Thirty Years of ESPN

I feel like ESPN has been a friend of the family for decades.

I am about midway through a new book called ESPN The Company by Anthony F. Smith. It is a good read about a company that is now one of the most valuable franchises in all of media and business.

ESPN is a worldwide highly valued brand with literally hundreds of millions of fans; billions and billions of dollars in revenues; and is probably one of the most profitable franchises in business today.

ESPN is celebrating its 30th Anniversary and the Huffington Post did a great piece on ESPN with a terrific video montage in homage to the brand. Check it out by clicking here. Enjoy.

Zipcar’s Growing Appeal

Kudos to Steve Case and the Revolution team for identifying this business vertical category so many years ago. I remember hearing about this space four years ago and then seeing lots of cars near college campuses with the Zipcar logo a fixed to the bumper.

The merger of Zipcar and Flexcar really made for an amazing and fast growing new company that is poised to really transform transportation in big cities.

Here is a great article in Fortune magazine about sharing and new modes of transportation and fast growth for a new company. Click here to read it.