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Skift Daily Travel BriefingWhat's Happening in Short-Term RentalsEpisode NotesBooking.com is targeting U.S. travelers to tap into the increasing demand for short-term rentals, writes Reporter Christiana Sciaudone. Eric Bergaglia, Booking.com’s vice president of Homes & Growth Segments, said at the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit that the company needs to be more U.S.-centric in how it develops products. Sciaudone reports Booking.com is focusing on in particular payments, liability insurance, damage policy to appeal to American consumers. Bergaglia said that U.S. consumers aren’t as aware of Booking.com as those in other markets worldwide are. 2024-06-0603 min
Teatime With JesseMaking it in Mandopop (and Jazz!) - Oolong and Music with Terence HsiehOur last special Taiwan episode (for now) is with my rockstar popstar jazzstar friend Terrence Hsieh.Jesse and Terrence sip on some Roasted Alishan Oolong Tea while we chat with Terrence about his experience studying Chinese as a Chinese American, cultural expectations of the diaspora, and making it in music in Asia.FULL PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/show/4M2PVnajKrQsq3hgcmESLa?si=SHP2AKlLTd6vw6MG-BIggQJesse in Taiwan Oolong Sampler Box (Pre-Order): https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesse-in-taiwan-mystery-tea-drop...2024-02-161h 04
Narrated239: Mislaid in Parts Half-KnownThis week we discussed Mislaid in Parts Half-Known, the latest installment in the Wayward Children series, written by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Jesse Vilinsky. We also shared some of our recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Arisia Short Fiction Spotlight: ”One Man’s Treasure” written by Sarah Pinsker, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty ”The Year without Sunshine” written by Naomi Kritzer, narrated by...2024-01-1621 min
The Savvy DentistZappos Insights - Lessons from our US field trip
The best ideas often come from outside the industry.
Now, I've been looking at other businesses for decades, having long held the view that what happens in other businesses is directly relevant to what we can do in our local dental practice.
The market has evolved, and the needs of today's practice owner are farmore sophisticated than traditional practice management paradigms.
The market has moved on. And so as business owners, we need to be constantly educating ourselves. We need to be constantly at the forefront.
Zappos is a company I've been fa...2023-10-0320 min
M POPHello Ghost 我的麻吉4個鬼Film Hello Ghost (我的麻吉4個鬼) yang dibintangi oleh 2 aktor dan aktris asal Taiwan, Tseng Jing-hua (曾敬驊) dan Shao Yu-wei (邵雨薇) berhasil menembus box office Taiwan dengan hasil yang cukup memuaskan.
7 hari semenjak dirilis, tiket penjualan dari film ini berhasil mencapai angka NT$ 15 juta, dan langsung melonjak ke peringkat kedua sebagai film terlaris untuk awal bulan September.
Tim pemroduksi yang terdiri dari sutradara Hsieh Pei-ju (謝沛如), serta dua pemeran utama dari film Hello Ghost akan menggelar pertemuan dengan para fans di beberapa kawasan di Taiwan, meliputi Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung dan Kota New Taipei pada bulan September 2023 ini.
Mendapat sambutan hangat dari para fans, penjual...2023-09-1700 min
PITY PARTY OVERChoices and Chances: Designing Successful Strategies - Featuring Jessy HsiehThis episode explores the importance of assumptions, choices, viewpoints, and purpose to formulate a successful strategy. My special guest is Jessy Hsieh, Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University Stern School of Business. Jessy’s research interests include strategy, creativity, digital sociology, and philosophy of education. A good strategy questions all certainties and assumptions with a curious, open, and flexible attitude. Strategy is not a rigid plan based on dangerous false assumptions but the smallest set of choices that optimally guide or force other choices. The best strategic ideas require leveraging different points of...2022-07-2831 min
Pro Politics with Zac McCraryJerry Austin & A Lesson in Old School PoliticsSend us a textJerry Austin is probably best known as the campaign manager for Reverend Jesse Jackson's '88 Presidential Campaign that won 11 contests and led in delegates deep into the calendar...and he also served as manager, media consultant, advisor to names like Paul Wellstone, Carol Moselely Braun, Sherrod Brown, Paul Tsongas and many more. In this conversation, Jerry talks the '88 Jackson race and high points and lessons learned from decades working with some of the biggest names in American politics. Plus Jerry previews his book series TRUE TALES FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL...2022-07-2649 min