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Getting Out on a High Note
Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Martin and Quentin Tarantino show the psychological power of walking away at the top.
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Coca-Cola: "A cure for all nervous affections"
How cocaine, the "patent medicine" industry and mass advertising created the world's most iconic beverage.
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Blumhouse: The Hollywood Horror Hit Machine
How Jason Blum turned "constraints breed creativity" into a business model.
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Steve Jobs, Rick Rubin and "taste"
The Apple co-founder and the super-producer share similar ideas regarding taste and creativity.
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April 2023
11 types of cross-industry innovation
PLUS: AI spam, Disney vs. BuzzFeed.
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SpaceX's 5-Step Design Process
How rapid failure and iteration will get Starship to orbit and beyond.
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Hello Kitty's $80B+ Secret Sauce
Simple design + riding cultural wave + licensing machine = blockbuster character.
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Does Michelin Guide still matter?
PLUS: Twitter's algo and Stanford's MBA.
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March 2023
The most profitable films ever
PLUS: The Pope Coat, Apple Mixed Reality.
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The Camera, Van Gogh and "The Starry Night"
How the invention of the camera changed art and led to Vincent Van Gogh's classic painting.
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Ted Lasso's perfect intro
A masterclass in character writing from the Apple TV comedy
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A miracle drug to end obesity?
PLUS: Silicon Valley Bank goes down.
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