equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
I think that's likely to be at the root of all this.
BrewDog: yet another hip company using 'rebel' language to sell its stuff
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equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
If you think the thread is dead, go get your entertainment somewhere else.
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Here's the BBC article, which also links to previous articles if anyone is looking for a quick summary of events over the past few years:
Brewdog boss James Watt steps down from CEO role
James Watt co-founded the Scottish brewery and pub group in Aberdeenshire in 2007.
www.bbc.co.uk
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Allows him to spend more time with his family and SpymasterHere's the BBC article, which also links to previous articles if anyone is looking for a quick summary of events over the past few years:
Brewdog boss James Watt steps down from CEO role
James Watt co-founded the Scottish brewery and pub group in Aberdeenshire in 2007.www.bbc.co.uk
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Been told
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
I'll teach him how to make decent beer.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Someone should. The stuff they sell is shite, but all this free advertising gets people buying it, so they don't care.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Genius!
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
It actually is quite clever. Get everyone talking about you on every platform possible, whether for good or for bad reasons, doesn't matter, it's all publicity. Then ditch the protagonist just before an IPO, and watch the moolah roll in.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
Like a certain person on here, it's the dictionary definition of trolling.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Absolutely.
The question is; how much of the five-hundred-million-quid, that he's now worth, is attributable to this thread?
There's a clear case for the server fund to make a claim.
I'd be happy to Lead it, given sufficient support.
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hiraethified
"Hey, have you heard of this company who treat their workers like absolute shit in a toxic workplace, have a boss who makes female workers feel uncomfortable and has now started to support far right political figures?"
Normal person's response: "Why yes, and as a result I'm not going to spend a penny with the shit company."
Dickhead response: "Why that's simply genius marketing, and I'm going to keep buying their products because I'm happy to be aligned with their company's anti-union, toxic practices and support of right wing, racist leaders."
Normal person's response: "Why yes, and as a result I'm not going to spend a penny with the shit company."
Dickhead response: "Why that's simply genius marketing, and I'm going to keep buying their products because I'm happy to be aligned with their company's anti-union, toxic practices and support of right wing, racist leaders."
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Probably not a very large percentage but it's hard to say, as it's kinda like COVID spreading. Similar to when people post videos from someone they hate on YouTube. They don't seem to realise that reposting their videos is having the exact opposite effect than they're hoping for.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
The little fact that he's about to be half a billion quid richer kinda dictates that your logic is flawed.
Don't get me wrong, I hate the cunt, but I also don't promote him.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
According to your earlier post, by talking about him on a platform, that’s what you’re doing, innit?
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
For sure. But even if we go with a teeny-weeny percentage, say 0.001%, which is probably quite conservative, that's about 5 grand that U75 has made him.
That's 60 pence per post on this thread.
Keeeeeeeeeeeeerching!
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
It's worse than that. I'd never heard of Brewdog until this thread, then I saw some in Lidl, and I bought 8 cans of the piss. I'll never drink it again but that was 8 cans towards his half a billion, and it was a direct result of this thread's existence. Twist that however you like but the reality is that this thread has made money for Brewdog.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
This thread has done many things.
AverageJoe
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Hmmm.
With that much cash behind him, I can see a new chain of bars and pubs coming to the fore. Like a Spoons version of Brewdog.
Cos, if you're aggrieved with half a bill in your your pocket, and no other skills, you're going to take your ex business model and apply it to take on Spoons.
With that much cash behind him, I can see a new chain of bars and pubs coming to the fore. Like a Spoons version of Brewdog.
Cos, if you're aggrieved with half a bill in your your pocket, and no other skills, you're going to take your ex business model and apply it to take on Spoons.
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
Brings all the boys to the yard
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
It'll probably be a clause in his severance package that he can't do that.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
I can imagine that his narcissistic personality disorder would more likely see him make the transition from ‘insurgent’ entrepreneurship to ‘insurgent” politics. All manner of Faragist cranks will swarm around his mountain of cash and promise him power.
AverageJoe
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Clauses can only be enforced if you've got the cash to back it up.
And he's got the cash.
So BD won't be bothering wasting their money on that. He'll be the hipster Tim Wetherspoon.
Watterspoons anyone?
(my money is on Wetherspoons with music and sport). And Neck Oil or something.
ElizabethofYork
Old Crone
So he's been given the wanky title 'Captain and Co-founder' and will still be on the board. That won't make life very easy for the new CEO.
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
It's a recipe for a CEO leaving very quickly I think, because James Watt seems to be the type to be difficult if the idea or plan isn't his.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
According to this 'analysis' that's £650 that you've personally gifted to Farage's mate.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
According to this 'analysis' that's £650 that you've personally gifted to Farage's mate.
So, you've got a problem with Nigel Farage as well now?
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
An analysis piece from the Guardian on yesterday's events:
www.theguardian.com
Little remains of Brewdog’s ‘punk’ ethos as co-founder steps down
James Watt steered the brewer to great success but a private equity stake and attending Nigel Farage’s 60th suggest the edginess is gone
freshapple
Active Member
I got the impression that
my thinking was that the idea behind this was to bring someone in with the skill set required for taking the company public.
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