Case Study Library

The bet, the inflection, the lesson.

Data-backed breakdowns of companies and founders, where the business-strategy interest gets to shine. A consistent template, real numbers, and every case cross-linked to the mentors it illustrates.

WealthJeff Bezos

Amazon

Reinvest every dollar of margin into lower prices and selection instead of profit.

$148M
Revenue 1997
$575B
Revenue 2023
200M+
Prime members

Growth

'97'01'05'10'15'20'23
WealthWarren Buffett & Charlie Munger

Berkshire Hathaway

Buy wonderful businesses inside a circle of competence and hold effectively forever.

≈19.8%
1965–2023 CAGR
$19
Book value 1965
4,384,748%
Overall gain

Growth

'65'80'95'05'15'23
WisdomYvon Chouinard

Patagonia

Treat the planet as the only shareholder, quality and restraint over growth for its own sake.

$1.5B+
Est. revenue
100%
Ownership
100K+
Repairs / yr

Growth

'90'00'11'17'22
WealthSteve Jobs

Apple

Cut almost everything, and put the whole company behind a handful of great products.

$7.1B
Revenue FY1997
$383B
Revenue FY2023
≈70%
Products cut, 1997

Growth

'97'01'04'07'10'15'23
WealthReed Hastings

Netflix

Cannibalize your own DVD business with streaming before the DVD business stops working.

$153M
Revenue 2002
$33.7B
Revenue 2023
260M
Paid members

Growth

'02'07'11'15'19'23
WealthJensen Huang

NVIDIA

Make the graphics chip programmable for any computation, years before anyone asked for it.

2006
CUDA launched
$130.5B
Revenue FY2025
≈88%
Data center share

Growth

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