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ASML is the most important company you've never heard of. The $220B Dutch firm makes the machines that make semiconductors. Each one costs $150m and access to them are a huge geop...
In 1998, Microsoft became the most valuable firm and Bill Gates owned 27%. That stake would now be $574B (more than Bezos + Musk combined). But Gates’ buddy Buffett told him to s...
The world’s 3 best business models: 1. Google search ads 2. Visa payment network 3. Selling a single banana at the gas station for $0.99
Walt Disney Co. just surpassed Netflix in total streaming subs (221.1m vs. 220.7m). And it did so in less than 3 years since launching Disney+. How? By combining great content wi...
The Da Vinci System is a surgical robot that costs $2m. It's been used in >10m procedures and is designed for one surgeon to do the job of many people. The robot works, but at a...
There's a "Museum of Failure" in Sweden which highlights 150+ failed products. It's meant to show that innovation requires risk-taking and failure. Here are 10 gems you may not r...
A popular theory is that the size of a horse’s butt in Ancient Rome determined the size of NASA’s shuttle rocket boosters. There are holes in the story but it's an interesting way...
Steve Jobs famously said innovation is "saying no to 1000 things" before you say yes. For more than a decade, Apple has used Pablo Picasso's Bull to drive home the lesson. Here'...
You’ve prob seen a viral clip of 2 shirtless men building an underground mud swimming pool with hands and primitive tools. It’s a whole YouTube genre and there are a number of sim...
Citicorp Center was built in 1977. Located in NY, it was the world's 7th tallest building but had a big structural flaw: a very strong storm wind could knock it over. The expert...
In 2013, Dell Inc was a struggling PC and hardware firm. CEO Michael Dell took it private in a $25B buyout and turned it into an IT infrastructure + cloud giant (re-listing as Del...
Twitter just adopted a poison pill in response to Elon’s $43B takeover bid. Netflix did a similar maneuver in 2012 to thwart Carl Icahn. Here’s how it played out: