has been GM’s announcement (or leak) that it was pulling away advertising on Facebook, and asking why [...]