Steve Jobs on restaurants? Am I sure, you may ask? As someone intrigued by the name of the carpenter who invented the circular saw, I am very sure.
FastCasual.com, a website for “innovative restaurants” has written an intriguing article considering 10 lessons of Steve Jobs and applying them to the restaurant business.
The 10 lessons are:
- The customer-user experience trumps everything else.
- Keep the brand simple and contemporary.
- Get inspired by the small things.
- Embrace technology.
- Innovate past failure.
- Anticipate trends.
- Business is more than the bottom line.
- No man or woman is an island.
- Employees reflect the brand.
- Keep it in perspective.
Don’t these lessons apply to a lot more than just restaurants?
You can find the entire article and the application of each of these to the restaurant biz at http://www.fastcasual.com/article/185515/Commentary-Ten-lessons-the-restaurant-industry-can-learn-from-Steve-Jobs
Oh, yeah, the name of the carpenter that invented the circular saw? It was Tabitha Babbitt, a woman working at a spinning wheel and watching some carpenters across the street. She realized the spinning wheel motion could be used for a saw. Her example also highlights that the tool or technique in one industry can be applied to another business.