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Nike S&P 100 Removal: How Firing Its Own Retailers Erased $230 Billion
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Nike S&P 100 Removal: How Firing Its Own Retailers Erased $230 Billion

John Roman· September 14, 2026 · 12 min read
How Eric Yuan Built Zoom Into a Global Communications Company
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How Eric Yuan Built Zoom Into a Global Communications Company

Lhea Ignacio·September 11, 2026
The US Capitol dome paired with a glowing AI circuit motif, illustrating the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act
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The Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act Cannot Pause a Global Race

John Roman·September 10, 2026
Buc-ee's hiring sign listing employee pay and manager salaries outside a store
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Why Buc-ee's Pays So Much: The Retention Math Behind Those Viral Salaries

John Roman·September 8, 2026
Aine Kennedy: The Smooth Company Story & Growth
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Aine Kennedy: How The Smooth Company Grew From an Attic Startup to 92 Countries

Lhea Ignacio·September 2, 2026
Amazon Prime benefits illustrated as a bundle of unopened doors against a $139 membership price
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Amazon Prime Benefits: The $1,437 Bundle You Pay $139 For

John Roman·August 27, 2026
Nerds Gummy Clusters Sales: $40M to $869M, The Real Math
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Nerds Gummy Clusters Sales: How One Product Took Nerds From $40 Million to $869 Million

John Roman·August 24, 2026
Huda Beauty: How Huda Kattan Turned $6,000 Into a Billion-Dollar Beauty Brand
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Huda Beauty Success Story: How Huda Kattan Turned a $6,000 Lash Idea Into a Billion-Dollar Beauty Brand

Lhea Ignacio·August 19, 2026
Whatnot Just Raised $545 Million: What a $20 Billion Valuation Tells Us About Live Commerce
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Whatnot Just Raised $545 Million: What a $20 Billion Valuation Tells Us About Live Commerce

John Roman·August 14, 2026
How Vicky Tsai Turned a Personal Crisis Into Tatcha’s Global Beauty Brand
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How Vicky Tsai Turned a Personal Crisis Into Tatcha’s Global Beauty Brand

Lhea Ignacio·August 13, 2026