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🏦 Corporate Acquisitions

The high-stakes world of companies buying companies — the strategy, negotiation, and human fallout of mergers and takeovers.
Intelligent M&A
by Scott Moeller • 2007
Seven in ten mergers destroy value. An intelligence discipline for asking what due diligence misses.
3.79
57
🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions🎯 Corporate Strategy🔍 Competitive Intelligence📋 Due Diligence🤝 Post-Merger Integration
Intelligent M&A Summary
Intelligent M&A 91%
Seven in ten mergers destroy value. An intelligence discipline for asking what due diligence misses.
by Scott Moeller 2007
3.79
57 ratings
🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions🎯 Corporate Strategy🔍 Competitive Intelligence📋 Due Diligence🤝 Post-Merger Integration
The Private Equity Playbook
by Adam Coffey • 2019
PE has its own clock, scorecard, and endgame. Know them, or leave millions on the table.
4.05
1k+
🧱 Private Equity💰 Mergers And Acquisitions⚙️ Operational Efficiency📈 Value Creation👨‍💼 Business Owners
The Private Equity Playbook Summary
The Private Equity Playbook 91%
PE has its own clock, scorecard, and endgame. Know them, or leave millions on the table.
by Adam Coffey 2019
4.05
1k+ ratings
🧱 Private Equity💰 Mergers And Acquisitions⚙️ Operational Efficiency📈 Value Creation👨‍💼 Business Owners
Play Nice But Win
by Michael Dell • 2021
Wall Street declared his company dead. He bet $24 billion on the long term. The long term won.
4.13
3k+
🏢 Corporate Turnarounds📖 Founder Memoirs🔒 Going Private🧠 Decision Frameworks🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions
Play Nice But Win Summary
Play Nice But Win 90%
Wall Street declared his company dead. He bet $24 billion on the long term. The long term won.
by Michael Dell 2021
4.13
3k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Turnarounds📖 Founder Memoirs🔒 Going Private🧠 Decision Frameworks🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions
Dream Big
by Cristiane Correa • 2013
Three Brazilian bankers bought Budweiser by rewarding performance and cutting everything else.
4.17
6k+
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🏆 Meritocratic Management⚙️ Operational Efficiency👥 Partnership Models
Dream Big Summary
Dream Big 90%
Three Brazilian bankers bought Budweiser by rewarding performance and cutting everything else.
by Cristiane Correa 2013
4.17
6k+ ratings
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🏆 Meritocratic Management⚙️ Operational Efficiency👥 Partnership Models
The Transformation of Corporate Control
by Neil Fligstein • 1990
Antitrust, not markets, built the modern firm: four legal pivots that remade American business.
4.09
11
🏢 Corporate History📊 Economic Sociology⚖️ Antitrust Law🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🏛️ Corporate Governance
The Transformation of Corporate Control Summary
The Transformation of Corporate Control 90%
Antitrust, not markets, built the modern firm: four legal pivots that remade American business.
by Neil Fligstein 1990
4.09
11 ratings
🏢 Corporate History📊 Economic Sociology⚖️ Antitrust Law🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🏛️ Corporate Governance
Barbarians at the Gate
by Bryan Burrough • 1989
A CEO's bid to buy his company unleashes Wall Street's biggest takeover war.
4.29
45k+
🏢 Corporate Takeover📰 Business Journalism🪑 Boardroom Politics💰 Leveraged Buyouts📈 1980s Wall Street
Barbarians at the Gate Summary
Barbarians at the Gate 90%
A CEO's bid to buy his company unleashes Wall Street's biggest takeover war.
by Bryan Burrough 1989
4.29
45k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Takeover📰 Business Journalism🪑 Boardroom Politics💰 Leveraged Buyouts📈 1980s Wall Street
The Caesars Palace Coup
by Max Frumes • 2021
One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.
4.05
4k+
🏢 Private Equity💰 Leveraged Buyouts📋 Corporate Governance🕵️ Financial Investigations🏚️ Corporate Collapses
The Caesars Palace Coup Summary
The Caesars Palace Coup 90%
One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.
by Max Frumes 2021
4.05
4k+ ratings
🏢 Private Equity💰 Leveraged Buyouts📋 Corporate Governance🕵️ Financial Investigations🏚️ Corporate Collapses
Buying and Selling a Business
by Garrett Sutton • 2003
Structure the deal, not just the price. A playbook for business buyers and sellers.
