https://obomedia.com/en/podcast/the-founder-s-stories
The Founder’s Stories is hosted by Daniel Schott and I bring plain-speaking curiosity, a fast sense of humor, and a knack for spotting the one idea that links three real companies or founders. Each episode takes those three cases, explains exactly how each made money in clear, everyday language, and shows why that money worked without jargon or fluff. It ends with one practical move you can steal and try in your own work, so the insight becomes action instead of another abstract story.

New episodes of The Founder’s Stories arrive on Viernes, Martes at 4:00 AM. Come back and you’ll leave each episode smarter about how business really turns ideas into cash, with a usable tactic you can try tomorrow. Follow The Founder’s Stories so you never miss a single money story you can use.]]>enBusinessCopyright NETWORKhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e17ef1ae27016835af2d603f5a3a07bd.jpghttps://obomedia.com/en/podcast/the-founder-s-storiesThu, 05 Nov 2026 02:33:12 +0000NETWORKNETWORKcreators@obomedia.comStacks of invoices, a single clever tweak, and suddenly revenue tells a different story about who pays and why they keep paying. What makes simple money moves feel genius is often just a clear idea executed across three different businesses, and...
The Founder’s Stories is hosted by Daniel Schott and I bring plain-speaking curiosity, a fast sense of humor, and a knack for spotting the one idea that links three real companies or founders. Each episode takes those three cases, explains exactly how each made money in clear, everyday language, and shows why that money worked without jargon or fluff. It ends with one practical move you can steal and try in your own work, so the insight becomes action instead of another abstract story.

New episodes of The Founder’s Stories arrive on Viernes, Martes at 4:00 AM. Come back and you’ll leave each episode smarter about how business really turns ideas into cash, with a usable tactic you can try tomorrow. Follow The Founder’s Stories so you never miss a single money story you can use.]]>false06aa837e-c643-59d5-b7e1-5251a393e6f5trueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-three-franchise-founders-built-empires-others-operate--75868497
Story: McDonald's - how Ray Kroc turned land into leverage
Story: KFC - how Colonel Sanders franchised a spice blend at sixty two
Story: Subway - how a thousand dollar loan became thirty seven thousand locations

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868497Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:00:02 +0000trueNETWORKThree founders turned tiny deals into global chains, starting with a milkshake machine salesman who walked into a burger stand and saw something no one else did. Today covers McDonald's real estate play, KFC's recipe road show, and Subway's shoestring...
Story: McDonald's - how Ray Kroc turned land into leverage
Story: KFC - how Colonel Sanders franchised a spice blend at sixty two
Story: Subway - how a thousand dollar loan became thirty seven thousand locations

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2345falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-leaders-who-built-more-than-their-businesses--75868496
Story: Milton Hershey - a chocolate empire built around its workers
Story: Robert Owen - a Scottish mill that proved humane management pays
Story: Yvon Chouinard - a surf policy that built a three billion dollar company

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868496Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:03 +0000trueNETWORKThree stories about leaders who gave workers more than a paycheck, starting with Milton Hershey and a company town built from Pennsylvania farmland. Story: Milton Hershey - a chocolate empire built around its workers Story: Robert Owen - a...
Story: Milton Hershey - a chocolate empire built around its workers
Story: Robert Owen - a Scottish mill that proved humane management pays
Story: Yvon Chouinard - a surf policy that built a three billion dollar company

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2211falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-founders-who-gave-it-all-away-and-won--75868495
Idea: Ernst Abbe and the Zeiss Foundation, ownership locked in a deed
Story: Kazuo Inamori's amoeba system, profit and loss for every team
Story: John Spedan Lewis and the Partnership, shares given away twice

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868495Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:00:02 +0000trueNETWORKThree stories about founders who handed ownership to their workers before anyone made them, starting with a physicist in Jena who signed away an entire factory in eighteen eighty nine. Idea: Ernst Abbe and the Zeiss Foundation, ownership locked in...
Idea: Ernst Abbe and the Zeiss Foundation, ownership locked in a deed
Story: Kazuo Inamori's amoeba system, profit and loss for every team
Story: John Spedan Lewis and the Partnership, shares given away twice

