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Trends
The Lunch Rush That Never Came
The number of lunches bought from restaurants and other establishments fell 3% in 2024.
April 9, 2025
Trends
When Cost-Cutting Costs You Customers
3 in 5 customers felt frustrated and annoyed after at least one poor customer service interaction in the past 12 months.
April 9, 2025
Strategy
How Coach Hooked Gen Z on Shopping
Coach Play stores boost dwell time by 4-8 times, turning visits into immersive shopping experiences.
April 9, 2025
Featured
Strategy
🇯🇵 Japanese 7-Elevens
7-Eleven is refining its business amid underlying trends in the U.S. convenience store market, drawing inspiration from its Japanese stores.
July 10, 2024
Trends
Gold’s Stealthy Bull Market
Following central bank activity, retail investors are driving up gold prices.
July 9, 2024
Markets
The False Promise of Thrift Companies
Thrifting is booming, but companies specializing in secondhand apparel are struggling to grow alongside the overall market.
July 8, 2024
Markets
Non-Obvious Winners from the Ozempic Craze
Analysts predict Ozempic and other weight loss drugs will have ripples across many industries.
June 6, 2024
Business
Trends
Why Theatres Are Upgrading Screens
As of 2024, more than 950 theatres in North America had premium large-format screens, up 33.7% from just five years ago.
April 9, 2025
Markets
AutoZone Jumps as Drivers Hold On
Used cars love tariffs. So do auto parts stocks.
April 9, 2025
Tech
Software Firms Brace for DOGE Disruption
The Pentagon terminated major contracts with Oracle and Leidos Holdings Inc. last week.
April 9, 2025
Markets
Celsius Is Winning With Women
Analysts project women will generate 110%+ of category growth for Celsius going forward.
April 9, 2025
Markets
Big Auto Price Hike Incoming
The Budget Lab at Yale forecasts auto prices will rise 13.5%.
April 9, 2025
Markets
Trump’s Trade War Is Hitting U.S. Tourism Hard
Canadian travel to the U.S. is plummeting—and it’s part of a broader international trend with significant economic consequences.
April 9, 2025
Startups
Career Growth
The Power of Compounding in Your Career with Laura Thompson
Laura Thompson shares lessons from her career as a go-to-market and product marketing leader with 15 years of experience at places like Google.
January 30, 2024
Join a Startup
Devin Bhushan, Squint: Accelerating Human Potential with Augmented Reality
Devin Bhushan is the Founder and CEO of Squint, a mobile app that uses AI and AR to present contextual information at the right time and place.
January 18, 2024
Career Growth
Joining a startup early with Charley Ma
Charley Ma on his experience joining early-stage startups. He was the first business hire at Plaid and an early member of the Ramp team.
November 29, 2023
Student Programs
Sara Flamm on Galvanizer at Stanford
An interview with Sara Flamm, the Director of Founder Programming of Galvanizer, on how they support female founders at Stanford.
November 15, 2023
Student Programs
Inside Z Fellows with Ali Debow
An interview with Ali Debow regarding her experience as a Z Fellow.
November 8, 2023
Accelerator Programs
How to get into YC with Jake Stein (YC W23)
An interview with Jake Stein, the Founder & CEO of Common Paper, regarding his experience participating in the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch.
August 29, 2023
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