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🧸 Toy Industry

Behind-the-scenes looks at the business of play, from boardroom battles over billion-dollar franchises to the designers and marketers who shape childhood itself.
Brick by Brick
by David C. Robertson • 2013
Innovation nearly killed LEGO. The rules it wrote to survive rewrote the playbook.
3.85
2k+
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds💡 Innovation Strategy👥 Fan Co-Creation
Brick by Brick Summary
Brick by Brick 89%
Innovation nearly killed LEGO. The rules it wrote to survive rewrote the playbook.
by David C. Robertson 2013
3.85
2k+ ratings
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds💡 Innovation Strategy👥 Fan Co-Creation
It's All a Game
by Tristan Donovan • 2017
The board games in your closet once trained generals, hid spies, and taught machines to think.
3.96
1k+
🎲 Board Game History🔍 Cultural History🎨 Game Design
It's All a Game Summary
It's All a Game 87%
The board games in your closet once trained generals, hid spies, and taught machines to think.
by Tristan Donovan 2017
3.96
1k+ ratings
🎲 Board Game History🔍 Cultural History🎨 Game Design
To Pixar and Beyond
by Lawrence Levy • 2016
Goldman Sachs rejected Pixar. Its CFO took a different road to a billion-dollar IPO.
4.24
8k+
🎬 Animation Industry🔄 Corporate Turnarounds🎨 Art Vs Commerce
To Pixar and Beyond Summary
To Pixar and Beyond 87%
Goldman Sachs rejected Pixar. Its CFO took a different road to a billion-dollar IPO.
by Lawrence Levy 2016
4.24
8k+ ratings
🎬 Animation Industry🔄 Corporate Turnarounds🎨 Art Vs Commerce
The Marvel Studios Story
by Charlie Wetzel • 2020
Bankrupt, Marvel bet the house on Iron Man and a troubled leading man.
3.69
192
📚 Comic Book History🎬 Hollywood Business🔄 Corporate Turnarounds
The Marvel Studios Story Summary
The Marvel Studios Story 87%
Bankrupt, Marvel bet the house on Iron Man and a troubled leading man.
by Charlie Wetzel 2020
3.69
192 ratings
📚 Comic Book History🎬 Hollywood Business🔄 Corporate Turnarounds
The Lean Machine
by Dantar P. Oosterwal • 2010
The lean product development playbook behind Harley-Davidson's turnaround, and how to use it.
3.83
137
🛠️ Product Development📊 Visual Management🔄 Business Transformation
The Lean Machine Summary
The Lean Machine 87%
The lean product development playbook behind Harley-Davidson's turnaround, and how to use it.
by Dantar P. Oosterwal 2010
3.83
137 ratings
🛠️ Product Development📊 Visual Management🔄 Business Transformation
Console Wars
by Blake J. Harris • 2014
A toy exec and a blue hedgehog briefly unseated Nintendo. The real fight was inside the company.
3.97
12k+
🎮 Video Game Industry⚔️ Business Rivalries🥊 Corporate Infighting
Console Wars Summary
Console Wars 86%
A toy exec and a blue hedgehog briefly unseated Nintendo. The real fight was inside the company.
by Blake J. Harris 2014
3.97
12k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Industry⚔️ Business Rivalries🥊 Corporate Infighting
Factory Man
by Beth Macy • 2014
John Bassett III bet against offshoring. The survival of his Virginia town hung on it.
3.87
3k+
🏭 American Manufacturing🌍 Globalization Impact🏘️ Small Town America
Factory Man Summary
Factory Man 86%
John Bassett III bet against offshoring. The survival of his Virginia town hung on it.
by Beth Macy 2014
3.87
3k+ ratings
🏭 American Manufacturing🌍 Globalization Impact🏘️ Small Town America
Driving Honda
by Jeffrey Rothfeder • 2014
Honda's real edge is a culture of paradox: individuals over teams, factory floors over boardrooms.
