“Four H Club” Trip Down South
Hiking, Hateful History, Hedonism and Hustle in a Southern Circle Tour.
Jules Pieri
As an investor, founder, CEO and business book author, I write about startups, design, how to build a good business, and I like to muse about culture in any form.
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Joining the Antitrust, Pro-Competition Brigade
While helming The Grommet, I had a front row seat on the damage that large tech monopolies can inflict on a small businesses especially Amazon but also including
2020 Road Trip Summary, in brief
It s time for me to climb new peaks, personally and professionally. The day after I left Grommet, I called my close friend Anne Fahey and asked,
Goodbye to Grommet
Late last month, my Grommet co-founder Joanne Domeniconi and I were fired. Our majority shareholder Ace Hardware made the call, as is their right. It happens
A point of no return…prayer
I serve on the University of Michigan Alumni Association Board. It s an independent organization committed to, obviously, the alums of this public university. While I love
Being a CEO: Excruciating but necessary decisions
Like most CEOs much of my recent mind space has been expended on figuring out what to do about COVID-19/CoronaVirus. I ended up mandating work from
Worried about data privacy?
At The Grommet we had a customer contact us because he was very concerned about how we use his data. This is happening more frequently since
Book Momentum Builds
I ve been so happy to see my book take on a life of its own. Three big things happened: 1. Inc. Magazine named it one of
The Grommet Logo Refresh: Behind The Scenes
This post was written by Grommet designer Marie-Eve Tremblay and originally posted on Medium here. It was such a thoughtful trip inside the mind of a
When is a tube of toothpaste a weapon of destruction?
The New York Times has a front page story about the environmental impact of e-commerce on New York. The piece chronicles everything from traffic violations (515,000