Jul 5, 2021Stock Trading: Step 1 — Choosing a Trading PlatformStock Market Investing for Beginners This mini series is tailored for people who are interested in trading stocks but do not quite know where to begin. By the end of this series, you will have acquired the basic knowledge of stock market investing. Step 1: Choosing a Trading Platform Now…Stock Investing5 min readStock Investing5 min read
Jul 5, 2021The Rise and Fall of CarvelTom Carvel introduced the soft serve ice cream to the world. And he did so by accident. He built an empire out of this but he ran into many troubles with his franchisees. The chain started to decline when Tom sold his business. Let’s dive in to see what happened. …Carvel6 min readCarvel6 min read
Mar 30, 2021The Rise and Fall of Thomas CookThomas Cook was known for providing affordable all-inclusive travel packages. Over time, the company had grown to serve 20 million customers a year with its 200 hotels and fleet of over 100 airplanes. But after 178 years of operations, it declared bankruptcy in September 2019, leaving 600,000 travelers stranded and…Thomas Cook Airlines5 min readThomas Cook Airlines5 min read
Mar 7, 2021The Rise and Fall of BillabongWe can trace Billabong back to 1973, when Gordon and Rena Merchant started sowing and selling board shorts in the Gold Coast of Australia. Billabong is an actual word that means some kind of oasis. They coupled the word with a wave design to form their iconic logo. The first…Billabong5 min readBillabong5 min read
Feb 6, 2021The Rise and Fall of QuiksilverI have been a fan of Quiksilver clothing for a long time now. The famous logo of a cresting wave and snow-capped mountain appealed to me, although I am not a surfer. The brand evolved into a billion-dollar company in the early 2000s, broke the 2-billion-dollar mark in 2007, but…Business6 min readBusiness6 min read
Jan 21, 2021The Rise and Fall of Blizzard EntertainmentBlizzard Entertainment brought to the world the once most popular online PC game, World of Warcraft. However, the game started to lose steam in the 2010s and Blizzard started creating other games to sustain their revenue stream. Let’s dive in to see what happened. It all started in 1991 when…Blizzard Entertainment6 min readBlizzard Entertainment6 min read
Jan 19, 2021The Rise and Fall of TimberlandThere’s a high chance that you have come across Timberland shoes while out shoe-shopping. The first Timberland shoe, introduced in 1973, was actually targeted for outdoors-men and blue-collar workers. The Swartz brothers, Herman and Sidney, designed the shoe to be sturdy and water-resistant. The build quality was such that it…Shoes5 min readShoes5 min read
Dec 20, 2020The Fall of Deutsche BankHere is a video of this article: Link Deutsche Bank, where do we begin? Once upon a time, it was seen as one of Europe’s strongest bank. But the German bank has been plagued by a series of issues. If we take a look at the bank’s stock price over…Deutsche Bank5 min readDeutsche Bank5 min read
Dec 20, 2020The Rise of Panda ExpressHere is a video of this transcript: Link If you ever crave Chinese food, you should definitely try Panda Express. With its over 2,200 locations generating more than 3 billion dollars in revenues, Panda Express is the largest Asian restaurant chain in the US. How did they grow into a…Panda Express6 min readPanda Express6 min read
Dec 20, 2020The Rise and Fall of Mervyn’sHere is a video of this transcript: Link Big Brands. Small Prices. That was the catchy slogan of Mervyn’s. The chain essentially pioneered the branded apparel discounting concept and grew rapidly on the West Coast. But it seems that it could not take the heat from the rise of other…Mervyns5 min readMervyns5 min read
