Uber vs Lyft | Revenge Business | 2
It's the late '90s, and Travis Kalanick is hanging out in his dorm room at UCLA. He’s having a file-sharing party with his friends that leads to his first business. But Kalanick’s forced to grow up qu...
3 Jun 202023min
Uber vs Lyft | Black Cars and Pink Mustaches | 1
It’s December 2008, and two friends and fellow tech entrepreneurs, Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick, can't get a taxi. Camp’s already obsessed with the idea of a service that summons a private driver ...
1 Jun 202027min
Business Battles | Toilet Paper Wars: White Gold | 5
Quarantine restrictions during the coronavirus have induced toilet paper panic-buying as people scratch, claw and punch each other to get rolls. But why? What’s behind the frenzy, and how will that af...
27 Mai 202024min
Business Battles | Tetris: Soviet Blocks | 4
It’s 1988, and Tetris is making waves. It’s billed as the first Soviet video game, and it’s selling fast.But the man who introduced it to the West harbors a secret: he doesn’t own the rights. And when...
20 Mai 202026min
Business Battles | Cola Space Race: One Giant Sip for Mankind | 3
It’s 1984 and the cola war is neck and neck. After years of struggle, Pepsi looks ready to triumph over Coca-Cola. So Coke’s striking back by opening a new battlefront in the quest for soda supremacy:...
18 Mai 202025min
Business Battles | Monopoly: Winner Takes All | 2
It's 1902 and political campaigner Lizzie Magie is fighting a losing battle. For years, she’s pushed the idea of a land-value tax, but fewer and fewer people are listening.So she’s going to try someth...
13 Mai 202027min
Amazon vs Walmart | How COVID-19 Could Change the Retail Landscape | 7
Since the novel coronavirus hit, Amazon and Walmart have seen a rise in profits, unlike many other retailers. But there have also been struggles to keep up with the flood of customer demands during th...
11 Mai 202026min
Sponsored: When Small Businesses Think Big - Chobani & Wrigley (Dell Podference) | 2
This episode is brought to you by Wondery in partnership with Dell Technologies. In honor of small businesses, we’re featuring inspiring stories of successful companies that started out small.In upsta...
7 Mai 202029min
