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In 2020, Harvard Business Publishing brought in $262 million in revenue, flat from the year prior. Though disappointing in isolation, that unglamorous performance looks much better when compared to the beatings many other media outlets suffered during the coronavirus lockdown. Over a five year period, revenue grew at a 3.8% CAGR.
Mario Gabriele • Harvard, a Media Company | The Generalist
HBP’s figures put the organization within the orbit of luminaries like The Economist while simultaneously positioning peers like Forbes, Fortune, Axios, and others in the rearview mirror. Remarkably, HBP has managed this with a considerably leaner staff, employing just 450.
Mario Gabriele • Harvard, a Media Company | The Generalist
According to Bloomberg data, XPO was the seventh best-performing stock in the Fortune 500 of the last decade—and United Rentals was the sixth best-performer over the same period.
Brad Jacobs • How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
(nearly twice the audience size of OshKosh B’Gosh, the 120-year-old maker of children’s clothes).