Business Models Explained with Fexingo: Subscription, Marketplace, SaaS, and Service Companies

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Business Models Explained with Fexingo: Subscription, Marketplace, SaaS, and Service Companies

Subscription models, marketplaces, SaaS, and service companies each have distinct unit economics, growth levers, and competitive moats. In this show, Lucas and Luna dissect how businesses like Netflix, Uber, Salesforce, and McKinsey actually make money — comparing CAC, LTV, churn rates, and contribution margins. Lucas brings journalistic rigor, cross-referencing financial filings and case studies; Luna challenges assumptions about scalability, pricing power, and customer lock-in. Each episode centers on a single model or a head-to-head comparison, avoiding fluff for concrete numbers. This is for listeners who want to understand why some subscription businesses fail while others thrive, why marketplace liquidity matters more than user count, or how SaaS companies balance growth against profitability. No founder hype, no generic advice — just the mechanics behind real companies. How do you choose the right model for a new venture? When should a marketplace pivot to managed services? What makes a subscription truly sticky?

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146 episodes

How IKEA Family Turned Retail Into a Membership

Aug 1, 2026 · 8:46
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How Angi Evolved from Reviews to a Full Service Home Platform

Jul 30, 2026 · 6:45
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How StockX Built a Marketplace Like a Stock Exchange

Jul 30, 2026 · 5:32
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How Figma Built a Collaborative Design SaaS Platform

Jul 29, 2026 · 8:14
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How Zoom's Freemium Model Conquered Enterprise Video Conferencing

Jul 29, 2026 · 9:17
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How LinkedIn Monetizes Its Network with a Tri-Business Model

Jul 28, 2026 · 6:27
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Why Groupon's Business Model Collapsed

Jul 28, 2026 · 6:34
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How The New York Times Built a Digital Subscription Machine

Jul 28, 2026 · 5:54
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How Shopify Built a SaaS Platform for E-commerce Entrepreneurs

Jul 27, 2026 · 9:54
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How AWS Built the Usage-Based Pricing Model

Jul 27, 2026 · 6:45
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How Spotify Turns Free Users into Paying Subscribers

Jul 26, 2026 · 6:34
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How Reverb Built a Marketplace for Musicians with a Seller Subscription

Jul 26, 2026 · 6:16
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How Costco Makes Money Through Membership Not Markup

Jul 25, 2026 · 7:36
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How Dollar Shave Club Disrupted Razors with a Subscription Model

Jul 24, 2026 · 7:48
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How Patreon Built a Subscription Platform for Creators

Jul 23, 2026 · 9:21
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How Duolingo Built Its Gamified Subscription Machine

Jul 23, 2026 · 9:08
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How Etsy Built a Marketplace That Survived Amazon

Jul 23, 2026 · 11:48
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How Chewy Built a Subscription Model on Customer Obsession

Jul 22, 2026 · 8:33
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How Marvel Built a Blockbuster Movie Business Model

Jul 22, 2026 · 6:27
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How Stripe Built a Payments Platform for the Internet Economy

Jul 21, 2026 · 7:30
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How Patagonia Turned Environmental Activism Into a Business Model

Jul 21, 2026 · 12:18
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How Airbnb Built a Trust-Based Marketplace

Jul 20, 2026 · 6:57
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How Warby Parker Revolutionized Eyewear with a Hybrid Model

Jul 19, 2026 · 8:32
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How Adobe Shifted From Software Sales to a Subscription Giant

Jul 19, 2026 · 12:03
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How Deutsche Telekom Built a Telco Subscription Model

Jul 18, 2026 · 11:37
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How Ferrari Turned Scarcity Into a Billion-Dollar Business

Jul 18, 2026 · 9:29
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How Robinhood Built a Commission-Free Brokerage Model

Jul 17, 2026 · 11:29
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How Canva Built a Freemium Product That Millions Pay For

Jul 17, 2026 · 10:49
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How Sony Turned PlayStation Into a Subscriptions Business

Jul 16, 2026 · 9:09
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How Uber Built a Marketplace That Balances Supply and Demand

Jul 16, 2026 · 9:56
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How Peloton Lost Its Subscription Flywheel

Jul 15, 2026 · 9:33
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How Spotify Lost Its Subscription Advantage to Apple Music

Jul 15, 2026 · 8:18
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How Duolingo Gamified Language Learning Into a Subscription Machine

Jul 14, 2026 · 11:58
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How IKEA Turned Furniture Into a Subscription Service

Jul 14, 2026 · 12:35
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How MasterClass Built a Celebrity Subscription Model

Jul 13, 2026 · 9:49
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How Costco Built a Membership Model on Treasure Hunt

Jul 13, 2026 · 12:51
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How Notion Built a Platform by Letting Users Build

Jul 12, 2026 · 13:23
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How Substack Built a Paid Newsletter Platform

Jul 12, 2026 · 10:56
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How Evernote Lost Its Subscription Mojo

Jul 11, 2026 · 8:49
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How Supercell Built a Games Model on Fewer Hits

Jul 11, 2026 · 8:58
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How Glossier Built a Community-First Beauty Brand

