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The Key Decisions That Made Evan Spiegel Successful

Feb 2, 2026

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17 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Evan Spiegel Successful

This article explores Evan Spiegel’s journey as the co-founder of Snapchat, from ousting a co-founder and turning down Facebook’s $3 billion offer to surviving a redesign disaster, offering practical lessons for entrepreneurs and investors.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Consumer Goods

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The Key Decisions That Made Sara Blakely Successful

Jan 26, 2026

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19 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Sara Blakely Successful

This article breaks down how Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, turned $5,000 in savings, a simple pantyhose hack, and relentless intuition into a billion-dollar, bootstrapped brand that teaches founders to rethink failure, funding, and product intuition.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Media

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The Decisions That Made Sir Richard Branson Successful

Jan 22, 2026

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32 min read

The Decisions That Made Sir Richard Branson Successful

This article is a practical breakdown of Richard Branson’s biggest inflection points, decisions, and mental models, written for founders and investors who want concrete, reusable lessons on risk, branding, and building enduring companies.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Consumer Goods

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The Key Decisions That Made Kylie Jenner Successful

Jan 12, 2026

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30 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Kylie Jenner Successful

This article is a deep dive into Kylie Jenner’s journey and unpacks takeaways for founders to apply in their own business. In particular the article explores how she built, scaled, and sold Kylie Cosmetics using audience-first strategy, intentional scarcity, and perfectly timed partnerships.

David Franklin
David Franklin

SaaS

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The Key Decisions That Made Sam Altman Successful

Jan 5, 2026

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31 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Sam Altman Successful

This article is a deep dive into Sam Altman's five key inflection points, showing how his decisions at Loopt, Y Combinator, and OpenAI shaped ChatGPT and offering practical lessons founders and investors can apply today.

David Franklin
David Franklin
The Key Decisions That Made David Goggins Successful

Jan 3, 2026

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20 min read

The Key Decisions That Made David Goggins Successful

This article is a practical breakdown of David Goggins’ five biggest turning points and mental frameworks for resilience, showing founders, entrepreneurs, and investors how to turn adversity into a real competitive advantage.

David Franklin
David Franklin

SaaS

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The Key Decisions That Made Brian Chesky Successful

Dec 22, 2025

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19 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Brian Chesky Successful

This article reveals the essential inflection moments, practical lessons, and leadership insights from Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky’s journey, designed to help founders and investors learn how breakthrough companies are truly built.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Consumer Goods

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The Key Decisions That Made Sir James Dyson Successful

Dec 15, 2025

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24 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Sir James Dyson Successful

This article uncovers the key lessons, pivotal decisions, and business strategies that shaped James Dyson’s journey from thousands of failures to industry-defining innovation: essentials every founder, entrepreneur, and investor should know.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Consumer Goods

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The Key Decisions That Made Ben Francis Successful

Dec 8, 2025

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22 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Ben Francis Successful

This article highlights the key business lessons founders and investors can learn from Ben Francis, Gymshark’s founder, including his most important career inflection points, leadership decisions, and long-term strategies that transformed Gymshark into a global brand.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Consumer Goods

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The Key Decisions That Made Howard Schultz Successful

Dec 1, 2025

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19 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Howard Schultz Successful

This article uncovers the pivotal decisions and business lessons from Howard Schultz’s journey building Starbucks. It shares takeaways for founders, entrepreneurs, and investors seeking insights into leadership, employee culture, and tools to grow your company.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Consumer Goods

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The Key Decisions That Made Michael Dubin Successful

Nov 24, 2025

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26 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Michael Dubin Successful

This article shares actionable business lessons for founders and entrepreneurs through the five inflection moments that define Michael Dubin's journey as the Dollar Shave Club founder.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Investors

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The Key Decisions That Made Charlie Munger Successful

Nov 17, 2025

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14 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Charlie Munger Successful

This article uncovers the key decisions, lessons, and mental models from Charlie Munger’s entrepreneurial journey, designed for founders, investors, and business builders seeking enduring success.

David Franklin
David Franklin

SaaS

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The Key Decisions That Made Larry Ellison Successful

Nov 10, 2025

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17 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Larry Ellison Successful

This article explores the decisions that shaped Larry Ellison’s journey as Oracle’s Founder. It reveals how he survived crises, built a dominant software company, and what founders and entrepreneurs can learn from his bold style of decision-making.

David Franklin
David Franklin

SaaS

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The Key Decisions That Made Frank Slootman Successful

Nov 3, 2025

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20 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Frank Slootman Successful

This article explores the decisions that enabled the success of Silicon Valley's most feared and renowned turnaround artist, and what can be achieved with the right mindset.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Media

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The Key Decisions That Made Whitney Wolfe Herd Successful

Oct 27, 2025

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22 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Whitney Wolfe Herd Successful

This article uncovers the remarkable story of Whitney Wolfe Herd, Founder of Bumble, who turned her darkest moments into a dating revolution that made her one of the youngest self-made billionaires in history.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Tech Hardware

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The Key Decisions That Made Nick Woodman Successful

Oct 20, 2025

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21 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Nick Woodman Successful

This article uncovers the key lessons, defining moments, and founder strategies behind Nick Woodman's journey from early failures to building GoPro into a global brand.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Media

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The Key Decisions That Made Reed Hastings Successful

Oct 13, 2025

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19 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Reed Hastings Successful

This article explores how Reed Hastings applied systems thinking, radical candor, and the courage to reinvent himself, and Netflix, to transform a DVD-by-mail service into a $500B global streaming powerhouse.

David Franklin
David Franklin

SaaS

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The Key Decisions That Made Melanie Perkins Successful

Oct 6, 2025

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19 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Melanie Perkins Successful

This article explores Melanie Perkins’ journey building Canva, her five inflection moments, and key business lessons for founders and investors seeking actionable insights from one of tech’s most innovative CEOs.​​

David Franklin
David Franklin

Media

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The Key Decisions That Made Jan Koum Successful

Sep 29, 2025

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21 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Jan Koum Successful

This article explores the key moments and learnings from the career of WhatsApp Founder Jan Koum, an immigrant who arrived in the United on food stamps and built a business that was acquired for $19B.

David Franklin
David Franklin

Tech Hardware

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The Key Decisions That Made Jensen Huang Successful

Sep 22, 2025

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27 min read

The Key Decisions That Made Jensen Huang Successful

The article dives into pivotal moments that created the king of AI: the Founder of NVIDIA, Jensen Huang.

David Franklin
David Franklin

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