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Duolingo’s Scaling Journey: Education Revolution or Engagement Obsession?
This Week’s Focus: Duolingo’s Growth Flywheel—Can It Keep Spinning?
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The Secret Sauce of Managing Variety Through Modularity And Commonality in Fast-Casual Dining
A couple of weeks ago, Chipotle launched Adobo Ranch—its first new sauce in five years.
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All the Lonely Travelers: A Requiem for the Solo Flyer
This Week’s Focus: The Hidden Economics of Flying Solo
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The Case Against Self-Checkouts
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Southwest Airlines Meltdown: The Real Root Cause
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Uber is Finally … Profitable: What Drove This?
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Ski Lift Pricing and the Lessons from Vail’s Challenge
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The Costco Paradox: Leveraging Low Margins, Erratic Availability, and Customer Loyalty for Long-Term Success
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Rent the Runway: When Complexity Collides with Scale
This Week’s Focus: RTR’s Benefits and Drawbacks
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One App to Rule Them All: Airbnb Declares War on Hotels, Hosts, and Its Own Simplicity
This Week’s Focus: Airbnb's Pivot
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Uber’s Route Share: Why the Ride-Hailing Giant Is Embracing Fixed-Route Commuter Transit
This Week’s Focus: Is Uber Reinventing the Bus?
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The Newark Air Traffic Control Meltdown: A Preventable Crisis
This Week’s Focus: Lessons from the Newark Meltdown
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Too Transparent to Handle: When Companies Overshare Their Tariffs
This Week’s Focus: Tariffs, Transparency, and Corporate Honesty
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The Great Flattening: Why Companies Are “Unbossing”
This Week’s Focus: Is “Unbossing” the New Norm?
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Starbucks’ New Dress Code: Why Uniforms Don’t Make the Culture
This Week’s Focus: Starbucks' New Dress Code — Symbol or Solution?
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REAL ID and Unreal Lines: TSA’s New Travel Adventure
This Week’s Focus: The REAL ID Deadline—Are We Ready?
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Planning Without Predictions: How Apple Navigates Supply Chain Uncertainty
This Week’s Focus: Navigating Radical Uncertainty
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