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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.
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Mar 30, 2026
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16 min read
The Decisions That Made Jeff Bezos Successful
Learn the frameworks Jeff Bezos used to make high-stakes decisions that turned a risky online bookstore into a generation-defining company, and what founders can copy from those inflection moments.
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Feb 9, 2026
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14 min read
The Key Decisions That Made Jimmy Iovine Successful
Learn how Jimmy Iovine went from sweeping studio floors to co-founding Interscope Records and Beats by Dre, and the specific big-picture decisions founders and investors can apply to their own companies today.
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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.
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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.
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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.