3.90
197
🏢 Business Acquisition🔍 Due Diligence📋 Deal Structuring💰 Tax Strategy📊 Small Business Finance
Buying and Selling a Business Summary
Buying and Selling a Business 90%
Structure the deal, not just the price. A playbook for business buyers and sellers.
by Garrett Sutton 2003
3.90
197 ratings
🏢 Business Acquisition🔍 Due Diligence📋 Deal Structuring💰 Tax Strategy📊 Small Business Finance
HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business
by Richard S. Ruback • 2017
Buy a small business, borrow two-thirds of the price, and become CEO on day one.
4.41
2k+
🏢 Business Acquisition🎯 Acquisition Entrepreneurship💰 Small Business Finance📋 Deal Structuring📊 Business Valuation
HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business Summary
HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business 90%
Buy a small business, borrow two-thirds of the price, and become CEO on day one.
by Richard S. Ruback 2017
4.41
2k+ ratings
🏢 Business Acquisition🎯 Acquisition Entrepreneurship💰 Small Business Finance📋 Deal Structuring📊 Business Valuation
The Ride of a Lifetime
by Robert Iger • 2019
Disrupt yourself first, preserve what you buy, lead with optimism: a Disney CEO's playbook.
4.40
97k+
🏢 Corporate Leadership🎬 Entertainment Business🎨 Creative Management🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions💡 Innovation Strategy
The Ride of a Lifetime Summary
The Ride of a Lifetime 89%
Disrupt yourself first, preserve what you buy, lead with optimism: a Disney CEO's playbook.
by Robert Iger 2019
4.40
97k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Leadership🎬 Entertainment Business🎨 Creative Management🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions💡 Innovation Strategy
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
by Brad Jacobs • 2024
Ride a megatrend, buy companies, and hire people smarter than you. A billionaire's formula.
3.93
2k+
🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship🌟 Talent Strategy🏢 Corporate Culture📈 Megatrend Investing
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars Summary
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars 89%
Ride a megatrend, buy companies, and hire people smarter than you. A billionaire's formula.
by Brad Jacobs 2024
3.93
2k+ ratings
🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship🌟 Talent Strategy🏢 Corporate Culture📈 Megatrend Investing
Winning Now, Winning Later
by David M. Cote • 2020
Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.
4.03
560
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds📖 Ceo Memoirs⏳ Short-Termism⚙️ Process Improvement🏢 Corporate Culture
Winning Now, Winning Later Summary
Winning Now, Winning Later 89%
Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.
by David M. Cote 2020
4.03
560 ratings
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds📖 Ceo Memoirs⏳ Short-Termism⚙️ Process Improvement🏢 Corporate Culture
Empire Builder
by Adam Coffey • 2023
Culture and brand are not soft assets; they directly add multiples to your company's sale price.
4.24
173
🚪 Exit Planning💰 Company Valuation🏦 Private Equity🔍 Due Diligence🏷️ Brand Building
Empire Builder Summary
Empire Builder 89%
Culture and brand are not soft assets; they directly add multiples to your company's sale price.
by Adam Coffey 2023
4.24
173 ratings
🚪 Exit Planning💰 Company Valuation🏦 Private Equity🔍 Due Diligence🏷️ Brand Building
Corporate Strategy for a Sustainable Growth
by Guido Corbetta • 2020
The disciplines that earn a parent company the right to own each business in its portfolio.
🏢 Corporate Strategy💎 Resource-Based View🤝 M&A And Alliances🔗 Synergy Management🌍 International Business
Corporate Strategy for a Sustainable Growth Summary
Corporate Strategy for a Sustainable Growth 89%
The disciplines that earn a parent company the right to own each business in its portfolio.
by Guido Corbetta 2020
🏢 Corporate Strategy💎 Resource-Based View🤝 M&A And Alliances🔗 Synergy Management🌍 International Business
Extremely Hardcore
by Zoë Schiffer • 2024
A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.
