• Question: If you could be the owner of any company (such as apple, samsung, sony, Microsoft, etc.) which would you choose? and once you've made your choice, what would be the first thing you do with the company?

    Asked by ThisGuy to Fe, Joe, Lauren, Olivia, Pete on 7 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Olivia Stodieck

      Olivia Stodieck answered on 7 Mar 2015:

      Ideally, I would like to set-up my own company! Maybe to build a rocket to Mars (like Space-X) or a flying car (like Terrafugia)… what do you think?
      I guess, if I had to choose from one of the big tech companies, I would choose Apple, because the first thing I would do is to make them build iphones with batteries that last longer and with better reception… But seriously, it’s quite impressive when you see how quickly they can design, build and market new products (approx. one new phone a year). If only we could do the same with aircraft! it still takes about 10 years to design, build and certify a new model like the Airbus A350.

    • Photo: Peter Roskilly

      Peter Roskilly answered on 9 Mar 2015:

      Much like Olivia, I’d ideally want to start my own company.
      A small design company working in landscaping and hard standing design. We’d work with clients to design and help build attractive, sustainable and useful outside spaces for homes/schools/shops etc.
      I need to wrangle me a landscape architect first though.

      If I had to take over someone else’s company it’d be Virgin. I like that Richard Branson seems to have a passionate interest in all the diverse things his company does.
      I like the idea of working on trains/planes and internet services all at the same time.
      The first thing I’d do would be to try get the maintenance of local council roads privatised then start a new division: “Virgin Roads”

    • Photo: Felicity Harer

      Felicity Harer answered on 9 Mar 2015:

      Me too! I’d love to have a company working in regenerative medicine. They’re working on creating organs so that people who need to have an organ transplant can get one that works for them as quickly as possible.

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