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Dan Laskowitz commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Matulovic should respond to his fellow executives who are calling to ask him for special treatment by holding the line with the new prioritization initiative. Although he must be courteous in his reply, and may even suggest that there may be upgrades to the process in future years, he will undermine the entire program by succumbing to pressure…[Read more]
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Dan Laskowitz commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen Process Assessment, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
The new process for managing priorities at Volkswagen of America is better than the old process, which the case describes as haphazard and unstructured debate. Under the new system, projects are prioritized through a transparent system that links common goals and reduces redundancies between business units. In addition, the new system monetizes…[Read more]
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Dan Laskowitz commented on the post, Reading Question: Can you trust Yelp ratings?, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
I’m going to take some license and explain Yelp to a 5 year with an older sibling. My brother is 2 years older than me, and as long as I can remember, he has held himself out as all-knowing, explaining the most insignificant of facts to me as if I were a complete moron. No hard feelings.
Back to the 5 year old – I would explain Yelp like thi…[Read more]
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Dan Laskowitz commented on the post, Case Question: Airbnb — "EJ" Incident, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
John,
When you say that they didn’t care, do you mean from more of a malicious standpoint – they were making money and who cares about the consequences – or from a standpoint of not appreciating the severity? It sounds like the former but if I were inclined to agree with the “didn’t care” statement at all I would actually assume the latter. My…[Read more]
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Dan Laskowitz commented on the post, Reading Question: Security and Fraud, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Rosemarie,
You make a great point in that the security features of online systems are active in keeping the user up to date on activity (bank transactions being the example). In my post I touched on the fact that the hackers have the advantage because they have the technology and are actively working to break in, whereas the defense mechanisms…[Read more]
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Dan Laskowitz commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Advances in technology have made it easier to commit fraud and to keep money safe, however fraud has the advantage. This is because in a fraud scenario, there is a person working with the technology to get the information – essentially someone on the offensive. The same cannot be said for every safety protocol, which is not being managed by a p…[Read more]
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Dan Laskowitz commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Renters and hosts using the Airbnb service should be open to sharing some information, but only that which is pertinent, such as criminal background. This type of information is more necessary in this type of transaction compared to a hotel because of the personal nature of the exchange. The key difference is that the host’s home has personal a…[Read more]
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Dan Laskowitz's profile was updated 9 years, 6 months ago
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Dan Laskowitz commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Andrew,
Great point about the success prior to “EJ” and the approach of focusing on dealing with the aftermath and planning to deal with similar incident in the future. My post focused on the fact that the host is taking on risk, which I think compliments your response here. The bottom line is that this type of thing is going to happen, albeit…[Read more]
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Dan Laskowitz commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Some of the measures and ideas for improvements that Airbnb is putting into place following the “EJ” incident, including host insurance, ability to reject renters, and the like, will certainly help to mitigate and deter this type of situation from occurring again, but in reality the host is taking on a lot of risk by letting someone into their hom…[Read more]
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Dan Laskowitz commented on the post, These are a few of my favorite things…, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
I’m not sure if this counts as a gadget, but I couldn’t get through a day without my Keurig. At home I have a coffee pot, so no issue there, but at work the Keurig is key. The pre-bagged and bulk packaged coffee that is served up in rusty looking coffee dispensers at work just won’t do it. Somehow it’s always too hot, too strong, or just tastes…[Read more]