3.97
1k+
🏢 Corporate Takeovers📱 Social Media Platforms📰 Tech Journalism⚖️ Platform Governance🗣️ Free Speech Debates
Extremely Hardcore Summary
Extremely Hardcore 89%
A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.
by Zoë Schiffer 2024
3.97
1k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Takeovers📱 Social Media Platforms📰 Tech Journalism⚖️ Platform Governance🗣️ Free Speech Debates
The Alchemists
by Jim Ratcliffe • 2018
Four out of five acquisitions fail. INEOS bet on the opposite and built a global industrial empire.
3.74
110
🏭 Corporate Turnarounds💰 Mergers And Acquisitions🌐 Decentralized Management🔒 Private Company Strategy⚙️ Industrial Manufacturing
The Alchemists Summary
The Alchemists 89%
Four out of five acquisitions fail. INEOS bet on the opposite and built a global industrial empire.
by Jim Ratcliffe 2018
3.74
110 ratings
🏭 Corporate Turnarounds💰 Mergers And Acquisitions🌐 Decentralized Management🔒 Private Company Strategy⚙️ Industrial Manufacturing
Buy Then Build
by Walker Deibel • 2018
Ten percent startup survival versus 98% when you buy. The playbook for acquiring a business instead.
4.31
3k+
🏢 Business Acquisition🏪 Small Business📊 Value Investing💰 Business Valuation🏦 Small Business Financing
Buy Then Build Summary
Buy Then Build 89%
Ten percent startup survival versus 98% when you buy. The playbook for acquiring a business instead.
by Walker Deibel 2018
4.31
3k+ ratings
🏢 Business Acquisition🏪 Small Business📊 Value Investing💰 Business Valuation🏦 Small Business Financing
The People's Business
by Lee Drutman • 2004
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
4.33
12
🏛️ Corporate Accountability⚖️ Corporate Personhood💰 Money In Politics🕴️ Shareholder Primacy🐙 Regulatory Capture
The People's Business Summary
The People's Business 89%
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
by Lee Drutman 2004
4.33
12 ratings
🏛️ Corporate Accountability⚖️ Corporate Personhood💰 Money In Politics🕴️ Shareholder Primacy🐙 Regulatory Capture
The Man Who Broke Capitalism
by David Gelles • 2022
Jack Welch's doctrine still rules the corner office, and it is slowly gutting the middle class.
4.03
3k+
💼 Shareholder Primacy⏱️ Corporate Short-Termism💰 Financialization🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism📉 Corporate Downsizing
The Man Who Broke Capitalism Summary
The Man Who Broke Capitalism 89%
Jack Welch's doctrine still rules the corner office, and it is slowly gutting the middle class.
by David Gelles 2022
4.03
3k+ ratings
💼 Shareholder Primacy⏱️ Corporate Short-Termism💰 Financialization🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism📉 Corporate Downsizing
Market Your Way to Growth
by Philip Kotler • 2012
A growth playbook for tough economies: eight ways to build market share, loyalty, and global scale.
3.95
99
🎯 Strategic Marketing📈 Corporate Growth🗺️ Market Positioning❤️ Customer Loyalty🏷️ Brand Building
Market Your Way to Growth Summary
Market Your Way to Growth 89%
A growth playbook for tough economies: eight ways to build market share, loyalty, and global scale.
by Philip Kotler 2012
3.95
99 ratings
🎯 Strategic Marketing📈 Corporate Growth🗺️ Market Positioning❤️ Customer Loyalty🏷️ Brand Building
Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick
by Chris Bradley • 2018
Corporate profits follow a power law: a few concentrated bets separate winners from the rest.
4.02
1k+
🏢 Corporate Strategy📊 Power Law Dynamics🔄 Resource Reallocation🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases
Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick Summary
Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick 89%
Corporate profits follow a power law: a few concentrated bets separate winners from the rest.
by Chris Bradley 2018
4.02
1k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Strategy📊 Power Law Dynamics🔄 Resource Reallocation🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases
The Art of Selling Your Business
by John Warrillow • 2021
Engineer your exit: create competing bidders, control secrets, and know your walk-away number.