3.87
395
🚗 Automotive Industry🏢 Corporate Culture🗾 Japanese Management
Driving Honda Summary
Driving Honda 86%
Honda's real edge is a culture of paradox: individuals over teams, factory floors over boardrooms.
by Jeffrey Rothfeder 2014
3.87
395 ratings
🚗 Automotive Industry🏢 Corporate Culture🗾 Japanese Management
The Big Picture
by Ben Fritz • 2018
How Marvel, Netflix, and the Chinese box office dismantled the movies you used to love.
4.02
2k+
🎬 Hollywood Economics📺 Streaming Disruption🎥 Franchise Filmmaking
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture 86%
How Marvel, Netflix, and the Chinese box office dismantled the movies you used to love.
by Ben Fritz 2018
4.02
2k+ ratings
🎬 Hollywood Economics📺 Streaming Disruption🎥 Franchise Filmmaking
Entrepreneurial Nation
by Ro Khanna • 2012
Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.
3.73
30
🏭 American Manufacturing🏛️ Industrial Policy⚙️ Innovation Policy
Entrepreneurial Nation Summary
Entrepreneurial Nation 86%
Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.
by Ro Khanna 2012
3.73
30 ratings
🏭 American Manufacturing🏛️ Industrial Policy⚙️ Innovation Policy
Press Reset
by Jason Schreier • 2021
Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.
4.05
8k+
🎮 Video Game Industry🛠️ Tech Labor⏰ Crunch Culture
Press Reset Summary
Press Reset 86%
Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.
by Jason Schreier 2021
4.05
8k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Industry🛠️ Tech Labor⏰ Crunch Culture
DisneyWar
by James B. Stewart • 2005
Disney's peacemaker died in a crash, and Eisner declared war on his own executive suite.
4.12
9k+
🏢 Boardroom Battles🎬 Hollywood Business🎨 Creative Leadership
DisneyWar Summary
DisneyWar 86%
Disney's peacemaker died in a crash, and Eisner declared war on his own executive suite.
by James B. Stewart 2005
4.12
9k+ ratings
🏢 Boardroom Battles🎬 Hollywood Business🎨 Creative Leadership
Guitar Lessons
by Bob Taylor • 2011
Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.
4.34
172
🎸 Guitar Making🎵 Music Business🛠️ Artisan Business
Guitar Lessons Summary
Guitar Lessons 86%
Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.
by Bob Taylor 2011
4.34
172 ratings
🎸 Guitar Making🎵 Music Business🛠️ Artisan Business
Lessons from the Titans
by Scott Davis • 2020
Silicon Valley bets on moonshots. Factory-floor systems quietly compound wealth for decades.
4.26
622
🏭 Manufacturing Excellence💰 Capital Allocation📐 Lean Methodology
Lessons from the Titans Summary
Lessons from the Titans 86%
Silicon Valley bets on moonshots. Factory-floor systems quietly compound wealth for decades.
by Scott Davis 2020
4.26
622 ratings
🏭 Manufacturing Excellence💰 Capital Allocation📐 Lean Methodology
Netflixed
by Gina Keating • 2012
Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million. They passed. What followed took down a giant.
3.97
2k+
🎬 Entertainment Business⚔️ Corporate Rivalry💡 Disruptive Innovation
Netflixed Summary
Netflixed 86%
Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million. They passed. What followed took down a giant.
by Gina Keating 2012
3.97
2k+ ratings
🎬 Entertainment Business⚔️ Corporate Rivalry💡 Disruptive Innovation
The Machine That Changed the World
by James P. Womack • 1990
Toyota's answer to mass production cuts costs, erases errors, and adapts overnight.
4.03
3k+
🧱 Lean Manufacturing🚗 Toyota Production System📈 Process Improvement
The Machine That Changed the World Summary
The Machine That Changed the World 86%
Toyota's answer to mass production cuts costs, erases errors, and adapts overnight.
by James P. Womack 1990
4.03
3k+ ratings
🧱 Lean Manufacturing🚗 Toyota Production System📈 Process Improvement
One Up
by Joost van Dreunen • 2020
Three transformations in four decades, and each one rewarded strategy over creative genius.
