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June 2025

Hayao Miyazaki: 9 Creative Lessons
Notes on the creative process for the legendary Japanese filmmaker and founder of Studio Ghibli.
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Best of SatPost (First Half of 2025)
PLUS: Novo vs. Eli Lilly, Din Tai Fung's $28m Stores, RIP Fred Smith (FedEx), Appel's $40m Sponsorship for "F1".
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Booking: The $170B+ A/B Testing Machine
How A/B testing turned two Priceline acquisitions (totalling $294m) into the world's most valuable travel company ($170B+ market cap).
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Star Wars, Veo 3 and Hollywood in the Age of AI Video
PLUS: Apple WWDC Memes, Nintendo Switch 2 Launch.
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17 Takeaways from Mary Meeker's AI Deck
PLUS: Elon vs. Trump, Taylor Swift, Moncler's $17B Secret Sauce and Ukraine Drone Tech.
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May 2025

The Dyson Creep-Up
James Dyson is 78 and just launched "the world's thinnest vacuum" in the most dialled-in 8-minute pitch ever. It will look great next to your Dyson fan…
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Three Netflix What-Ifs: Bezos, Arnault and Blockbuster
Netflix was founded in 1997 and went public in 2002. The $500B+ company's trajectory changed with three crucial pre-IPO negotiations.
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AI Killed The College Paper. So, What's Next?
It's time to grade the workflow (not the output).
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Warren Buffett's $160B+ Apple Bet: A History
The story behind how Warren Buffett shunned tech for decades, before making (probably) the greatest tech investment ever.
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5 Thoughts on LEGO's (Ace) Manufacturing
PLUS: Apple Watch at 10, McKinsey AI bot.
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