4.31
184
💰 Selling A Business🚪 Exit Planning📊 Business Valuation🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🎲 Deal Negotiation
The Art of Selling Your Business Summary
The Art of Selling Your Business 89%
Engineer your exit: create competing bidders, control secrets, and know your walk-away number.
by John Warrillow 2021
4.31
184 ratings
💰 Selling A Business🚪 Exit Planning📊 Business Valuation🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🎲 Deal Negotiation
Power Failure
by William D. Cohan • 2022
The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.
4.28
2k+
🏢 Corporate History💰 Financial Engineering📖 Business Biography📊 Earnings Management📉 Organizational Decline
Power Failure Summary
Power Failure 89%
The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.
by William D. Cohan 2022
4.28
2k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate History💰 Financial Engineering📖 Business Biography📊 Earnings Management📉 Organizational Decline
Your First 100 Million
by Daniel S. Peña • 1999
Most advice keeps you average. The actual playbook for a hundred-million-dollar exit.
4.23
376
🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions💰 Capital Raising📈 Exponential Growth🎩 Personal Branding💡 Unconventional Thinking
Your First 100 Million Summary
Your First 100 Million 89%
Most advice keeps you average. The actual playbook for a hundred-million-dollar exit.
by Daniel S. Peña 1999
4.23
376 ratings
🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions💰 Capital Raising📈 Exponential Growth🎩 Personal Branding💡 Unconventional Thinking
Main Street Millionaire
by Codie Sanchez • 2024
Buy boring Main Street businesses with the seller's cash, and never run them yourself.
4.36
3k+
📈 Acquisition Entrepreneurship🏘️ Main Street Investing💸 Creative Financing👻 Absentee Ownership😴 Passive Income
Main Street Millionaire Summary
Main Street Millionaire 89%
Buy boring Main Street businesses with the seller's cash, and never run them yourself.
by Codie Sanchez 2024
4.36
3k+ ratings
📈 Acquisition Entrepreneurship🏘️ Main Street Investing💸 Creative Financing👻 Absentee Ownership😴 Passive Income
Netflixed
by Gina Keating • 2012
Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million. They passed. What followed took down a giant.
3.97
2k+
🎬 Entertainment Business⚔️ Corporate Rivalry💡 Disruptive Innovation🔄 Digital Transformation🚀 Startup Stories
Netflixed Summary
Netflixed 89%
Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million. They passed. What followed took down a giant.
by Gina Keating 2012
3.97
2k+ ratings
🎬 Entertainment Business⚔️ Corporate Rivalry💡 Disruptive Innovation🔄 Digital Transformation🚀 Startup Stories
The Problem of Twelve
by John Coates • 2023
A few institutions now own and control almost everything: an old democratic trap with no clean exit.
3.52
177
🏛️ Corporate Governance⚖️ Financial Regulation💪 Concentrated Power🗳️ Shareholder Activism💰 Private Equity
The Problem of Twelve Summary
The Problem of Twelve 89%
A few institutions now own and control almost everything: an old democratic trap with no clean exit.
by John Coates 2023
3.52
177 ratings
🏛️ Corporate Governance⚖️ Financial Regulation💪 Concentrated Power🗳️ Shareholder Activism💰 Private Equity
The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway
by Adam J. Mead • 2021
A 1965 textile mill worth $13.5 billion by 1993: the history from cigar butts to Coke.
4.55
169
📚 Corporate History💡 Investment Philosophy💰 Value Investing📊 Capital Allocation🏰 Economic Moats
The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway Summary
The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway 89%
A 1965 textile mill worth $13.5 billion by 1993: the history from cigar butts to Coke.
by Adam J. Mead 2021
4.55
169 ratings
📚 Corporate History💡 Investment Philosophy💰 Value Investing📊 Capital Allocation🏰 Economic Moats
King of Capital
by David Carey • 2010
How borrowed money turned $400,000 into a $33 billion private equity firm, and nearly destroyed it.