Jul 10, 2026 · 8:55
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How Patreon Built a Creator Subscription Economy

Jul 10, 2026 · 10:06
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How Dollar Shave Club Disrupted the Razor Market

Jul 9, 2026 · 9:16
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How Airbnb Built a Two-Sided Marketplace That Never Owns a Bed

Jul 9, 2026 · 6:02
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How the NYT Subscription Model Made Digital Work

Jul 8, 2026 · 8:13
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How Nintendo Turned Gamers Into a Subscription Community

Jul 8, 2026 · 12:32
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The Leica Turnaround How a German Camera Maker Defied Digital Disruption

Jul 8, 2026 · 9:12
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How Figma Built a Collaborative Design Platform

Jul 7, 2026 · 8:36
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How Canva Disrupted the Design Industry With Freemium

Jul 7, 2026 · 8:54
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How Chewy Built a Subscription Model on Customer Obsession

Jul 6, 2026 · 9:42
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How Revolut Built a Banking Super App

Jul 6, 2026 · 6:50
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How HelloFresh Built a Meal-Kit Subscription That Stuck

Jul 5, 2026 · 9:26
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How Spotify Built a Two-Sided Marketplace for Audio

Jul 5, 2026 · 11:54
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How Duolingo Gamified Language Learning Into a Subscription Business

Jul 4, 2026 · 7:08
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How Peloton Built a Fitness Subscription on Hardware

Jul 4, 2026 · 15:27
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How Patagonia Provisions Built a Food Business Model

Jul 3, 2026 · 9:56
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How Zwift Built a Subscription Business on Virtual Cycling

Jul 3, 2026 · 11:34
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How YouTube Built a Two-Sided Creator Economy

Jul 2, 2026 · 10:42
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How Discord Built a Business Model on Belonging

Jul 2, 2026 · 8:49
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How Ferrari Built a Business Model That Creates Scarcity

Jul 1, 2026 · 8:45
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How Stripe Built the Payment Infrastructure for the Internet Economy

Jul 1, 2026 · 11:18
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How Shopify Built a Merchant Operating System

Jul 1, 2026 · 12:43
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How Costco Builds a Subscription Model Without Subscribers

Jun 30, 2026 · 8:08
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How HubSpot Grew From CRM to Platform Ecosystem

Jun 30, 2026 · 9:57
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How Porsche Built a Subscription Service for Driving

Jun 29, 2026 · 11:55
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How Airbnb Built a Two-Sided Marketplace That Didn't Tilt

Jun 29, 2026 · 9:20
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How Patagonia Turned Customers Into Stewards

Jun 28, 2026 · 9:31
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How IKEA Built a Business Model on Flat-Pack Savings

Jun 28, 2026 · 11:34
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How UnitedHealth Built a Health Insurance Tech Platform

Jun 27, 2026 · 7:46
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How Patagonia Built a Business Model That Sells Less

Jun 27, 2026 · 12:01
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How Patagonia Built a Business Model That Sells Less

Jun 26, 2026 · 8:47
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How Harry's Built a Direct-to-Consumer Brand That Warby Parker Couldn't

Jun 26, 2026 · 11:10
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How Glossier Built a Community-First Beauty Empire

Jun 25, 2026 · 8:28
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How Le Creuset Turned Cookware Into a Generational Subscription

Jun 25, 2026 · 10:54
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How Duolingo Gamified Language Learning Into a Subscription Business

Jun 24, 2026 · 13:46
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How Progressive Insurance Built a Pay-Per-Mile Model

Jun 24, 2026 · 10:19
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How Dunzo Built India's Dark Store Network

Jun 23, 2026 · 11:05
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How Notion Built a Platform Business Model on Flexible Blocks

Jun 23, 2026 · 13:47
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How Nvidia Built a Business Model Around the GPU

Jun 22, 2026 · 6:31
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How Peloton Evolved From Hardware to Subscription

Jun 22, 2026 · 8:02
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How Epic Games Built a Platform Economy Inside Fortnite

Jun 21, 2026 · 10:54
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How Dollar Shave Club Disrupted Razors With a Subscription Model

Jun 21, 2026 · 11:38
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How Stripe Built the Operating System for Online Commerce

Jun 20, 2026 · 10:01
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How Figma Turned Design Collaboration Into a Platform Business

Jun 20, 2026 · 9:34
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How Nexar Turned Dashcams Into a Data Marketplace

Jun 19, 2026 · 9:50
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How Shein Built a Business Model on Ultra-Fast Fashion

Jun 19, 2026 · 9:05
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How Xiaomi Made Smartphones Work Like a Service Business

Jun 18, 2026 · 9:26
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How Spotify Built a Two-Sided Marketplace Within a Subscription

Jun 18, 2026 · 11:52
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How Nubia Built a Digital-Only Bank in Emerging Markets

Jun 17, 2026 · 8:11
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How Costco Makes Money on the Membership Not the Merchandise

Jun 17, 2026 · 10:51
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How Nintendo Turned Play Into a Platform Business Model

Jun 16, 2026 · 9:00
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How Patreon Built a Creator Subscription Business Model

Jun 16, 2026 · 9:00
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How Airbnb Built a Trust-Based Marketplace

