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The Decisions That Made Marc Andreessen Successful

Jun 16, 2026

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9 min read

The Decisions That Made Marc Andreessen Successful

A practical breakdown of Marc Andreessen’s biggest inflection points and the specific lessons founders and investors can apply to startups today.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Leisure

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The Decisions That Made Conrad Hilton Successful

Jun 8, 2026

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10 min read

The Decisions That Made Conrad Hilton Successful

Conrad Hilton turned a mistake purchase of a small Texas hotel into a global Hilton empire, and this article breaks down the five key inflection moments and practical lessons founders and investors can learn from his journey.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Media

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The Decisions That Made William Randolph Hearst Successful

Jun 1, 2026

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8 min read

The Decisions That Made William Randolph Hearst Successful

This article breaks down how William Randolph Hearst built and nearly lost the first great American media empire, and what his biggest inflection moments teach about risk, leverage, and ambition today.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Consumer Goods

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The Decisions That Made Jony Ive Successful

May 20, 2026

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8 min read

The Decisions That Made Jony Ive Successful

Learn the key lessons from Jony Ive’s career, including his design philosophy, biggest decisions, and five inflection moments that shaped Apple and modern product building.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Investors

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The Decisions That Made Stephen Schwarzman Successful

May 11, 2026

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8 min read

The Decisions That Made Stephen Schwarzman Successful

Discover how Stephen Schwarzman went from a Philadelphia shop to building Blackstone into a trillion‐dollar investment giant, and what founders and investors can learn from his biggest inflection moments and risk decisions.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Consumer Goods

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The Decisions That Made Tony Hsieh Successful

May 4, 2026

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9 min read

The Decisions That Made Tony Hsieh Successful

Tony Hsieh, the founder who turned Zappos into a $1B customer-obsessed culture company, offers founders practical lessons on risk, company culture, customer service, and building businesses that deliver happiness.

David Franklin
David Franklin

SaaS

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The Decisions That Made Dario Amodei Successful

Apr 27, 2026

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10 min read

The Decisions That Made Dario Amodei Successful

A practical breakdown of Dario Amodei’s journey from physicist to Anthropic co-founder, highlighting the key inflection points, scaling bets, and safety decisions that shaped modern AI for founders and investors.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Tech Hardware

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The Decisions That Made Andy Grove Successful

Apr 27, 2026

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9 min read

The Decisions That Made Andy Grove Successful

A deep-dive on Andy Grove’s biggest strategic inflection points and the practical lessons founders, entrepreneurs, and investors can use to navigate market shifts, hard pivots, and high-stakes decisions today.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Consumer Goods

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The Decisions That Made Bernard Arnault Successful

Apr 6, 2026

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14 min read

The Decisions That Made Bernard Arnault Successful

Learn how Bernard Arnault built LVMH into the world’s leading luxury empire through five key inflection moments, and what practical lessons founders and investors can apply to strategy, acquisitions, and long-term brand building today.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Consumer Goods

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The Decisions That Made Ingvar Kamprad Successful

Mar 30, 2026

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14 min read

The Decisions That Made Ingvar Kamprad Successful

A deep-dive into Ingvar Kamprad’s decision-making playbook, showing how the IKEA founder turned childhood scarcity, flat-pack innovation, and an industry boycott into durable advantages that modern founders and investors can apply today.

David Franklin
David Franklin
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