4.04
5k+
🏢 Private Equity📈 Leveraged Buyouts🤝 Deal-Making🔄 Market Cycles🔧 Corporate Turnarounds
King of Capital Summary
King of Capital 89%
How borrowed money turned $400,000 into a $33 billion private equity firm, and nearly destroyed it.
by David Carey 2010
4.04
5k+ ratings
🏢 Private Equity📈 Leveraged Buyouts🤝 Deal-Making🔄 Market Cycles🔧 Corporate Turnarounds
The Tatas
by Girish Kuber • 2015
One family's six-generation bet: that decency and nation-building fuel profit, not drain it.
4.34
1k+
👳 Indian Business🏛️ Business Dynasties⚖️ Ethical Capitalism🎗️ Corporate Philanthropy🤝 Strategic Acquisitions
The Tatas Summary
The Tatas 89%
One family's six-generation bet: that decency and nation-building fuel profit, not drain it.
by Girish Kuber 2015
4.34
1k+ ratings
👳 Indian Business🏛️ Business Dynasties⚖️ Ethical Capitalism🎗️ Corporate Philanthropy🤝 Strategic Acquisitions
The Firm
by Duff McDonald • 2013
The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.
3.75
3k+
🏢 Management Consulting📜 Corporate History🏛️ Organizational Culture⚡ Corporate Influence🕸️ Professional Networks
The Firm Summary
The Firm 89%
The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.
by Duff McDonald 2013
3.75
3k+ ratings
🏢 Management Consulting📜 Corporate History🏛️ Organizational Culture⚡ Corporate Influence🕸️ Professional Networks
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry
by Anthony Michell • 2010
Sony became a customer; Samsung became the supplier. The inside story of the reversal.
3.50
20
🧊 Semiconductor Industry🔄 Corporate Turnarounds⚠️ Crisis Management📢 Brand Building🏢 Corporate Culture
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry Summary
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry 89%
Sony became a customer; Samsung became the supplier. The inside story of the reversal.
by Anthony Michell 2010
3.50
20 ratings
🧊 Semiconductor Industry🔄 Corporate Turnarounds⚠️ Crisis Management📢 Brand Building🏢 Corporate Culture
Lights Out
by Thomas Gryta • 2020
GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.
3.92
5k+
⚖️ Corporate Governance🏢 Organizational Culture📉 Corporate Decline🧮 Earnings Manipulation💰 Financial Engineering
Lights Out Summary
Lights Out 89%
GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.
by Thomas Gryta 2020
3.92
5k+ ratings
⚖️ Corporate Governance🏢 Organizational Culture📉 Corporate Decline🧮 Earnings Manipulation💰 Financial Engineering
Dealmaking
by Guhan Subramanian • 2020
Today's deals blend auction and negotiation. A framework for winning against rivals on both sides.
3.88
42
🏢 Corporate Dealmaking🎯 Negotiation Strategy🔨 Auction Theory🧠 Behavioral Economics♟️ Game Theory
Dealmaking Summary
Dealmaking 89%
Today's deals blend auction and negotiation. A framework for winning against rivals on both sides.
by Guhan Subramanian 2020
3.88
42 ratings
🏢 Corporate Dealmaking🎯 Negotiation Strategy🔨 Auction Theory🧠 Behavioral Economics♟️ Game Theory
Lessons from the Titans
by Scott Davis • 2020
Silicon Valley bets on moonshots. Factory-floor systems quietly compound wealth for decades.
4.26
622
🏭 Manufacturing Excellence💰 Capital Allocation📐 Lean Methodology⚙️ Business Systems🎯 Operational Excellence
Lessons from the Titans Summary
Lessons from the Titans 89%
Silicon Valley bets on moonshots. Factory-floor systems quietly compound wealth for decades.
by Scott Davis 2020
4.26
622 ratings
🏭 Manufacturing Excellence💰 Capital Allocation📐 Lean Methodology⚙️ Business Systems🎯 Operational Excellence
The Granularity of Growth
by Patrick Viguerie • 2007
Growth hides below the industry level. Three levers decide it, starting with where you compete.