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2194falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-giants-who-saw-the-wave-and-stepped-back--75868494
Story: Kodak - the company that built the digital camera and shelved it
Story: Blockbuster - the video giant that met Netflix and walked away
Story: Nokia - the phone maker whose software culture lost the smartphone era

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868494Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:00:05 +0000trueNETWORKThree massive companies each had a chance to own the future and chose not to, starting with Kodak, the company that invented the digital camera and then quietly buried it. Story: Kodak - the company that built the digital camera and shelved it...
Story: Kodak - the company that built the digital camera and shelved it
Story: Blockbuster - the video giant that met Netflix and walked away
Story: Nokia - the phone maker whose software culture lost the smartphone era

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2271falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-marketplaces-that-took-a-cut-and-won--75868493
Idea: Rakuten - a digital mall built on merchant fees
Story: Etsy - handmade sellers and a twenty cent listing bet
Lesson: Fiverr - fixed price gigs and a five dollar starting point

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868493Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:00:02 +0000trueNETWORKThree real businesses figured out how to profit without making a single product, and the first one started in Tokyo with six merchants and a sixty dollar monthly fee. Idea: Rakuten - a digital mall built on merchant fees Story: Etsy - handmade...
Idea: Rakuten - a digital mall built on merchant fees
Story: Etsy - handmade sellers and a twenty cent listing bet
Lesson: Fiverr - fixed price gigs and a five dollar starting point

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2354falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-leaders-who-paid-people-first-and-won--75868492
Idea: Chobani's equity gift and what it cost Ulukaya
Story: Robert Bosch paying Stuttgart's highest wages to win on quality
Story: Satoru Iwata cutting his own salary before any Nintendo layoff

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868492Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:05 +0000trueNETWORKThree stories about founders and executives who made the boldest bet in business and came out ahead, starting with Hamdi Ulukaya and the equity plan that shocked Chobani's workers. Idea: Chobani's equity gift and what it cost Ulukaya Story: Robert...
Idea: Chobani's equity gift and what it cost Ulukaya
Story: Robert Bosch paying Stuttgart's highest wages to win on quality
Story: Satoru Iwata cutting his own salary before any Nintendo layoff

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2343falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-contracts-that-renew-and-compound-forever--75868491
Idea: Route Density Lock and why signing first changes everything
Story: Otto Orkin, age fourteen, and the contract that outlives its owner
Story: Kone elevators and how maintaining beats installing every time

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868491Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:03:21 +0000trueNETWORKThree businesses figured out how to collect money forever from the same customer, and none of them sell what you think they sell. The first story is about Cintas and how a Cincinnati rag-cleaning operation became a uniform rental empire worth...
Idea: Route Density Lock and why signing first changes everything
Story: Otto Orkin, age fourteen, and the contract that outlives its owner
Story: Kone elevators and how maintaining beats installing every time

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2053falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-three-dead-companies-quietly-rewrote-the-comeback-rules--75868490
Story: Apple's near collapse and the brutal product cuts that saved it
Story: IBM's pivot from hardware giant to services empire under Lou Gerstner
Story: Marvel's bankruptcy and the overlooked characters that built a film dynasty

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868490Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:03:17 +0000trueNETWORKThree iconic companies hit rock bottom and fought their way back, starting with Apple's desperate return to basics in nineteen ninety seven. Story: Apple's near collapse and the brutal product cuts that saved it Story: IBM's pivot from hardware...
Story: Apple's near collapse and the brutal product cuts that saved it
Story: IBM's pivot from hardware giant to services empire under Lou Gerstner
Story: Marvel's bankruptcy and the overlooked characters that built a film dynasty

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2300falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-models-that-print-money-while-members-sleep--75868489
Idea: AAA - charging for rescue before any crisis arrives
Story: BJs Wholesale Club - the warehouse where the fee is the margin
Story: Planet Fitness - the gym built to profit from absentees

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868489Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:03:12 +0000trueNETWORKToday's episode looks at how three very different businesses turned the membership fee into their entire profit engine, starting with AAA and its century old roadside rescue model. Idea: AAA - charging for rescue before any crisis arrives Story:...
Idea: AAA - charging for rescue before any crisis arrives
Story: BJs Wholesale Club - the warehouse where the fee is the margin
Story: Planet Fitness - the gym built to profit from absentees

