Conquer Club

Q: Who would win in a war between Canada and Judi Dench?

A: Canada has significantly more political and economic resources, as well as weaponry and trained men, at its disposal than Judi Dench. Even if Judi Dench were able to launch a debilitating surprise attack against Canada, it would be unlikely she would be able to emerge victorious in the long-run. The most she could hope to achieve is a negotiated peace. However, one would expect Canada would fight for Judi Dench’s unconditional surrender given the disparity in their military capabilities. Further, Canada is a member of NATO and, if necessary, could call on the full force and capabilities of the other 27 member states to repel Judi Dench.

https://www.quora.com/Who-would-win-in- ... Judi-Dench

Army of GOD wrote:Quora is a less entertaining Yahoo Answers

2dimes wrote:I have to give symmetry a half point here.

First "Quora" won't let me on because you have to be 18. So until I grow up they can suck it. Second, even though it has nothing to do with anything going on here, that video is awesome!

2dimes wrote:My favorite was #10 with the large dinner party representing a bunch of helpful YouTube commenters.

I don't think this issue is so different from a company that is maintaining 10 clients. So assuming you've already amassed a 10-boyfriend roster, you could maintain such relationship thusly:

Define your core values and products - values should be broad themes that defines your brand image as a girlfriend. "Jennifer Chen, Rambunctuous Girl" is an example of one such core value - it says "hi i'm committed toward providing rambunctuousness." Similarly, your products list should include the set of core activities that boyfriends can expect to do when they're hanging out with you - for example - sample all michelin starred restaurants in a region.

Formulate/Solidify your narrative - all the details that will make you unique and identifiable must be tailored into a narrative so that it is specific enough to promote bonding, but not so specific that you become bogged down with nailing down specific details. This narrative should include both ideological and logistic details so that both you and your boyfriend(s) are always on the same page in terms of the basic protocols and deliverable schedules. For example, establishing that if you spend the night on a saturday, you probably won't call to follow up to see if he wants to hang on sunday afternoon because that's your "me-time."

Verticalize - not just a kama sutra buzzword! There may exist a niche segment of guys which allows you to optimize your dating resources. I personally recommend verticalizing across a specific first name - a roster of boyfriends named Brian, for example, means you will never call out the wrong name at inopportune times.

Practice your delivery - the delivery of your narrative practiced so that there's no question re: your core values and products. This is so that you don't have to customize the details of the story content to each bf, and become bogged down with "what did i tell BF1 vs BF2." Memorizing the pitch will also free you efforts so that they can be directed in real-time on the style of delivery, which is probably non-verbal and has high degree of customization impact. (see Customization)

Identify your value to each boyfriend - recognize that each boyfriend is a unique snowflake, with unique sensitivities and therefore has a specific set of reasons why they are in a relationship with you. Leverage this knowledge to periodically re-emphasize verbally, as well as reiterate through action to reassure that the guy is making the right choice by being your boyfriend.

Tailor and offer a customized interactive experience - each time you're with a specific boyfriend, you're delivering a unique experience, make sure that each boyfriend receives an experience that's uniquely theirs.

Listen to your boyfriends - this will conserve your energy, and prevent you from getting your stories mixed up. Also will help you further tailor your boyfriends' individual experience with you.

Roll out innovation periodically and thoughtfully - special, um, recipe or musical talent? roll out specific moves among a subset of your bf's on special occasions, then if the reception is positive, expand the scope of the new product to extent to the others. eventually, it'll be part of an expanded core product roster.

Apply the 80:20 principle - 20 percent of your beaus will probably generate 80 percent of enjoyment, while the other 80 will only garner you 20 percent of enjoyment, simultaneously demanding 80 percent of your effort. Trim and edit your boyfriend roster accordingly. Discard if they're consuming too much logistic resources.

Plan ahead and outsource properly - delegate logistics and planning to high school kids looking for a summer job, they're cheap and easily bribed (although, ensure that their loyalty is secure by giving them perks that gives them elite status among their peers); outsource lovenote writing to your offshore support teams. enlist your mom to do all the cooking and cleaning.

Probably not a good idea to leverage social media for this one...

saxitoxin wrote:Post the most important questions from Quora here.

tzor wrote:

saxitoxin wrote:Post the most important questions from Quora here.

I tend to see too many stupid Tolkien questions.

The Story of how a small time soap company got the better of giants like P&G,Unilever etc
Liquid Soap has pretty much replaced solid soap in many different settings.Many consumers around the world use liquid soap and prefer it very much over its solid counterpart. Do you know who came up with the first commercially scalable version of it ? No it wasn't Colgate-Palmolive or even P&G. It was a small company (in comparision) called Minnetonka Corp.

The Problem
Although Minnetonka had a game-changing product in their hands, there was a big problem of market share involved. How could a small time firm compete against the giants of soap business who would invariably copy the product and then use their deep pockets to control the market ? The complication was that NOTHING of the soap or its production was patentable. Way back in 1865,a certain William Shepphard had patented the discovery that "By the addition of comparatively small quantities of common soap to a large quantity of spirits of ammonia or hartshorn, the soap is thickened to the consistency of molasses…”-aka the liquid soap. Minnetonka had simply made it usable on the household level.

