The Empire Builders Podcast
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#81: Vice Media – Heroin, Failure, Grit… and Disney????
Luck favors the heroin addict that refuses to give up! Just ask Disney. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that …
#080: Warby Parker – Losing your glasses sucks! Replacing sucks more.
Imagine these four MBAs sitting in class when their phones start blowing up with orders for eyeglasses after they lost the business idea competition at the Warton School of Business …
#079: Instagram – The day Obama joined, they new it was a big deal
How pivoting after an early discovery with customers led them to sell in just two years for a Billion dollars. Another story of giving the customer what they want, and …
#078: AirBnB – Airbed and Breakfast dot com
How do two arts graduates and their buddy with no travel experience and zero technology experience build a six-billion-dollar empire in only fourteen years? Dave Young: Welcome to The Empire …
#077: Kodak – The fall of an Empire
Kodak had the cash cow, so why couldn’t they successfully transition into a digital company when they invented digital photography? Dave Young: Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners …
#076: Captain Pabst – Could I ever use a cold beer!
Discover the origin of the blue ribbon and American-style lager with a ship captain that lost his ship and knew nothing about beer. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders …