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The Market Leader Company Explained: How to Stay Ahead

What is a market leader company? How do you achieve and maintain market dominance? According to Andrew Chen’s The Cold Start Problem, a market leader company is one that has pushed through all the negative effects of growth, is earning massive profits, and is using the network effect to ward off competitors. Chen’s book provides examples of market leaders and how they achieve success. Read on to learn all about market leader companies, according to Chen.

What Is the Network Effect in Business & How Do You Use It?

How to Build the Next Trillion Dollar Business

What is the network effect in business? Why does it create rapid growth? How do you build a network-based business? In The Cold Start Problem, Andrew Chen explains how to leverage the network effect in business to build a rapid-growth startup. He claims the network effect gives entrepreneurs the power to build billion-dollar companies from the ground up. Read on to learn about the network effect in business and how to use it for growth, according to Chen.

Why Is the Price of Eggs Going Up & Is Collusion to Blame?

Why is the price of eggs going up? Why do some believe collusion is to blame? When will egg prices come down? The average price of eggs jumped 60% last year—one of the largest percentage increases of any food or service in the U.S. Some allege that the price of eggs is going up due to collusion between large egg producers taking advantage of Americans’ durable love of eggs to extract profits as high as 40%. Keep reading to learn why the price of eggs is going up and if we will see it go down in the near future.

The Buddha and the Badass: Book Overview

What is The Buddha and the Badass by Vishen Lakhiani about? What are the main takeaways of the book? Most people push themselves to work long, grueling hours, thinking this is what’s needed to achieve professional success. In The Buddha and the Badass, Vishen Lakhiani sets the record straight: “Hustling” won’t make you or your business successful. Read below for a brief overview of The Buddha and the Badass.

A History of Koch Industries: A Twisted Tale of Dark Money?

What causes have the Koch Industries supported over the years? What was behind the lawsuits against the company in the 1970s? Why did the Senate later investigate them? In Dark Money, Jane Mayer explores how a small group of extremely wealthy individuals, led largely by Charles and David Koch, have effectively legitimized far-right beliefs in America using their massive wealth. Koch Industries, the family business, has served as the engine behind the influence. Read more to learn about Mayer’s “dark money” history of Koch Industries from the 1970s to the 1990s.

What Is the OGL 1.1 Leak? The D&D Controversy Explained

What is the OGL 1.1 leak? Why are people boycotting Wizards of the Coast? A recent leak of possible updates to the Open Gaming License (OGL) owned by Wizards of the Coast sparked outrage across the tabletop gaming community. Though Wizards has since announced that it will not change the OGL, the debacle could weaken its position in the tabletop gaming market. Read on to learn more about the OGL 1.1 leak and the overall Wizards of the Coast controversy.

Why an Anti-Hustle Culture Is Essential for Business

What is anti-hustle culture? How is modern work ruining our drive to succeed? In The Buddha and the Badass, Vishen Lakhiani claims that hustling won’t get your business anywhere. In fact, he proposes an “anti-hustle culture” that combines spiritual enlightenment with disruptive leadership. Continue reading to learn more about Lakhiani’s anti-hustle culture.

Why Disruptive Leaders Are Crucial for Company Growth

What is a disruptive leader? How can you build a revolutionary workplace? Contrary to how it sounds, disruptive leadership is actually a good thing in modern work environments. In The Buddha and the Badass, Vishen Lakhiani describes this type of leadership as one that allows people to grow, feel important and valued, develop friendships, and contribute to meaningful work. Continue reading to learn how to become a disruptive leader that everyone will admire.

How to Set Business Goals—Go Big and Bold!

Why should you have bold goals for your company? How do you set business goals? In The Buddha and the Badass, Vishen Lakhiani says that to project a company’s success, you must have innovative goals. More specifically, he says these goals should be big and bold, not modest. Read more to learn how to set business goals and set high standards.

What Are Extreme Interviews & Are They Effective?

What are extreme interviews? How are job interviews changing? Does extreme interviewing work? Job interviews are changing, with Zoom and AI screenings replacing some in-person interviews. In the case of extreme interviews, which use outlandish tactics such as brainteasers or making applicants dance, employers are putting candidates through the wringer like never before. Read on to learn about extreme interviews and experts’ advice on conducting successful interviews.