Podcast Episodes

Ep.294 Zara’s Cash Machine: Negative Working Capital

Season 2 Episode 35

Zara’s Cash Machine: Negative Working Capital
Most retailers bleed cash by buying inventory first and waiting months to get paid. Zara flipped the script.

They sell limited runs, collect cash fast, an…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ep.293 Berkshire’s “Float”: Spend Today, Pay Tomorrow

Season 2 Episode 34

Berkshire’s “Float”: Spend Today, Pay Tomorrow
Insurance sounds boring—until you realize it’s Berkshire Hathaway’s secret weapon.

Here’s how it works: customers pay premiums upfront, but claims aren’t…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ep.292 The Lehman Brothers Collapse — The Cost of Ignoring Risk

Season 2 Episode 33

The Lehman Brothers Collapse — The Cost of Ignoring Risk
In 2008, Lehman Brothers was a 158-year-old investment bank—trusted, established, seemingly invincible.

But beneath the surface, they were over…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ep.291 The Blockbuster Meeting That Cost Billions

Season 2 Episode 32

The Blockbuster Meeting That Cost Billions
In 2000, Blockbuster ruled movie rentals—6,000 stores, billions in revenue, late fees galore.

Meanwhile, a struggling startup called Netflix offered to sell …

Published on 4 weeks ago

Ep.290 Oprah’s Job Rejection That Launched a Legacy

Season 2 Episode 31

Oprah’s Job Rejection That Launched a Legacy
In her early 20s, Oprah Winfrey was fired from her job as a TV news anchor. Her boss told her she was “unfit for television.”

Most people would have taken …

Published on 1 month ago

Ep.289 J.K. Rowling and the Twelve “No’s”

Season 2 Episode 30

J.K. Rowling and the Twelve “No’s”
Before Hogwarts, J.K. Rowling was a struggling single mom in the U.K., writing Harry Potter in cafés with her baby stroller beside her.

She sent the manuscript to tw…

Published on 1 month ago

Ep.288 Michael Jordan’s Cut That Fueled Greatness

Season 2 Episode 29

Michael Jordan’s Cut That Fueled Greatness
Before he was the GOAT, Michael Jordan was cut from his high school varsity basketball team. His peers made it—he didn’t. He went home, locked himself in hi…

Published on 1 month ago

Ep.287 The Stanford Prison Experiment — When Environment Shapes Mindset

Season 2 Episode 28

The Stanford Prison Experiment — When Environment Shapes Mindset
In 1971, Stanford psychologists turned a basement into a fake prison. Volunteers were split into “guards” and “prisoners.”

Within days,…

Published on 1 month ago

Ep.286 Microsoft’s Second Act — From Know-It-All to Learn-It-All

Season 2 Episode 27

Microsoft’s Second Act — From Know-It-All to Learn-It-All
A decade ago, Microsoft had brilliant people and legendary products—but a culture stuck in silos, where meetings felt like competitions to pr…

Published on 1 month ago

Ep.285 Tesla — How to Market Without Marketing

Season 2 Episode 26

Tesla — How to Market Without Marketing
Most companies spend millions on ads. Tesla spends zero.

Instead, they make their products the marketing.

Take the 2019 Cybertruck launch: Elon Musk claimed the …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago