Rise & FoldSubscribe

Business stories, sourced and charted

How companies rise. Why they fold.

The decisions behind the biggest wins and collapses in business, told in a few minutes, with the numbers on screen and the sources listed.

Blockbuster, in three numbers
  1. $50 million2000: the price it turned down for Netflix
  2. 9,0942004: stores at the peak
  3. 1Today: the store left, in Bend, Oregon

Source: Wikipedia

The fold

Toys R Us, Kodak, Blockbuster. The moment it stopped being fixable.

The rise

Costco, Mailchimp, In-N-Out. The unglamorous choices that paid off.

The comeback

LEGO and Crocs. How a near-death turned into a second life.

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