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		<title>What we are learning from The Dabbawala &#8211; Fast lunch delivery in Mumbai</title>
		<link>http://heroex.com/blog/2010/02/18/what-we-are-learning-from-the-dabbawala-fast-lunch-delivery-in-mumbai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>malouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately, I've been studying the management system of the Dabbawala, a 125 year old lunch delivery service in Mumbai, India.
It has a network of 5000 Dabbawala who deliver lunch boxes (tiffins) across the entire city.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="__ss_20266" style="width: 425px; text-align: left;">Lately, I&#8217;ve been studying the management system of the Dabbawala, a 125 year old lunch delivery service in Mumbai, India.</div>
<div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;">It has a network of 5000 Dabbawala who deliver lunch boxes (tiffins) across the entire city.</div>
<div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;">Some takeaways:</div>
<div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;">
<ul>
<li>Simple value proposition: a homemade lunch amongst a sea of fast food</li>
<li>Six Sigma certification despite low technology (they had no website and did not use SMS until recently)</li>
<li>Flat management works best: They have a 3 tier hierarchy including executives, Dabbawala managers, and Dabbawalas</li>
<li>Core beliefs of hard work, pride, and entrepreneurial ownership of the business exist at all levels</li>
<li>99.99% accuracy of food deliveries</li>
<li>The business enjoys a 5-10% yearly growth rate</li>
</ul>
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<div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;">A great recap of numbers and pictures of the Dabbawalas on SlideShare:</div>
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<div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;">For the past few weeks, HeroEx has been streamlining its business. We have been working on this:</div>
<div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;">
<ul>
<li>Keeping overhead as low as possible</li>
<li>Limited product offering (just the most popular items) for standard deliveries; we are still continuing custom orders for a premium price</li>
<li>Recruiting more Delivery Heroes and Delivery Managers</li>
<li>New set of guiding principles for Delivery Heroes and Delivery Managers</li>
<li>Redesigned website: cleaner with a focus on products, Heroes, and building community</li>
<li>Improving our internal management systems</li>
<li>Maintaining our 100% accuracy and timeliness (1 hour) on deliveries</li>
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<div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;">Thanks for your support!</div>
<div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;">Marissa</div>
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		<title>Denzel Washington says &#8220;Deliver Us&#8221;. We say &#8220;OK!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://heroex.com/blog/2010/01/03/denzel-washington-says-deliver-us-we-say-ok/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>malouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the spirit of Denzel Washington starring in the upcoming movie "The Book of Eli," we are delivering movie tickets for you to see it at any theatre in San Francisco that is showing the movie. He holds our attention through all the SAG Awards, AFI Film Awards, Oscars, and of course, People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. So when Denzel says "Deliver Us", we say "OK!"]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the spirit of Denzel Washington starring in the upcoming movie &#8220;The Book of Eli,&#8221; we are delivering movie tickets for you to see it at any theatre in San Francisco that is showing the movie. He holds our attention through all the SAG Awards, AFI Film Awards, Oscars, and of course, People Magazine&#8217;s <a href="http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20136992,00.html">50 Most Beautiful People</a>. So when Denzel says &#8220;Deliver Us&#8221;, we say &#8220;OK!&#8221;</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a partial <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010488-book_of_eli/#">synopsis</a> from Rotten Tomatoes: <em>&#8220;</em><span id="movie_synopsis_blurb" style="display: none;"> In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earth&#8211;all around him, the&#8230;</span><span id="movie_synopsis_all" style="display: inline;"><em>In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earth&#8211;all around him, the marks of catastrophic destruction. There is no civilization here, no law. The roads belong to gangs that would murder a man for his shoes, an ounce of water&#8230;or for nothing at all.&#8221;</em><br />
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<p>Buy between 1 to 10 tickets and pay just $9 for us to deliver the movie tickets to you in 1 hour or less. Starting on January 15 (the movie premiere date), you can order through us <a href="http://heroex.com/index.php?app=ShoppingCart&amp;item=77">here</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://heroex.com/index.php?app=ShoppingCart&amp;item=77"><img class="alignnone" title="deliver us book of eli" src="http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/book_of_eli_deliver_us_poster.jpg" alt="" width="501" height="730" /></a></p>
<p>Skip the line and have us <a href="http://heroex.com/index.php?app=ShoppingCart&amp;item=77">deliver the tickets to you</a>!</p>
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes of Jason Derulo&#8217;s &#8220;In My Head&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://heroex.com/blog/2010/01/03/exclusive-behind-the-scenes-of-jason-derulos-in-my-head/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>malouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HeroEx brings it to YOU first:
Here's a sneak peek of Jason Derulo shooting the new music video for his hit song "In My Head" in Van Nuys, California. "In My Head" debuted at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100, but the music vid hasn't dropped yet.
