What liberal elites (like me) can do for the middle of the US
In 1985, in a large Harvard Business School amphitheater classroom, about 75 of us were discussing the shrinking of US manufacturing and the explosive growth of the service…
Counterfeits: the underbelly of Amazon and eBay
Grommet’s daily launches currently reach 1 in 25 US households. With that great influence comes serious responsibility. Some call us a “trust agent” for the Maker Movement—making…
Crushing on “Buy Me Once”
French cookware company Le Creuset recently honored its lifetime guarantee when it replaced my beloved–but chipped–Dutch oven. It’s a piece of cookware I use weekly, and sometimes daily. I…
Grommet + Whole Foods = Whole Lotta Good
In my normal weekend food shop I alternate between feisty local favorite Market Basket and Whole Foods. This week it was Whole Foods. In the space of…
Thanking our “insiders”
Joanne and I sent a special email out to 17,000 of our top customers to mark the Thanksgiving holiday. I am loving the responses people are sending…
Seeing that Tipping Point of Joy Get Closer and Closer
When you start a business you are constantly looking for evidence that you are not crazy, and that you are working on something that matters. In…
A generation of Henry (and Henrietta) Fords is being shaped in front of our eyes
Today’s kids are being powerfully shaped into realizing they can be inventors and Makers. I’m seeing examples of this as prevalent as Dunkin’ Donuts shops in…
