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How Applied Digital Turned Flares into Fortune

How Applied Digital Turned Flares into Fortune

The quiet pivot from crypto mining to AI infrastructure

Mychal Richardson

Mychal Richardson

What You Missed (9/28 - 10/4)

What You Missed (9/28 - 10/4)

Apple all-in on AI. Uber drivers can Unionize. New success with organ donors.

Ball Corp’s Boring Billions

Ball Corp’s Boring Billions

The quiet monopoly that dominates packaging

Mychal Richardson

Mychal Richardson

What You Missed (9/21 - 9/27)

What You Missed (9/21 - 9/27)

Get paid to sell your data for AI training. European Stablecoins. EA going private?

Shopify's International Blueprint

Shopify's International Blueprint

Why removing payment friction beats price competition.

Mychal Richardson

Mychal Richardson

What You Missed (9/14 - 9/20)

What You Missed (9/14 - 9/20)

Lithium Batteries Get a Boost. Google goes Agentic. Limewire Lives.

The Secret Behind Chewy’s Emotional Moat

The Secret Behind Chewy’s Emotional Moat

Kindness at scale can be a lasting advantage.

Mychal Richardson

Mychal Richardson

What You Missed (9/7 - 9/13)

What You Missed (9/7 - 9/13)

FTC Probes. 3D Printed Bone Grafts. Google Sued Over AI.

How e.l.f. Cosmetics Built a $1B Empire Selling $1 Lipstick

How e.l.f. Cosmetics Built a $1B Empire Selling $1 Lipstick

The three-pillar strategy that made them Gen Z's favorite brand.

Mychal Richardson

Mychal Richardson

What You Missed (8/31 - 9/6)

What You Missed (8/31 - 9/6)

Google avoids breakup. FDA embraces AI. Anthropic ponies up.

The $5B Company You've Never Heard Of (But Use Everyday)

The $5B Company You've Never Heard Of (But Use Everyday)

How one company turned telecom’s chaos into a competitive advantage.

Mychal Richardson

Mychal Richardson

What You Missed (8/24 - 8/31)

What You Missed (8/24 - 8/31)

New AI funding. Flying cars land at 2 airports. Quantum gets a boost.

🅿️ How AirGarage Scaled to 300 Locations Without Building a Single Parking Spot

🅿️ How AirGarage Scaled to 300 Locations Without Building a Single Parking Spot

The art of scaling without spending.

Mychal Richardson

Mychal Richardson

What You Missed (8/17 - 8/23)

What You Missed (8/17 - 8/23)

Investors warming up to data centers. Open banking on shaky ground. State issued stablecoins.

The Pricing Hacks That Make Customers Say Yes

The Pricing Hacks That Make Customers Say Yes

How the biggest brands steer your choices.

Mychal Richardson

Mychal Richardson

What You Missed

What You Missed

Claude steps up its memory, GitHub CEO steps down, and Hydrogen takes a step forward

💥 The design tool that turned community into an enterprise sales engine

💥 The design tool that turned community into an enterprise sales engine

How a “share first” strategy beat heavyweight sales and pushed revenue to $749 million

Mychal Richardson

Mychal Richardson

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🍫 The energy-bar factory that scaled itself

🍫 The energy-bar factory that scaled itself

How one ERP swap multiplied sales 12x without adding a single employee

Mychal Richardson

Mychal Richardson

The $12B Exit That Defied Venture Logic

The $12B Exit That Defied Venture Logic

How two bootstrapped founders beat venture capital at their own game.

Mychal Richardson

Mychal Richardson

From Bankruptcy to Billions: How CLEAR Built an Identity Empire

From Bankruptcy to Billions: How CLEAR Built an Identity Empire

What happens when two hedge‐fund vets scoop up a failed biometrics startup for pennies on the dollar with hopes of building the infrastructure for modern identity?

Mychal Richardson

Mychal Richardson