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Business Travel, We're Back
“We missed you” signed airlines, hotels, and travel agencies.
July 25, 2024
Strategy
Uber vs. Lyft
Uber is doubling down on shared rides while Lyft eliminates them.
July 24, 2024
Trends
⚡ Electricity Prices
Prepare to pay more for less-reliable electricity…
July 23, 2024
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
Strategy
Airbnb’s Olympic Strategy
How Airbnb is using Olympic demand to draw in new hosts.
July 22, 2024
Strategy
Tesla’s Cybertrucks
A marketing marvel or a financial flop?
July 21, 2024
Markets
Apple’s Old iPhones
Apple finally gives customers a reason to upgrade their old phones.
July 18, 2024
Small Business
The downfall of America’s favorite sriracha brand
What went wrong with the billion-dollar sriracha empire?
July 17, 2024
Tech
The Trade Spend Game
AI is taking over grocery stores, starting with trade spend.
July 16, 2024
Trends
🍎 Gen Z's Grocery Hack
Memberships for shoppers aged 27 and under represent the fastest-growing customer segment at Walmart-owned Sam’s Club.
July 15, 2024
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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