The Trick
Minnetonka understood that they couldn’t stop the other companies from copying their slick product, but could prevent them from actually getting their copysoaps to market. Management realized one simple thing-one of the key aspects of the liquid experience was the dispensing of the soap itself through the bottle’s pump. The patent for the pump was closely held, and there were only two manufacturers for the device.
Robert R. Taylor,the owner of the company shrewdly purchased 100 million small bottle hand-pumps from the only two U.S. manufacturers that made them, so that any competitors wouldn't be able to buy any for one year - enough time for him to establish the brand name. And this meant that even though Unilever and Procter and Gamble were able to very quickly replicate what liquid soap was about, Minnetonka had a 1 year lead of launching products on the market for consumers because they were the only ones with pumps !

The Effect
Robert R Taylor’s trick worked wonders !

• In six months, he sold $25 million worth of Softsoap(the name he gave to his product). The package made it very easy to spot on store shelves when nearly all other soaps were in bar form.
  
• He sold his Village Bath and SoftSoap brands to Colgate-Palmolive Co. in 1987 for $61 million.
  
• Two years later, Unilever PLC bought his Minnetonka Corp., which included the Calvin Klein fragrances for a whopping $376 million

DoomYoshi wrote:How do you handle having 10 real boyfriends?

I don't think this issue is so different from a company that is maintaining 10 clients. So assuming you've already amassed a 10-boyfriend roster, you could maintain such relationship thusly:

Define your core values and products - values should be broad themes that defines your brand image as a girlfriend. "Jennifer Chen, Rambunctuous Girl" is an example of one such core value - it says "hi i'm committed toward providing rambunctuousness." Similarly, your products list should include the set of core activities that boyfriends can expect to do when they're hanging out with you - for example - sample all michelin starred restaurants in a region.

Formulate/Solidify your narrative - all the details that will make you unique and identifiable must be tailored into a narrative so that it is specific enough to promote bonding, but not so specific that you become bogged down with nailing down specific details. This narrative should include both ideological and logistic details so that both you and your boyfriend(s) are always on the same page in terms of the basic protocols and deliverable schedules. For example, establishing that if you spend the night on a saturday, you probably won't call to follow up to see if he wants to hang on sunday afternoon because that's your "me-time."

Verticalize - not just a kama sutra buzzword! There may exist a niche segment of guys which allows you to optimize your dating resources. I personally recommend verticalizing across a specific first name - a roster of boyfriends named Brian, for example, means you will never call out the wrong name at inopportune times.

Practice your delivery - the delivery of your narrative practiced so that there's no question re: your core values and products. This is so that you don't have to customize the details of the story content to each bf, and become bogged down with "what did i tell BF1 vs BF2." Memorizing the pitch will also free you efforts so that they can be directed in real-time on the style of delivery, which is probably non-verbal and has high degree of customization impact. (see Customization)

Identify your value to each boyfriend - recognize that each boyfriend is a unique snowflake, with unique sensitivities and therefore has a specific set of reasons why they are in a relationship with you. Leverage this knowledge to periodically re-emphasize verbally, as well as reiterate through action to reassure that the guy is making the right choice by being your boyfriend.

Tailor and offer a customized interactive experience - each time you're with a specific boyfriend, you're delivering a unique experience, make sure that each boyfriend receives an experience that's uniquely theirs.

Listen to your boyfriends - this will conserve your energy, and prevent you from getting your stories mixed up. Also will help you further tailor your boyfriends' individual experience with you.

Roll out innovation periodically and thoughtfully - special, um, recipe or musical talent? roll out specific moves among a subset of your bf's on special occasions, then if the reception is positive, expand the scope of the new product to extent to the others. eventually, it'll be part of an expanded core product roster.

Apply the 80:20 principle - 20 percent of your beaus will probably generate 80 percent of enjoyment, while the other 80 will only garner you 20 percent of enjoyment, simultaneously demanding 80 percent of your effort. Trim and edit your boyfriend roster accordingly. Discard if they're consuming too much logistic resources.

Plan ahead and outsource properly - delegate logistics and planning to high school kids looking for a summer job, they're cheap and easily bribed (although, ensure that their loyalty is secure by giving them perks that gives them elite status among their peers); outsource lovenote writing to your offshore support teams. enlist your mom to do all the cooking and cleaning.

Probably not a good idea to leverage social media for this one...

Also, this one has a great answer

saxitoxin wrote:

Army of GOD wrote:Quora is a less entertaining Yahoo Answers

ur a less entertaining version of wauuw

BoganGod wrote:

saxitoxin wrote:

Army of GOD wrote:Quora is a less entertaining Yahoo Answers

ur a less entertaining version of wauuw

Sick burn bra. AoG and wauuw, symmetry and colton24, niet and owen, is almost like this is a pokemon evolution site, where we can see the evolved and not yet evolved side by side.