3.67
118
📈 Corporate Growth🗂️ Portfolio Strategy🎯 Market Segmentation🤝 M&A Strategy🌱 Organic Growth
The Granularity of Growth Summary
The Granularity of Growth 89%
Growth hides below the industry level. Three levers decide it, starting with where you compete.
by Patrick Viguerie 2007
3.67
118 ratings
📈 Corporate Growth🗂️ Portfolio Strategy🎯 Market Segmentation🤝 M&A Strategy🌱 Organic Growth
How Boards Work
by Dambisa Moyo • 2021
Approval-only boards are dead. Co-creation, CEO ethics, and cultural oversight now define the role.
3.58
290
🏛️ Corporate Governance🌱 ESG Oversight📢 Shareholder Activism🔄 CEO Succession💼 Corporate Culture
How Boards Work Summary
How Boards Work 88%
Approval-only boards are dead. Co-creation, CEO ethics, and cultural oversight now define the role.
by Dambisa Moyo 2021
3.58
290 ratings
🏛️ Corporate Governance🌱 ESG Oversight📢 Shareholder Activism🔄 CEO Succession💼 Corporate Culture
Escape Velocity
by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2011
Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.
3.90
676
📊 Corporate Strategy💻 Technology Adoption📈 Portfolio Management🔄 Organizational Change💡 Innovation Strategy
Escape Velocity Summary
Escape Velocity 88%
Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.
by Geoffrey A. Moore 2011
3.90
676 ratings
📊 Corporate Strategy💻 Technology Adoption📈 Portfolio Management🔄 Organizational Change💡 Innovation Strategy
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Entrepreneurship and Startups
by Harvard Business Review • 2018
You can buy a business instead of starting one. The harder choice: wealth or control.
3.83
249
🏢 Business Acquisition📈 Startup Scaling🔄 Lean Methodology⚖️ Founder Tradeoffs💰 Investor Relations
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Entrepreneurship and Startups Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Entrepreneurship and Startups 88%
You can buy a business instead of starting one. The harder choice: wealth or control.
by Harvard Business Review 2018
3.83
249 ratings
🏢 Business Acquisition📈 Startup Scaling🔄 Lean Methodology⚖️ Founder Tradeoffs💰 Investor Relations
The Fund
by Rob Copeland • 2023
Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.
3.97
7k+
🏦 Hedge Funds🏢 Corporate Culture🔍 Investigative Journalism☣️ Toxic Leadership🎭 Cult Of Personality
The Fund Summary
The Fund 88%
Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.
by Rob Copeland 2023
3.97
7k+ ratings
🏦 Hedge Funds🏢 Corporate Culture🔍 Investigative Journalism☣️ Toxic Leadership🎭 Cult Of Personality
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time
by Fortune Magazine • 2012
From Boeing's jet bet to Intel's chip campaign: how a handful of decisions reshaped business.
3.87
605
🏛️ Business History📋 Corporate Case Studies🏢 Company Culture💗 Customer Obsession🧨 Contrarian Strategy
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time Summary
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time 88%
From Boeing's jet bet to Intel's chip campaign: how a handful of decisions reshaped business.
by Fortune Magazine 2012
3.87
605 ratings
🏛️ Business History📋 Corporate Case Studies🏢 Company Culture💗 Customer Obsession🧨 Contrarian Strategy
Winner Sells All
by Jason Del Rey • 2023
In 1999, Walmart bet e-commerce didn't matter. The bill for that mistake is still unpaid.
3.94
364
🥊 Corporate Rivalry🏪 Retail Industry📱 Big Tech📦 E-Commerce Disruption🔄 Digital Transformation
Winner Sells All Summary
Winner Sells All 88%
In 1999, Walmart bet e-commerce didn't matter. The bill for that mistake is still unpaid.
by Jason Del Rey 2023
3.94
364 ratings
🥊 Corporate Rivalry🏪 Retail Industry📱 Big Tech📦 E-Commerce Disruption🔄 Digital Transformation
I'd Like the World to Buy a Coke
by David Greising • 1998
The CEO who scrapped Coke’s formula then brought it back to build a global empire.
3.91
107
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds👔 Ceo Biography🥤 Beverage Industry💰 Capital Allocation📛 Brand Management
I'd Like the World to Buy a Coke Summary
I'd Like the World to Buy a Coke 88%
The CEO who scrapped Coke’s formula then brought it back to build a global empire.
by David Greising 1998
3.91
107 ratings
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds👔 Ceo Biography🥤 Beverage Industry💰 Capital Allocation📛 Brand Management
7 Powers
by Hamilton Wright Helmer • 2016
Durable advantage comes in only seven forms. Most businesses possess none.
