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Your brain is easier to manipulate than you think

Nov 4, 2026

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10 min read

Your brain is easier to manipulate than you think

5 psychological biases that influence what you buy, believe, and decide, and how people exploit them to control your behavior.

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The One-Word Fix

Jul 22, 2026

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1 min read

The One-Word Fix

How Intel boosted productivity without spending a dime

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The $1 Parking Paradox

Jul 13, 2026

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5 min read

The $1 Parking Paradox

The Nobel Prize-winning idea that explains why your brain treats identical dollars differently.

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The $30K Divorce That Built a Billion-Dollar Brand

Jul 7, 2026

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3 min read

The $30K Divorce That Built a Billion-Dollar Brand

The simplest idea in fashion outsold every "special" one

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What the Wright Brothers Teach Us About Innovation and Business

Jul 3, 2026

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2 min read

What the Wright Brothers Teach Us About Innovation and Business

The story of the first airplane shows that purpose matters

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What Bluey Teaches Us About Brands and Business

Jun 30, 2026

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2 min read

What Bluey Teaches Us About Brands and Business

Without superheroes or heavy-handed life lessons, the Australian animated series became a global phenomenon—and offers a masterclass in brand building.

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Slack's $1 Billion Growth Strategy Wasn't Marketing

Jun 22, 2026

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3 min read

Slack's $1 Billion Growth Strategy Wasn't Marketing

Before becoming one of the fastest-growing software companies ever, Slack spent months obsessing over user feedback—and discovered a metric that changed everything.

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The business of Neymar

Jun 16, 2026

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2 min read

The business of Neymar

He even scores goals

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Apple Killed Its Most Profitable Product. That's What Saved It.

Jun 9, 2026

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3 min read

Apple Killed Its Most Profitable Product. That's What Saved It.

How Steve Jobs made the most counterintuitive bet in corporate history and won.

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From 70% market share to zero in 5 years

May 29, 2026

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2 min read

From 70% market share to zero in 5 years

Nokia's inability to admit changes cost the company its global leadership

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The $12 billion unexpected insight

May 25, 2026

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2 min read

The $12 billion unexpected insight

The Biggest Insight from a $12 Billion Company Didn't Come from Data — It Came from an "Unlikely" Question

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Messi’s Net Worth Surpasses $1 Billion

May 22, 2026

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4 min read

Messi’s Net Worth Surpasses $1 Billion

And the Argentine Star Is Redefining What It Means to Be a Global Athlete

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They charged more than Patek Philippe. The industry laughed.

May 14, 2026

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2 min read

They charged more than Patek Philippe. The industry laughed.

Today Richard Mille makes US$1.77 billion selling 5,700 watches.

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15.5 million people watched this in 3 days

May 12, 2026

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2 min read

15.5 million people watched this in 3 days

The reason is explained in detail about how Netflix works.

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Rewarding something someone already enjoys can destroy their interest

Apr 23, 2026

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1 min read

Rewarding something someone already enjoys can destroy their interest

and this mistake is more common than it seems.

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This man works alone, created small Chrome extensions - and earns US$13 million a year.

Apr 13, 2026

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3 min read

This man works alone, created small Chrome extensions - and earns US$13 million a year.

Technology is a leverage that turns small efforts into infinite results.

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He left Russia in the midst of the collapse — and ended up controlling 30% of the country's oil

Apr 6, 2026

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2 min read

He left Russia in the midst of the collapse — and ended up controlling 30% of the country's oil

While everyone fought over assets, he decided to control something invisible: the flow

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The story that turned customer service into marketing

Mar 30, 2026

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4 min read

The story that turned customer service into marketing

2 a.m. A Customer Calls Zappos Asking for Pizza. The Rep Doesn’t Sell Pizza. She Does Something Better.

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They didn't speed up the luggage. They tricked the human brain. And saved billions.

Mar 25, 2026

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2 min read

They didn't speed up the luggage. They tricked the human brain. And saved billions.

The psychological trick that eliminates passenger complaints worldwide.

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Co-pilots knew the captain was wrong. Still, they stayed silent.

Mar 17, 2026

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2 min read

Co-pilots knew the captain was wrong. Still, they stayed silent.

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The AI Company That Refused the Pentagon — and Became Worth $380 Billion

Mar 10, 2026

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7 min read

The AI Company That Refused the Pentagon — and Became Worth $380 Billion

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Signal from space

Mar 6, 2026

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5 min read

Signal from space

In 2027, your phone will connect directly to a satellite

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The Collison Brothers and the $159B Company That Still Refuses to Go Public

Mar 3, 2026

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4 min read

The Collison Brothers and the $159B Company That Still Refuses to Go Public

From an offline Irish village to $1.9 trillion in annual payments, Stripe turned seven lines of code into one of the world’s most valuable private companies — by removing friction from money.

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From Nonprofit to Trillion-Dollar Race: The OpenAI Paradox

Feb 28, 2026

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4 min read

From Nonprofit to Trillion-Dollar Race: The OpenAI Paradox

Born to save humanity from AI, reshaped by power struggles and capital, OpenAI is now burning $665 billion to dominate the most expensive technological race in history.

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An American company has never laid off a single employee in 71 years.It survived five recessions, a pandemic, and the dot-com crash.And it has 93% engagement — while the U.S. average is 31%.

Feb 27, 2026

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4 min read

An American company has never laid off a single employee in 71 years.It survived five recessions, a pandemic, and the dot-com crash.And it has 93% engagement — while the U.S. average is 31%.

The secret? It began with 40 failed attempts.

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