Jun 15, 2026 · 6:57
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How Patagonia Built a Business Model That Questions Consumption

Jun 15, 2026 · 9:05
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How Roblox Built a User-Generated Economy

Jun 14, 2026 · 10:30
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How Rent the Runway Built a Fashion Subscription Model

Jun 14, 2026 · 10:15
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How Duolingo Turned Gamification Into a Billion-Dollar Business

Jun 13, 2026 · 11:03
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How Leica Turned a Luxury Camera into a Subscription Revenue Engine

Jun 13, 2026 · 11:50
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How Etsy Built a Marketplace for Makers

Jun 12, 2026 · 10:30
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How Supercell Builds a Billion-Dollar Game Studio with Small Teams

Jun 12, 2026 · 9:49
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How Lemonade Built an Insurance Model on Trust

Jun 12, 2026 · 9:05
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How Lululemon Built a Community-Powered Retail Model

Jun 11, 2026 · 8:40
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How eBay Built the Original Peer-to-Peer Marketplace

Jun 11, 2026 · 8:29
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How IKEA Turned Its Supply Chain Into a Business Model

Jun 10, 2026 · 8:54
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How Dollar Shave Club Disrupted the Razor Market

Jun 10, 2026 · 10:29
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How The Carvana Business Model Tried to Fix Car Buying

Jun 9, 2026 · 8:41
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How John Deere Built a Subscription Model on Tractors

Jun 9, 2026 · 10:30
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How Porsche Turned Options Into a Billion-Dollar Profit Machine

Jun 8, 2026 · 11:18
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How Marvel Built a Multi-Billion Dollar Licensing Machine

Jun 8, 2026 · 11:15
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How Spotify Built a Two-Sided Marketplace

Jun 7, 2026 · 12:58
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How Palantir Built a Government Software Business Model

Jun 7, 2026 · 10:21
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How Costco Makes Money on the Membership Fee

Jun 6, 2026 · 9:12
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How The New York Times Built a Digital Subscription Business

Jun 6, 2026 · 9:29
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How Figma Built a Collaborative Design Platform That Changed Software

Jun 5, 2026 · 7:29
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Why Walmart Built a Marketplace to Rival Amazon

Jun 5, 2026 · 7:30
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How Patagonia Made Purpose a Business Model

Jun 4, 2026 · 15:22
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How Rolls-Royce Sells Power by the Hour

Jun 4, 2026 · 9:15
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How Chewy Built a Subscription Empire on Pet Love

Jun 3, 2026 · 10:15
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The Subscription Economy That Runs on Razor Blades

Jun 3, 2026 · 7:53
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How Airbnb Built a Marketplace That Changed Travel

Jun 2, 2026 · 7:39
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How Fiverr Built a Micro-Marketplace for Services

Jun 2, 2026 · 9:51
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How Patreon Built a Creator Subscription Business

Jun 1, 2026 · 12:22
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How Patreon Built a Creator Subscription Business

Jun 1, 2026 · 9:49
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How Leica Defied Digital Disruption

May 31, 2026 · 7:46
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How Duolingo Turned Gamification Into a Billion-Dollar Business

May 31, 2026 · 10:15
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How Roblox Built a Virtual Economy That Makes Real Money

May 30, 2026 · 9:03
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How Etsy Built a Marketplace for Handmade

May 30, 2026 · 10:36
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How Xiaomi Built a Smartphone Empire on Near-Zero Margins

May 29, 2026 · 10:38
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How Fandom Built a Media Business on User Passion

May 29, 2026 · 6:50
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Why Tesla Vertical Integration Is the Real Business Model

May 28, 2026 · 11:51
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How HubSpot Built the Inbound Flywheel Business Model

May 28, 2026 · 8:14
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How Glossier Built a Community-Powered Beauty Brand

May 27, 2026 · 7:49
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How Upwork Built the Freelance Marketplace

May 27, 2026 · 10:40
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How Spotify Failed at Podcast Exclusivity

May 26, 2026 · 8:37
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How J. Crew Mastered the Private Label Business Model

May 26, 2026 · 5:55
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How Costco Turns Membership Fees into Profits

May 25, 2026 · 10:40
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How Lego Built a Subscription Business from Plastic Bricks

May 25, 2026 · 8:45
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How Canva Disrupted Graphic Design with a Freemium Model

May 24, 2026 · 10:28
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How Fender Brought Its Guitar Business Back from the Brink

May 24, 2026 · 11:31
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How Stripe Built a Payments Marketplace Without Owning a Single Merchant

May 23, 2026 · 9:57
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How Netflix Transformed from DVD Rental to Streaming Empire

May 23, 2026 · 9:09
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How Airbnb Built a Trust-Based Marketplace

May 22, 2026 · 7:37
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Why Patagonia Gives Away Its Supply Chain Secrets

May 22, 2026 · 12:23
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How The New York Times Built a Billion-Dollar Subscription Business

May 21, 2026 · 10:43
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The SaaS Gross Margin Machine How Intercom Built Its Business

May 21, 2026 · 6:44
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How Dollar Shave Club Upended the Razor Business

May 19, 2026 · 8:30
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