Business Building

48 smart things Sam Walton wrote in his autobiography: 1. It never occurred to me that I might lose. It was almost as if I had a right to win. Thinking like that often seems to turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy. 2. We just got after it and *stayed* after... See more

Birkenstock IPO’d today at a ~$8B valuation. Its CEO Oliver Reichert did a massive turnaround in the past decade: sales 5x’d from $125m in 2012 to $1.3B in 2022. The wildest part: he has zero background in footwear or fashion. Prior to taking over the top job... See more

Companies That Have Successfully Implemented Out-of-the-Box Thinking, via Rory Sutherland:

• Octopus Energy

  • They have a software division called Kraken

  • They manage utilities in a much more sophisticated pricing environment, like cheaper rates for charging cars after midnight

  • “It’s very much about marrying supply and demand.” – Rory Sutherland

  • They have a

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