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2252falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-launches-that-proved-hype-can-bankrupt-anything--75868487
Story: Webvan - same-day grocery delivery that outbuilt its demand
Story: Quibi - a billion-dollar streaming app nobody came back to watch
Story: Segway - a perfect machine blocked by price, law and sidewalk bans

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868487Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:03:07 +0000trueNETWORKThree famous companies raised hundreds of millions before proving anyone wanted what they were selling. Today's stories start with Webvan, the grocery delivery startup that built a billion-dollar warehouse network before earning a single loyal...
Story: Webvan - same-day grocery delivery that outbuilt its demand
Story: Quibi - a billion-dollar streaming app nobody came back to watch
Story: Segway - a perfect machine blocked by price, law and sidewalk bans

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2450falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-things-hewlett-walton-and-marriott-did-that-you-don-t--75868486
Story: How Bill Hewlett's manage by wandering around built HP into a giant
Story: How Sam Walton turned rival store visits into Walmart's secret weapon
Story: How Bill Marriott's two hundred hotel visits a year built a global standard

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868486Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:03:02 +0000trueNETWORKThree legendary leaders built massive companies by doing something most executives stopped doing the moment they got a corner office. This episode starts with Bill Hewlett and how a simple habit at HP changed management forever. Story: How Bill...
Story: How Bill Hewlett's manage by wandering around built HP into a giant
Story: How Sam Walton turned rival store visits into Walmart's secret weapon
Story: How Bill Marriott's two hundred hotel visits a year built a global standard

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2176falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-ways-burning-bad-work-built-lasting-empires--75868485
Story: How Mikimoto's pearl bonfire reset the global price floor
Story: Ole Kirk Christiansen's four word motto that survived two fires
Story: Gottlieb Daimler's founding clause that no investor could override

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868485Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:02:57 +0000trueNETWORKThree founders who refused to compromise on quality built some of the most recognized brands in history, starting with pearl farmer Kokichi Mikimoto and a bonfire that shocked the world. Story: How Mikimoto's pearl bonfire reset the global price...
Story: How Mikimoto's pearl bonfire reset the global price floor
Story: Ole Kirk Christiansen's four word motto that survived two fires
Story: Gottlieb Daimler's founding clause that no investor could override

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2155falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-lab-mistakes-that-quietly-conquered-the-world--75868483
Story: How a failed adhesive became the world's best selling office supply
Story: How a surgical antiseptic turned into a mouthwash by naming a fear
Story: How an overnight kitchen accident launched the modern cereal industry

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868483Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:02:52 +0000trueNETWORKThree real business stories about the accidents that became billion dollar products, starting with the weak glue a 3M chemist threw out in nineteen sixty eight. Story: How a failed adhesive became the world's best selling office supply Story: How...
Story: How a failed adhesive became the world's best selling office supply
Story: How a surgical antiseptic turned into a mouthwash by naming a fear
Story: How an overnight kitchen accident launched the modern cereal industry

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2414falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-subscriptions-that-turned-chores-into-empires--75868482
Story: Dollar Shave Club - how a four thousand five hundred dollar video beat Gillette
Story: HelloFresh - the meal kit that became a seven billion dollar logistics machine
Story: Birchbox - how ten dollar beauty samples created a two sided data business

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868482Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:02:47 +0000trueNETWORKThree stories about companies that built recurring revenue by turning everyday chores into monthly subscriptions, starting with Dollar Shave Club's razor-by-mail empire. Story: Dollar Shave Club - how a four thousand five hundred dollar video beat...
Story: Dollar Shave Club - how a four thousand five hundred dollar video beat Gillette
Story: HelloFresh - the meal kit that became a seven billion dollar logistics machine
Story: Birchbox - how ten dollar beauty samples created a two sided data business

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2652falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-bets-that-cost-founders-everything-and-paid-off--75868481
Story: Bill Lear and the business jet he bet his fortune on
Story: Joseph Wilson and the copying machine every giant refused
Story: Malcolm McLean and the steel box that rebuilt global trade

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868481Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:02:42 +0000trueNETWORKThree founders made bets so big they sold off everything they had to fund one idea. This one is about Bill Lear, the self-taught inventor who liquidated his fortune to build the first American business jet. Story: Bill Lear and the business jet he...
Story: Bill Lear and the business jet he bet his fortune on
Story: Joseph Wilson and the copying machine every giant refused
Story: Malcolm McLean and the steel box that rebuilt global trade

