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The closer you are, the worse you see

The closer you are, the worse you see

A CEO sat on the board for 8 years and still missed it.

My totally wrong business plan (that still worked)

My totally wrong business plan (that still worked)

How Atari and Chuck E. Cheese died the same death

How Atari and Chuck E. Cheese died the same death

Plus: my go-to hiring question.

33 years building Roomba... then Brussels killed it

33 years building Roomba... then Brussels killed it

Trying a new format today.

Disney World is in trouble

Disney World is in trouble

What’s actually driving the social media hate?

The insane story behind Sriracha’s collapse

The insane story behind Sriracha’s collapse

Some gut feels are good in scarcity, dangerous in abundance.

The Ross Perot school of business partners

The Ross Perot school of business partners

Q&A from a recent talk on business incubation.

Distribution =/= business. Orange County Choppers learned the hard way.

Distribution =/= business. Orange County Choppers learned the hard way.

OCC had $40M. Then nothing.

What every Papa John's post-mortem misses

What every Papa John's post-mortem misses

John Schnatter’s meltdown was just the surface

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