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carnagestorm··on Ask HN: How would you aim to improve a big brand company as a CEO?
I see.

I assure you, this is not my or someone else's homework assignment. Neither am I doing it on someone else's behalf.

Perhaps I was a little vague declaring my intentions. The rationale behind this submission is "going backwards; make it fail, so you see the weak spots more clearly". This, if I am not mistaking, is a company evaluation strategy.

I worked at McDonald's during my university years as a simple assistance. That was years ago. Then, I glossed over the financials and how they currently operate. I am not confident that McDonald's will survive 1-2 decades from now. They have debt, and they improve marginally, if at all. The business model is old-fashioned.

In retrospect, I do agree, however, that my presentation and formatting, failed. Or maybe, this is just not a good submission at all.

I am sorry for that.

carnagestorm··on Ask HN: How would you aim to improve a big brand company as a CEO?
The goal here is to share your creativity. That, I find, interesting and perhaps others do find it too. McDonald's is an example I chose, because I once worked there. I mainly suggested 3D printing, avoid negative balance sheet, AI, vertical/indoor farming, cut bloat, cut advertising (akin to Primark, Ferrari) & invest in R&D. If enough cash, then, diversify product line & generate another source of income (akin to Pepsi or Apple).

So, the company can also be Amazon. For example, fraudulent listings on Amazon (thus less customer satisfaction). Have a scam report button and impose quality control on listings.

carnagestorm··on CNN cutting back on over-hyping everything as “breaking news”
Maybe not following news or not caring so much about politics is the right approach?

It is not exactly a conspiracy theory, unfortunately, that "elites" have the last say in political decisions[1]. Having said that and gleaning over past human history, I think the oligarchs or "elites" of our "dynasty" allowed us to enjoy more freedoms than we ever had before.

I also doubt that WarnerMedia or CNN has our best interests when "reporting the news". CNN lives off of sensationalism, and it appears to be a convenient tool for a set of oligarchs to persuade folk over a political topic.

Who are these oligarchs, you say? Rich people who abuse their wealth for lobbying on any matter.

1) https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi...