Today I was fortunate enough to meet Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Jerry is not only a smart guy, but a nice one too. I asked him one simple question for entrepreneurs and here’s what he had to say:
(More detailed insight will be the topic of subsequent blog entries)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2FO8tn4HK8]
Did you get any free ice-cream?
FL.
Actually they did have ice-cream for everyone in little cups…. but I didn’t ahve any, I was too ensconced in the entrepreneur bromance to eat…
Apparently they are giving away free ice-cream all day this Saturday at their new Manly (Sydney Australia) ice-cream shop.
Steve.
Hey thanks Steve great little snipit!
Two simple but yet very valuable points!
PS: luv ya sound track as well! ha
Did you know the song of the soundtrack? It’s slightly esoteric but an old fav of mine…
steve.
Good stuff. And whilst starting small, take advantage of it http://bit.ly/6tLSAX
That’d be The Penguin Cafe Orchestra-Telephone and Rubber Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZygIVDql8Bk
Great stuff
Some more on what they had to say at the talk:
http://internationalbs.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/building-a-socially-valuable-chain-of-activities-at-ben-and-jerrys/