He recently shot it on location in front of a Circle K owned by my college friend Frank Ahn.
Jason Derulo's got the moves, check it out (click the image to play):]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HeroEx brings it to YOU first:</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a sneak peek of Jason Derulo shooting the new music video for his hit song &#8220;In My Head&#8221; in Van Nuys, California. &#8220;In My Head&#8221; debuted at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100, but the music vid hasn&#8217;t dropped yet.</p>
<p>He recently shot it on location in front of a Circle K owned by my college friend Frank Ahn. (Frank&#8217;s in the video too).</p>
<p>Jason Derulo&#8217;s got the moves, check it out:<br />
<object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UyG1FG3H6rY&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OaUaAQro0S8&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></p>
<p>And if you&#8217;re in Van Nuys, swing by Frank Ahn&#8217;s famous Circle K<span> on 16056 Sherman Way. Just drop my name, and he&#8217;ll hook you up. (Did you know that Frank and I had our own party promotion group called &#8220;In Da Club&#8221; in college?)<br />
</span></p>
<p><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2521/4156168329_8f1c0a024e.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="JD sneak peek" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2521/4156168329_8f1c0a024e.jpg" alt="" width="478" height="478" /></a></p>
<p>Want more Jason Derulo? He&#8217;s on tour with Lady Gaga and you can win tickets here:</p>
<p><a href="http://jasonderulo.com/profiles/blogs/in-my-world-contest-win"><img class="alignnone" title="Gaga JD" src="http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz198/hducreative/jasonderulo/lady_gaga_banner.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Keep your eyes locked on HeroEx as we continue to deliver the good stuff like this all year long.</p>
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		<title>RateItAll dubs HeroEx &#8220;Kozmo / Webvan / Pink Dot 2.0&#8243;</title>
		<link>http://heroex.com/blog/2010/01/02/rateitall-dubs-heroex-is-kozmo-webvan-pink-dot-2-0/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>malouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawrence Coburn, the CEO of RateItAll (the premier consumer review website), tried out HeroEx and went on record with a review of his own:
"I've used them once (for some batteries for a wireless keyboard), and the service was awesome."
Read the rest of his review here. And please add your own review to let us know what you think!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lawrence Coburn, the CEO of <a href="http://rateitall.com">RateItAll</a> (the premier consumer review website), tried out <a href="http://heroex.com">HeroEx</a> and went on record with a review of his own:</p>
<p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve used them once (for some batteries for a wireless keyboard), and the service was awesome.&#8221;</strong></em></span></p>
<p>Read the rest of his review <a href="http://www.rateitall.com/i-3056124-heroex.aspx">here</a>, and please add your own.</p>
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<p>Thanks, guys!</p>
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		<title>STOP Wasting Time! 10 Mantras</title>
		<link>http://heroex.com/blog/2009/12/27/stop-wasting-time-10-mantras/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>malouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time is all we have. Wasting time damages your health and your quality of life. I've reorganized my life around being more efficient with my time, which includes these mantras:

1. YOU ARE A QUEEN, OR KING -- OR HERO.]]></description>
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<p>Time is all we have. Wasting time damages your health and your quality of life. I&#8217;ve reorganized my life around being more efficient with my time, which includes these mantras:</p>
<p>1. YOU ARE A QUEEN, OR KING &#8212; OR HERO.</p>
<p>So assume the role. Delegate what you need to. Your job is to say, &#8220;OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!&#8221; or &#8220;YOU&#8217;RE FIRED!&#8221; or &#8220;UP UP AND AWAY!&#8221;. How are you supposed to save the day otherwise?</p>
<p>2. IGNORE HATERS</p>
<p>Stalkers, Trolls, and people who don&#8217;t believe in you don&#8217;t deserve your attention. CUT them out, have your PR person manage them, CROWDSOURCE a team to shut them down, or PAY them to write <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">more</span> reviews of you. (All of these worked for me.)</p>
<p>3. MANAGE EXPECTATIONS</p>
<p>Avoid misunderstandings and complications &#8211; Set expectations for how you spend your time with people. <strong>Time-manage Mom and Dad by telling them to check your <a href="http://twitter.com/malouie">Twitter</a>.</strong></p>
<p>4. CRITICAL PATH</p>
<p>Choose your friends and eliminate the things that don&#8217;t matter.</p>
<p>5. GO DIAGONAL</p>
<p>I once learned in 7th grade geometry class that going on a diagonal path is faster than going 5 blocks up then 5 blocks across. So learn the shortcuts through the streets. Now that we have Google Maps, it&#8217;s even easier.</p>
<p>THIS:</p>