4.13
213
🎮 Video Game Industry🏗️ Platform Economics📡 Digital Disruption
One Up Summary
One Up 86%
Three transformations in four decades, and each one rewarded strategy over creative genius.
by Joost van Dreunen 2020
4.13
213 ratings
🎮 Video Game Industry🏗️ Platform Economics📡 Digital Disruption
Automotive Global Value Chain
by Wilson Kia Onn Wong • 2017
Automakers outsourced everything, accidentally handing the wheel to a few giant suppliers.
🚗 Automotive Industry📦 Supply Chain Management🏭 Lean Manufacturing
Automotive Global Value Chain Summary
Automotive Global Value Chain 86%
Automakers outsourced everything, accidentally handing the wheel to a few giant suppliers.
by Wilson Kia Onn Wong 2017
🚗 Automotive Industry📦 Supply Chain Management🏭 Lean Manufacturing
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time
by Fortune Magazine • 2012
From Boeing's jet bet to Intel's chip campaign: how a handful of decisions reshaped business.
3.87
605
🏛️ Business History📋 Corporate Case Studies🏢 Company Culture
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time Summary
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time 86%
From Boeing's jet bet to Intel's chip campaign: how a handful of decisions reshaped business.
by Fortune Magazine 2012
3.87
605 ratings
🏛️ Business History📋 Corporate Case Studies🏢 Company Culture
Toyota Production System
by Taiichi Ohno • 1978
Ford mass-produced cars. Toyota built them one at a time, on demand, and won.
4.11
2k+
🏭 Lean Manufacturing⚙️ Production Systems🗑️ Waste Elimination
Toyota Production System Summary
Toyota Production System 86%
Ford mass-produced cars. Toyota built them one at a time, on demand, and won.
by Taiichi Ohno 1978
4.11
2k+ ratings
🏭 Lean Manufacturing⚙️ Production Systems🗑️ Waste Elimination
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters
by Bob Lutz • 2011
GM had half the market and the best cars. Three decades of financial management destroyed both.
3.73
1k+
🚗 Automotive Industry🔄 Corporate Turnaround🎨 Product Design
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters Summary
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters 86%
GM had half the market and the best cars. Three decades of financial management destroyed both.
by Bob Lutz 2011
3.73
1k+ ratings
🚗 Automotive Industry🔄 Corporate Turnaround🎨 Product Design
The Innovator's Dilemma
by Clayton M. Christensen • 1997
Good management blinds firms to the cheaper, simpler technologies that eventually replace them.
4.04
61k+
🖥️ Technology Strategy🏢 Corporate Innovation🔄 Industry Evolution
The Innovator's Dilemma Summary
The Innovator's Dilemma 86%
Good management blinds firms to the cheaper, simpler technologies that eventually replace them.
by Clayton M. Christensen 1997
4.04
61k+ ratings
🖥️ Technology Strategy🏢 Corporate Innovation🔄 Industry Evolution
Power Play
by Tim Higgins • 2021
A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.
4.07
2k+
🚗 Electric Vehicles💻 Silicon Valley Culture🏢 Corporate Biographies
Power Play Summary
Power Play 86%
A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.
by Tim Higgins 2021
4.07
2k+ ratings
🚗 Electric Vehicles💻 Silicon Valley Culture🏢 Corporate Biographies
Chutzpah
by Inbal Arieli • 2019
The world's densest startup hub was raised on junkyard playgrounds, not business schools.
3.79
173
🛝 Science Of Play🇮🇱 Startup Nation🚀 Startup Ecosystems
Chutzpah Summary
Chutzpah 85%
The world's densest startup hub was raised on junkyard playgrounds, not business schools.
by Inbal Arieli 2019
3.79
173 ratings
🛝 Science Of Play🇮🇱 Startup Nation🚀 Startup Ecosystems
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects)
by Marty Sklar • 2013
Marty Sklar wrote Walt's final words. Then he spent 50 years building the impossible at Disney.
3.94
2k+
🎢 Theme Park Design🧠 Creative Leadership🏛️ Business History
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects) Summary
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects) 85%
Marty Sklar wrote Walt's final words. Then he spent 50 years building the impossible at Disney.
by Marty Sklar 2013
3.94
2k+ ratings
🎢 Theme Park Design🧠 Creative Leadership🏛️ Business History
The Mesh
by Lisa Gansky • 2010
Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.
3.66
1k+
🤝 Sharing Economy💡 Business Model Innovation♻️ Circular Economy
The Mesh Summary
The Mesh 85%
Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.
by Lisa Gansky 2010
3.66
1k+ ratings
🤝 Sharing Economy💡 Business Model Innovation♻️ Circular Economy
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
by Jason Schreier • 2017
Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.
4.20
25k+
🎮 Video Game Development🎬 Behind The Scenes📰 Tech Journalism
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Summary
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels 85%
Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.
by Jason Schreier 2017
4.20
25k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Development🎬 Behind The Scenes📰 Tech Journalism
The Ride of a Lifetime
by Robert Iger • 2019
Disrupt yourself first, preserve what you buy, lead with optimism: a Disney CEO's playbook.
4.40
97k+
🏢 Corporate Leadership🎬 Entertainment Business🎨 Creative Management
The Ride of a Lifetime Summary
The Ride of a Lifetime 85%
Disrupt yourself first, preserve what you buy, lead with optimism: a Disney CEO's playbook.
by Robert Iger 2019
4.40
97k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Leadership🎬 Entertainment Business🎨 Creative Management
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry
by Anthony Michell • 2010
Sony became a customer; Samsung became the supplier. The inside story of the reversal.
3.50
20
🧊 Semiconductor Industry🔄 Corporate Turnarounds⚠️ Crisis Management
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry Summary
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry 85%
Sony became a customer; Samsung became the supplier. The inside story of the reversal.
by Anthony Michell 2010
3.50
20 ratings
🧊 Semiconductor Industry🔄 Corporate Turnarounds⚠️ Crisis Management
The Long Tail
by Chris Anderson • 2006
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
3.82
30k+
🖥️ Digital Economics🎯 Niche Markets🔍 Algorithmic Curation
The Long Tail Summary
The Long Tail 85%
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
by Chris Anderson 2006
3.82
30k+ ratings
🖥️ Digital Economics🎯 Niche Markets🔍 Algorithmic Curation
Crash Course
by Paul Ingrassia • 2009
Mass production built Detroit. It also built the complacency that undid it, fifty years later.
3.91
686
🚗 Automotive Industry🏭 Industrial Decline🇺🇸 American Manufacturing
Crash Course Summary
Crash Course 85%
Mass production built Detroit. It also built the complacency that undid it, fifty years later.
by Paul Ingrassia 2009
3.91
686 ratings
🚗 Automotive Industry🏭 Industrial Decline🇺🇸 American Manufacturing
Sam Walton, Made in America
by Sam Walton • 1992
The five-and-dime that refused to act big and grew into the world's largest retailer.
4.16
28k+
🏬 Retail Business📖 Founder Memoir😍 Customer Focus
Sam Walton, Made in America Summary
Sam Walton, Made in America 85%
The five-and-dime that refused to act big and grew into the world's largest retailer.
by Sam Walton 1992
4.16
28k+ ratings
🏬 Retail Business📖 Founder Memoir😍 Customer Focus
Pixar Storytelling
by Dean Movshovitz • 2017
Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.
3.95
903
🎬 Screenwriting✨ Pixar Films🏗️ Story Structure
Pixar Storytelling Summary
Pixar Storytelling 85%
Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.
by Dean Movshovitz 2017
3.95
903 ratings
🎬 Screenwriting✨ Pixar Films🏗️ Story Structure
Made in Japan
by Akio Morita • 1986
The Sony co-founder's management philosophy: treat employees as family, bet on R&D, and never copy.
4.09
5k+
📖 Corporate Memoir🇯🇵 Japanese Business📺 Consumer Electronics
Made in Japan Summary
Made in Japan 85%
The Sony co-founder's management philosophy: treat employees as family, bet on R&D, and never copy.
by Akio Morita 1986
4.09
5k+ ratings
📖 Corporate Memoir🇯🇵 Japanese Business📺 Consumer Electronics
alibaba
by Liu Shiying • 2009
A math-failing English teacher beat eBay with one rule: give everything away for free.
3.62
125
🏮 Chinese Business🚀 Internet Startups👤 Founder Stories
alibaba Summary
alibaba 85%
A math-failing English teacher beat eBay with one rule: give everything away for free.
by Liu Shiying 2009
3.62
125 ratings
🏮 Chinese Business🚀 Internet Startups👤 Founder Stories
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead
by Jerry Weintraub • 2010
He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.
4.13
4k+
🎬 Entertainment Industry🎥 Hollywood Memoir🤝 Deal-Making
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead Summary
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead 85%
He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.
by Jerry Weintraub 2010
4.13
4k+ ratings
🎬 Entertainment Industry🎥 Hollywood Memoir🤝 Deal-Making
Everybody Wins
by James Wallis • 2022
One award. Half a million sales per winner. How German critics made board games art.
4.15
219
🎲 Board Game History🏆 Award History🔄 Game Design Evolution
Everybody Wins Summary
Everybody Wins 85%
One award. Half a million sales per winner. How German critics made board games art.
by James Wallis 2022
4.15
219 ratings
🎲 Board Game History🏆 Award History🔄 Game Design Evolution
Boeing Versus Airbus
by John Newhouse • 2007
Two radically different bets on the future of flight: the superjumbo vs. the long-range midsize.
3.61
478
✈️ Aerospace Industry🏭 Industrial Competition💰 Subsidy Wars
Boeing Versus Airbus Summary
Boeing Versus Airbus 85%
Two radically different bets on the future of flight: the superjumbo vs. the long-range midsize.
by John Newhouse 2007
3.61
478 ratings
✈️ Aerospace Industry🏭 Industrial Competition💰 Subsidy Wars
The Goal
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 2004
Busy workers mask a fatal flaw: the novel that taught business to focus on bottlenecks.
4.07
85k+
🏭 Manufacturing⚙️ Operations Management🔄 Continuous Improvement
The Goal Summary
The Goal 85%
Busy workers mask a fatal flaw: the novel that taught business to focus on bottlenecks.
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 2004
4.07
85k+ ratings
🏭 Manufacturing⚙️ Operations Management🔄 Continuous Improvement
Play Nice
by Jason Schreier • 2024
$80 million and seven years for a game that never shipped: the unraveling of Blizzard Entertainment.
4.16
7k+
🎮 Video Game Industry🏢 Corporate Culture💻 Tech Company Histories
Play Nice Summary
Play Nice 85%
$80 million and seven years for a game that never shipped: the unraveling of Blizzard Entertainment.
by Jason Schreier 2024
4.16
7k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Industry🏢 Corporate Culture💻 Tech Company Histories
Power Failure
by William D. Cohan • 2022
The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.
4.28
2k+
🏢 Corporate History💰 Financial Engineering📖 Business Biography
Power Failure Summary
Power Failure 85%
The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.
by William D. Cohan 2022
4.28
2k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate History💰 Financial Engineering📖 Business Biography
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
by David Foster Wallace • 2005
Mainstream acceptance forced adult film into a paradox: to keep its edge, it grew more extreme.
4.18
55k+
🎬 Adult Film Industry📺 Media Criticism🛒 Consumer Ethics
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays Summary
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays 85%
Mainstream acceptance forced adult film into a paradox: to keep its edge, it grew more extreme.
by David Foster Wallace 2005
4.18
55k+ ratings
🎬 Adult Film Industry📺 Media Criticism🛒 Consumer Ethics
Fans First
by Jesse Cole • 2022
Forget advertising. How to build fans devoted enough to drive across the country for you.
