Effectual Entrepreneurship, Third Edition
Practically Speaking
Mollydooker: The Serious Science of Fun
Recipe for international success: The fun nature of this wine brand attracts customers while science and systems assure exceptional quality.
Entrepreneur: Sarah Marquis
Entity: Mollydooker
Country: Australia
Pages 181-184 in
Chapter 11 Transforming Means Into Something Valuable (174-191)
"Imagine this: you are in a shop, getting supplies for a very special dinner with a special friend. You know that they drink wine, so you want to get a special bottle. You are nervous that you are not a very sophisticated (snooty) wine connoisseur.
You head over to the wine section and immediately one bottle almost jumps off the shelf. The label is colorful, playful, and enticing. It's called "Carnival of Love" from an Australian winery called "Mollydooker." Hmm, you think, that sounds interesting.
Unsnooty Flavors?
So, you pick up the bottle, admire the hand-drawn figures of people having fun in Venetian-style costumes. You are compelled to know more and turn the bottle to read the back label:"
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