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2372falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-systems-that-franchised-boring-into-billions--75868480
Idea: The Narrow Door - pricing fear out of the equation
Story: Supercuts - a six dollar haircut and a laminated price board
Story: Kumon - one worksheet that crossed forty countries

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868480Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:02:37 +0000trueNETWORKThree true stories about businesses that turned simple, repeatable services into franchise empires, starting with H and R Block and a five dollar tax return in Kansas City. Idea: The Narrow Door - pricing fear out of the equation Story: Supercuts...
Idea: The Narrow Door - pricing fear out of the equation
Story: Supercuts - a six dollar haircut and a laminated price board
Story: Kumon - one worksheet that crossed forty countries

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>3909falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/decoding-the-ads-that-rewrote-three-whole-categories--75868479
Idea: Absolut vodka - how a bottle became a twenty year art campaign
Story: De Beers diamonds - inventing the mandatory engagement ring from scratch
Lesson: Wendy's Where is the Beef - how four words beat two giants in one quarter

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868479Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:02:29 +0000trueNETWORKThree iconic ad campaigns each changed what their category meant forever, starting with Absolut vodka's legendary bottle campaign that turned packaging into fine art. Idea: Absolut vodka - how a bottle became a twenty year art campaign Story: De...
Idea: Absolut vodka - how a bottle became a twenty year art campaign
Story: De Beers diamonds - inventing the mandatory engagement ring from scratch
Lesson: Wendy's Where is the Beef - how four words beat two giants in one quarter

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>4771falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-industries-built-on-what-everyone-threw-away--75868478
Idea: Darling Ingredients - restaurant grease becomes jet fuel
Story: Nucor Steel - scrap metal beats the big mills
Story: Waste Management - trash hauling scaled into a national empire

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868478Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:02:20 +0000trueNETWORKThree businesses turned other people's waste into some of the most durable revenue in American corporate history, starting with a Texas rendering firm that's been collecting grease since eighteen eighty two. Idea: Darling Ingredients - restaurant...
Idea: Darling Ingredients - restaurant grease becomes jet fuel
Story: Nucor Steel - scrap metal beats the big mills
Story: Waste Management - trash hauling scaled into a national empire

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>5970falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-three-founders-turned-the-front-door-into-a-fortune--75868477
Story: Avon - how a book salesman's free gift built a million agent network
Story: Fuller Brush - how a dollar fifty and a vegetable brush became a national company
Story: Tupperware - how living room parties outsold every retailer in America

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868477Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:02:08 +0000trueNETWORKThree businesses figured out that the home beats the store every time, starting with Avon and the free perfume that launched a global sales empire. Story: Avon - how a book salesman's free gift built a million agent network Story: Fuller Brush -...
Story: Avon - how a book salesman's free gift built a million agent network
Story: Fuller Brush - how a dollar fifty and a vegetable brush became a national company
Story: Tupperware - how living room parties outsold every retailer in America

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>4733falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-three-companies-built-empires-by-giving-their-product-away-first--75868475
Idea: Estee Lauder's Gift With Purchase and how it unlocked a cosmetics empire
Idea: William Wrigley Jr mailing gum to strangers and what it cost him
Idea: Asa Candler's Coca-Cola coupons and the fountain network behind them

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868475Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:01:59 +0000trueNETWORKToday's episode looks at how free samples built some of the biggest brands in history, starting with Estee Lauder's counter gift at Saks Fifth Avenue. Idea: Estee Lauder's Gift With Purchase and how it unlocked a cosmetics empire Idea: William...
Idea: Estee Lauder's Gift With Purchase and how it unlocked a cosmetics empire
Idea: William Wrigley Jr mailing gum to strangers and what it cost him
Idea: Asa Candler's Coca-Cola coupons and the fountain network behind them

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2438falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-guarantees-that-turned-strangers-into-loyal-buyers--75868474
Story: Aaron Montgomery Ward - a mail order refund promise that built an empire
Story: Cyrus McCormick - a reaper on trial and credit that sold a harvest
Story: Josiah Wedgwood - a breakage replacement that conquered European luxury markets