<p><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3648/3407917557_522c3d21d4_o.jpg"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><img class="alignnone" title="blue diagonal line" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3648/3407917557_522c3d21d4_o.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="249" /></a></p>
<p>NOT THIS:</p>
<p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tRc_xLhnoBs/Sf23NHVtdlI/AAAAAAAAA64/vMzxbYU9iBM/s400/detail-neon-line-noise-by-revad-david-riley.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="neon lines" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tRc_xLhnoBs/Sf23NHVtdlI/AAAAAAAAA64/vMzxbYU9iBM/s400/detail-neon-line-noise-by-revad-david-riley.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="400" /></a></p>
<p>6. ASK YOUR ASSISTANT</p>
<p>Hire an assistant. And get <a href="http://heroex.com">HeroEx</a> to do your deliveries on the cheap <img src='http://heroex.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>7. FIND THE REAL EXPERTS</p>
<p>Need an expert? If you want to find an expert on social media, for example, there are <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/27/social-media-experts-twitter/">15,740</a> of them on Twitter. Pick 1 or 2 people at the top of the food chain you need to talk to now, and go for the bullseye. Or if I wanted to talk to an expert on Ecommerce, I&#8217;d ask HeroEx advisor Jeff Holden, who ran the consumer side of Amazon.com for 9 years.</p>
<p>8. WATCH YOURSELF</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;Shake ya ass, but watch yourself. Shake ya ass, show me what you workin with!&#8221; &#8211; Mystikal</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Know yourself and the things you do that waste time. Now turn them off, shut them down, get rid of them. You know yourself best.</p>
<p>9. DAILY MEDITATION</p>
<p>I  meditate daily at <a href="http://www.thesportsclubla.com">SCLA</a> &#8211; even for just 1 minute. 60 seconds of Ommmmm on a regular basis helps me focus on what&#8217;s important (and get to the critical path I mentioned above). I was inspired to do this by one of my best friends and <a href="http://dailygrind.com">Russell Simmons</a>.</p>
<p>10. MONEY WINS</p>
<p>Can&#8217;t decide which one to pick, and all things are equal? Pick the one which brings in the cashflow for you, your boss, your company, your nonprofit, your family, your customers. We all work for the President &#8211; <strong><span style="color: #ccffcc;">$ </span></strong>George Washington <strong><span style="color: #ccffcc;">$</span></strong>.<strong><span style="color: #ccffcc;"> </span></strong></p>
<p>BONUS</p>
<p>11. MINIMIZE INTERRUPTIONS IN YOUR DAY</p>
<p>Every time you get up to pick up groceries, to go out for lunch or dinner, to pick up office supplies, to grab Starbucks &#8211; you interrupt your normal workflow. It takes 20 minutes to readjust back to what you were doing before you got up. So plan your day to minimize this &#8211; or do it all at once.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 463px"><a href="http://addins.wgem.com/blogs/newstoday/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/large_kanye_west_taylor_swift.jpg"><img title="Kanye Imma let you finish" src="http://addins.wgem.com/blogs/newstoday/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/large_kanye_west_taylor_swift.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="314" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">&quot;IMMA LET YOU FINISH, BUT BEYONCE HAS ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS OF ALL TIME!&quot; - Kanye West</p></div>
<p>Need help getting more done, so you don&#8217;t interrupt your day? Ask us at <a href="http://heroex.com">HeroEx</a> &#8211; we&#8217;ll come to the rescue and deliver almost anything you want in 1 hour <img src='http://heroex.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Marissa is featured on Violet Blue&#8217;s Top 10 Sexy Geeks 2010!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just before we hit 2010, Violet Blue (San Francisco Chronicle) released her top 10 sexy geeks 2010.

She describes our CEO Marissa as "firey, effervescent, and gorgeous."]]></description>
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<p>Just before we hit 2010, Violet Blue (<a href="http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/violetblue/">San Francisco Chronicle</a>) released her <a href="http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2009/12/top-ten-sexy-geeks-2010.html">top 10 sexy geeks 2010</a>.</p>
<p>She describes our CEO Marissa as &#8220;firey, effervescent, and gorgeous.&#8221;</p>
<p>Check it out <a href="http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2009/12/top-ten-sexy-geeks-2010.html">here</a>! The news was also picked up by <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/violet-blue%E2%80%99s-list-of-the-top-ten-sexy-geeks-2010/">Laughing Squid</a>, <a href="http://astonmartinnews.com/story/382644008/top-ten-sexy-geeks-2010-violet-blue-%C2%AE-open-source-sex">Aston Martin News</a>, <a href="http://serpicanaro.com/multiblog/top-ten-sexy-geeks-2010">Serpica Naro</a>, and others.</p>
<p>Keep watching as Marissa stirs up controversy, conversation, music videos, and a media storm in 2010!</p>
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