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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi discuss how the Uber CEO search process ACTUALLY went down, his relationship with Barry Diller and what's happening now at Uber.
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IKEA
This episode is flat-packed with counterintuitive lessons about how this folksy mail order business from the Swedish countryside came into your living…
Jan 15
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Rolex
Their products are comparable to a Hermès Birkin bag in price, luxury status and waitlist times… yet they produce over 1m units / year (roughly 10x…
Jan 8
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Hermès
In luxury, there’s Hermès… and there’s everyone else.
Dec 4, 2025
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Costco
This isn’t a tricky business. We just tried to sell high quality merchandise at a lower cost than everybody else.
Oct 9, 2025
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Starbucks (with Howard Shultz)
With nearly half a billion customer purchases per week across its stores and 3rd party retail channels, a significant portion of the human population…
Feb 26
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Microsoft II (1995-2014)
In 1999, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world. And in 2019, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world, again. But… what…
Feb 19
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Microsoft I (1975 - 1995)
The company that put a computer on every desk, invented the software business model, completely dominated every conceivable competitor and is still the…
Feb 12
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Porsche
Porsche is both quality AND quantity, owning the most prestigious brand in its market, while at the same time churning out almost half a million…
Jan 29
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Mars Inc.
M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Double Mint, Ben’s Rice, Pedigree, Whiskas, VCA, Banfield… all the brands you know, owned by the company you know nothing…
Jan 22
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IKEA
This episode is flat-packed with counterintuitive lessons about how this folksy mail order business from the Swedish countryside came into your living…
Jan 15
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Kyle Westaway
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Rolex
Their products are comparable to a Hermès Birkin bag in price, luxury status and waitlist times… yet they produce over 1m units / year (roughly 10x…
Jan 8
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Kyle Westaway
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Morris Chang
Dr. Morris Chang, founder of TSMC, shares the stories of a few crucial moments from TSMC’s history including how TSMC won Apple’s iPhone and Mac chip.
Jan 1
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Kyle Westaway
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Meta
Their products are used by more humans than any other’s in history — almost half of the entire world’s population daily. But… what is Meta? Why do they…
Dec 24, 2025
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Mark Zuckerberg
Mark is the iconic founder CEO of our time. At Chase Center, he did an unprecedented thing: a live conversation in front of 6,000 people on Meta’s…
Dec 11, 2025
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Hermès
In luxury, there’s Hermès… and there’s everyone else.
Dec 4, 2025
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LVMH
Bernard Arnault turned a $15m investment in a bankrupt French textile company into the world’s largest fortune. The story is equal parts Berkshire…
Nov 20, 2025
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F1
The story of how a chaotic, deadly, and gloriously dysfunctional European racing series became one of the greatest business stories in sports.
Mar 3
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The NFL (2026 Update)
The history of the NFL mirrors America’s own development: scrappy small-town teams rode the successive growth waves to become the most successful sports…
Feb 5
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10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)
Why has Acquired — seemingly against all odds — “worked”? In conversation with Michael Lewis Ben and David share ten lessons they've learned from…
Dec 16, 2025
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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is… sugar water. And somehow it’s also America, Christmas, summertime, friendship and happiness.
Nov 27, 2025
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Trader Joe's
How on earth did a company that breaks every rule of modern retail build the most beloved grocery chain in America?
Oct 28, 2025
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Google III (2015 - 2025)
This is the story of how the world’s greatest business faces its greatest test: can they disrupt themselves without losing their $140B annual…
Oct 6, 2025
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Google II (2004-2015)
The parade of hits. In this era Google built seven (!) more billion+ user products: Gmail, Maps, Drive and Docs, YouTube, Chrome, Android, and Photos.
Aug 27, 2025
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Jamie Dimon
Ben and David sit down with Jamie Dimon for a live conversation at Radio City Music Hall, covering the incredible journey from his firing at Citgroup to…
Jul 16, 2025
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