Most people know Kikkoman as the red-capped soy sauce bottle in their pantry or on the restaurant table. Most also know it as a Japanese product made by a Japanese company. Fewer know that the company behind it is actually a global business — one that earns close to 90% of
Nvidia is, today, the most valuable company in the world. Its GPUs train and run essentially every frontier AI model. It controls roughly 80% of the AI accelerator market and earns 75%-plus gross margins doing it. It is the picks-and-shovels provider to the AI revolution, and no competitor comes
Nike’s swoosh is one of the most recognised logos on earth, built over half a century through cultural storytelling, athletic partnerships, and product craft. I found Phil Knight’s memoir Shoe Dog highly inspirational - capturing the grit and obsession required to build something that truly endures. Over the