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title: "Franchising Weekly Web Roundup"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fd1b899a-c106-4fb9-a82d-c7cb44118307
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/1851-franchising-weekly-web-roundup-2289
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2015-08-14T21:16:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T12:25:20.570Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc6774.png
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# Franchising Weekly Web Roundup

**TL;DR:** The article shares a collection of links from various sources. Dr Pepper Snapple is buying a $20 million stake in a sports drink startup.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-08-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/1851-franchising-weekly-web-roundup-2289).*

## Story

The best ways to manage people who are smarter than you? – Sharon Powills

Benedict Cumberbatch somehow becoming even more charming ? – Emily Rosenbaum

The reasons why sending angry emails are just making you angrier ? – Lauren Boukas

The dialer app that can lend you a celebrity’s voice? – Ryan Paul

Dr Pepper Snapple buying a $20 million stake in a sports drink startup ? – Logan Perakis

Jurors being not-so-starstruck by Michael Jordan? – Patrick Laughlin

Google becoming Alphabet …without owning Alphabet.com? – Jonny Egan

Leonardo DiCaprio fulfilling dreams by announcing his starring role in “Devil in the White City”? –Ryan Paul, Andi Summers and Logan Perakis

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- Google (company)
- investment (topic)
- Dr Pepper (company)
- Alphabet Inc. (company)
- business news (topic)
- celebrity news (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/1851-franchising-weekly-web-roundup-2289). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fd1b899a-c106-4fb9-a82d-c7cb44118307).