4.36
983
🎯 Customer Experience⚾ Sports Business📣 Word Of Mouth
Fans First Summary
Fans First 85%
Forget advertising. How to build fans devoted enough to drive across the country for you.
by Jesse Cole 2022
4.36
983 ratings
🎯 Customer Experience⚾ Sports Business📣 Word Of Mouth
Alibaba's World
by Porter Erisman • 2015
How an English teacher and seventeen friends outsmarted eBay in China.
3.89
2k+
🏢 Chinese Tech Companies🛒 Marketplace Platforms🚀 Founders And Startups
Alibaba's World Summary
Alibaba's World 85%
How an English teacher and seventeen friends outsmarted eBay in China.
by Porter Erisman 2015
3.89
2k+ ratings
🏢 Chinese Tech Companies🛒 Marketplace Platforms🚀 Founders And Startups
Twilight
by Mark Cotta Vaz • 2008
Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.
4.20
451k+
🏢 Corporate Dynasties📺 Media Empires💔 Family Dysfunction
Twilight Summary
Twilight 85%
Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.
by Mark Cotta Vaz 2008
4.20
451k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Dynasties📺 Media Empires💔 Family Dysfunction
Making It in America
by Rachel Slade • 2024
Sixty thousand American factories shuttered since NAFTA. One couple bet everything to open just one.
3.63
323
🏭 American Manufacturing📉 Manufacturing Decline📜 Trade Policy
Making It in America Summary
Making It in America 85%
Sixty thousand American factories shuttered since NAFTA. One couple bet everything to open just one.
by Rachel Slade 2024
3.63
323 ratings
🏭 American Manufacturing📉 Manufacturing Decline📜 Trade Policy
Giants of Enterprise
by Richard S. Tedlow • 2001
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
4.25
2k+
📜 Business History🇺🇸 American Capitalism🏭 Industrial Innovation
Giants of Enterprise Summary
Giants of Enterprise 85%
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
by Richard S. Tedlow 2001
4.25
2k+ ratings
📜 Business History🇺🇸 American Capitalism🏭 Industrial Innovation
The Alchemists
by Jim Ratcliffe • 2018
Four out of five acquisitions fail. INEOS bet on the opposite and built a global industrial empire.
3.74
110
🏭 Corporate Turnarounds💰 Mergers And Acquisitions🌐 Decentralized Management
The Alchemists Summary
The Alchemists 85%
Four out of five acquisitions fail. INEOS bet on the opposite and built a global industrial empire.
by Jim Ratcliffe 2018
3.74
110 ratings
🏭 Corporate Turnarounds💰 Mergers And Acquisitions🌐 Decentralized Management
Amazon Unbound
by Brad Stone • 2021
Amazon's second act produced AWS, Alexa, and a $1.7 trillion empire, but the backlash had begun.
4.07
7k+
🏢 Big Tech📜 Corporate History💼 Workplace Culture
Amazon Unbound Summary
Amazon Unbound 85%
Amazon's second act produced AWS, Alexa, and a $1.7 trillion empire, but the backlash had begun.
by Brad Stone 2021
4.07
7k+ ratings
🏢 Big Tech📜 Corporate History💼 Workplace Culture
Poorly Made in China
by Paul Midler • 2009
Swapped parts, faked tests, hidden costs: a consultant's tour of China's deceptive factory floors.
4.09
2k+
🏭 Chinese Manufacturing🌐 Global Supply Chains🤝 Cultural Negotiation
Poorly Made in China Summary
Poorly Made in China 85%
Swapped parts, faked tests, hidden costs: a consultant's tour of China's deceptive factory floors.
by Paul Midler 2009
4.09
2k+ ratings
🏭 Chinese Manufacturing🌐 Global Supply Chains🤝 Cultural Negotiation
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