Current:Home > StocksSummer School 1: Planet Money goes to business school -Keystone Growth Academy
Summer School 1: Planet Money goes to business school
View
Date:2025-04-12 08:32:37
Find all episodes of Planet Money Summer School here.
Planet Money Summer School is back! It's the free economics class you can take from anywhere... for everyone! For Season 4 of Summer School, we are taking you to business school. It's time to get your MBA, the easy way!
In this first class: Everyone has a million dollar business idea (e.g., "Shazam but for movies"), but not everyone has what it takes to be an entrepreneur. We have two stories about founders who learned the hard way what goes into starting a small business, and getting it up and running.
First, a story about Frederick Hutson, who learned about pain points and unique value propositions when he founded a company to help inmates and their families share photos. Then, we take a trip to Columbia, Maryland with chefs RaeShawn and LaShone Middleton. Their steamed crab delivery service taught them the challenges of "bootstrapping" to grow their business. And throughout the episode, Columbia Business School professor Angela Lee explains why entrepreneurship can be really difficult, but also incredibly rewarding, if you have the stomach for it.
(And, we should say, we are open to investors for "Shazam but for movies." Just sayin'.)
The series is hosted by Robert Smith and produced by Max Freedman. Our project manager is Julia Carney. This episode was edited by Jess Jiang and engineered by James Willetts. The show is fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Planet Money's executive producer is Alex Goldmark.
Help support Planet Money and get bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.
Always free at these links: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, NPR One or anywhere you get podcasts.
Find more Planet Money: Facebook / Instagram / TikTok / Our weekly Newsletter.
Music: "Lost Situation" & "Bad Scene"; Universal Production Music - "Better Luck Next Time," "The Sky Was Orange," "Moody Pop Guitars," "El Flamingo," and "Growling Sax"
veryGood! (94)
Related
- Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look
- Utilities Are Promising Net Zero Carbon Emissions, But Don’t Expect Big Changes Soon
- An unprecedented week at the Supreme Court
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Son Prince Archie Receives Royally Sweet 4th Birthday Present
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Beyond Standing Rock: Environmental Justice Suffered Setbacks in 2017
- July Fourth hot dog eating contest men's competition won by Joey Chestnut with 62 hot dogs and buns
- Biden Takes Aim at Reducing Emissions of Super-Polluting Methane Gas, With or Without the Republicans
- Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
- In Georgia, 16 Superfund Sites Are Threatened by Extreme Weather Linked to Climate Change
Ranking
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- China’s Dramatic Solar Shift Could Take Sting Out of Trump’s Panel Tariffs
- Apple is shuttering My Photo Stream. Here's how to ensure you don't lose your photos.
- Melissa Rivers Shares What Saved Her After Mom Joan Rivers' Sudden Death
- Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
- Fearing for Its Future, a Big Utility Pushes ‘Renewable Gas,’ Urges Cities to Reject Electrification
- 2020: A Year of Pipeline Court Fights, with One Lawsuit Headed to the Supreme Court
- Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline Spill Response Plan, with Tribe’s Input
Recommendation
$73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
Man fishing with his son drowns after rescuing 2 other children swimming at Pennsylvania state park
Matty Healy Sends Message to Supporters After Taylor Swift Breakup
Second bus of migrants sent from Texas to Los Angeles
What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
Texas teen who reportedly vanished 8 years ago while walking his dogs is found alive
4 dead after small plane crashes near South Carolina golf course
Explosive devices detonated, Molotov cocktail thrown at Washington, D.C., businesses