4.26
3k+
🧱 Economic Moats🌐 Network Effects⚔️ Competitive Dynamics👔 Founders💹 Investors
7 Powers Summary
7 Powers 88%
Durable advantage comes in only seven forms. Most businesses possess none.
by Hamilton Wright Helmer 2016
4.26
3k+ ratings
🧱 Economic Moats🌐 Network Effects⚔️ Competitive Dynamics👔 Founders💹 Investors
Dealing with Darwin
by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2005
Growth and mature markets demand opposite innovation strategies. Few companies master both.
3.75
389
💡 Innovation Strategy🔄 Corporate Lifecycle🎯 Core Competencies💰 Resource Allocation⚡ Disruptive Innovation
Dealing with Darwin Summary
Dealing with Darwin 88%
Growth and mature markets demand opposite innovation strategies. Few companies master both.
by Geoffrey A. Moore 2005
3.75
389 ratings
💡 Innovation Strategy🔄 Corporate Lifecycle🎯 Core Competencies💰 Resource Allocation⚡ Disruptive Innovation
Corporation Nation
by Charles Derber • 1998
The biggest threat to American democracy isn't in the White House. It's in the corner office.
3.74
65
🏢 Corporate Power💰 Corporate Welfare🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy✊ Labor Movements
Corporation Nation Summary
Corporation Nation 88%
The biggest threat to American democracy isn't in the White House. It's in the corner office.
by Charles Derber 1998
3.74
65 ratings
🏢 Corporate Power💰 Corporate Welfare🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy✊ Labor Movements
Giants of Enterprise
by Richard S. Tedlow • 2001
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
4.25
2k+
📜 Business History🇺🇸 American Capitalism🏭 Industrial Innovation🛍️ Consumer Culture🏷️ Brand Building
Giants of Enterprise Summary
Giants of Enterprise 88%
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
by Richard S. Tedlow 2001
4.25
2k+ ratings
📜 Business History🇺🇸 American Capitalism🏭 Industrial Innovation🛍️ Consumer Culture🏷️ Brand Building
The Partnership
by Charles D. Ellis • 2008
The partnership culture that made Goldman Sachs unstoppable, and why success forced it to go public.
3.82
1k+
🇺🇸 American Business History🏛️ Wall Street History🏢 Corporate Biography💼 Investment Banking📉 Financial Crises
The Partnership Summary
The Partnership 88%
The partnership culture that made Goldman Sachs unstoppable, and why success forced it to go public.
by Charles D. Ellis 2008
3.82
1k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Business History🏛️ Wall Street History🏢 Corporate Biography💼 Investment Banking📉 Financial Crises
Go Woke, Go Broke
by Charles Gasparino • 2024
How Disney, Budweiser, and Target lost billions betting their customers wanted progressive politics.
3.81
178
📋 Corporate Governance✊ Corporate Activism🏛️ Free Market Advocacy📊 ESG Investing💼 Shareholder Capitalism
Go Woke, Go Broke Summary
Go Woke, Go Broke 88%
How Disney, Budweiser, and Target lost billions betting their customers wanted progressive politics.
by Charles Gasparino 2024
3.81
178 ratings
📋 Corporate Governance✊ Corporate Activism🏛️ Free Market Advocacy📊 ESG Investing💼 Shareholder Capitalism
Amazon Unbound
by Brad Stone • 2021
Amazon's second act produced AWS, Alexa, and a $1.7 trillion empire, but the backlash had begun.
4.07
7k+
🏢 Big Tech📜 Corporate History💼 Workplace Culture🛒 E-Commerce🔬 Innovation Culture
Amazon Unbound Summary
Amazon Unbound 88%
Amazon's second act produced AWS, Alexa, and a $1.7 trillion empire, but the backlash had begun.
by Brad Stone 2021
4.07
7k+ ratings
🏢 Big Tech📜 Corporate History💼 Workplace Culture🛒 E-Commerce🔬 Innovation Culture
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