The quiet rationalizations that kill startups long before they run out of money
Some companies absolutely crushed it while 966 died around them. They saw the same market conditions, faced the same headwinds, and came out stronger.
Why raising more money and “staying the course” often accelerates failure
How hundreds of "AI-powered" startups were actually just offshore developers in disguise
966 venture-backed companies collapsed. If you’re building a startup right now, this is the pattern you can’t afford to repeat.
How Spotify killed piracy
Sam Altman and OpenAI's masterclass in structural deception
How Pony Ma's shameless cloning built China's most valuable tech company
Masayoshi Son's 300-year strategy that broke every VC rule
How targeting non-gamers created the Wii's gaming revolution
How services attachment turned Apple into a $3.5T 'drug' dealer
How Larry Ellison built Oracle using IBM's own discoveries against them