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868474Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:01:54 +0000trueNETWORKThree stories about the oldest move in business: removing the buyer's fear with a written promise. Starting with Aaron Montgomery Ward, who built a mail order empire on two thousand four hundred dollars and a single sentence. Story: Aaron...
Story: Aaron Montgomery Ward - a mail order refund promise that built an empire
Story: Cyrus McCormick - a reaper on trial and credit that sold a harvest
Story: Josiah Wedgwood - a breakage replacement that conquered European luxury markets

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>3405falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-three-famous-failures-quietly-conquered-everything--75868473
Story: FedEx and the Yale paper graded C that launched overnight delivery
Story: Harry Potter and the twelve publishers who passed on a global phenomenon
Story: Dyson and five thousand prototypes every manufacturer refused to touch

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868473Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:01:46 +0000trueNETWORKThree companies heard no before they heard anything else, and the no turned out to be the most useful thing that happened to them. Today covers FedEx, Harry Potter and Dyson through the lens of rejection as fuel. Story: FedEx and the Yale paper...
Story: FedEx and the Yale paper graded C that launched overnight delivery
Story: Harry Potter and the twelve publishers who passed on a global phenomenon
Story: Dyson and five thousand prototypes every manufacturer refused to touch

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2834falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-ways-the-blade-always-beats-the-razor--75868472
Story: Gillette Safety Razor - how a bottle cap salesman built a blade empire
Story: Brita water filter - the cheap pitcher that made its money on cartridges
Story: Culligan water softener - renting the machine and selling the salt forever

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868472Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:01:40 +0000trueNETWORKToday's episode is about recurring revenue from cheap hardware, three stories of businesses that made their real money after the first sale, starting with Gillette. Story: Gillette Safety Razor - how a bottle cap salesman built a blade empire...
Story: Gillette Safety Razor - how a bottle cap salesman built a blade empire
Story: Brita water filter - the cheap pitcher that made its money on cartridges
Story: Culligan water softener - renting the machine and selling the salt forever

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>3446falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-pricing-moves-that-quietly-built-enormous-empires--75868470
Story: How a one cent newspaper turned a dying paper into an institution
Story: How five and dime fixed prices and self service rewired American retail
Story: How a fourteen percent markup ceiling made Costco's membership fees the real business

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868470Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:01:33 +0000trueNETWORKToday's episode is about bold pricing as a market creation strategy, not discounting, and it starts with Adolph Ochs cutting the New York Times to one cent when almost nobody was reading it. Story: How a one cent newspaper turned a dying paper into...
Story: How a one cent newspaper turned a dying paper into an institution
Story: How five and dime fixed prices and self service rewired American retail
Story: How a fourteen percent markup ceiling made Costco's membership fees the real business

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>2298falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-picks-and-shovels-businesses-richer-than-the-gold-rush--75868468
Story: Rackspace and the support promise that changed what hosting could charge
Story: Stripe and the seven lines of code that unlocked payments for the whole web
Story: Nvidia and the chip platform that became the backbone of every AI boom

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868468Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:01:29 +0000trueNETWORKToday's about the businesses that got rich by selling tools to the people chasing the boom, not by chasing it themselves. Three companies, three eras, one pattern that keeps winning. Story: Rackspace and the support promise that changed what...
Story: Rackspace and the support promise that changed what hosting could charge
Story: Stripe and the seven lines of code that unlocked payments for the whole web
Story: Nvidia and the chip platform that became the backbone of every AI boom

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>3567falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-three-giants-bet-everything-on-one-thing--75868467
Story: Boeing risked everything on one enormous jet
Story: Ford built the world's best-selling car by refusing to add options
Story: Sony's Walkman almost never got made and then changed everything

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75868467Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:01:21 +0000trueNETWORKToday's about the all-in product bet and what it actually costs to go that deep. Three stories, three playbooks, starting with Boeing and the seven forty seven. Story: Boeing risked everything on one enormous jet Story: Ford built the world's...
Story: Boeing risked everything on one enormous jet
Story: Ford built the world's best-selling car by refusing to add options
Story: Sony's Walkman almost never got made and then changed everything

Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.
Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7480528

© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>1493falsefull