Oct 14, 2026
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5 min read
Two engineers left Stanford in 1990 to fix the gap between processor speed and memory speed — 36 years later, every chipmaker pays for what they built
Oct 13, 2026
4 min read
€6.1 billion in revenue, 83% recurring, and five straight years of 6% organic growth — from a company founded in 1836
Oct 12, 2026
Sam Walton borrowed $25,000, opened a five-and-dime in Arkansas, lost the lease, moved to Bentonville, and built the largest company by revenue on earth
Oct 9, 2026
William Berkley founded the company at 21, ran it for nearly 50 years, and handed it to his son — he died four months ago at 80
Oct 8, 2026
Transco runs 9,600 miles from south Texas to New York city — every molecule of gas that heats the eastern seaboard passes through it
Oct 7, 2026
In 1876, the Carter family started a lumber company in east Texas — when the Timber ran out, they kept the mineral rights underneath
Oct 6, 2026
The meeting ended ten minutes after someone pulled up the chart.
Oct 5, 2026
Nearly two years of revenue is already under contract before a single server spins up.
Oct 2, 2026
The parking lot was half full at 2 p.m. on a Tuesday, and the margins approach 50%.
Oct 1, 2026
Since the 2004 IPO it has paid out more in dividends than the share price itself.
Sep 30, 2026
It started in 1698 with a handwritten price list and a crowd drinking coffee.
Sep 29, 2026
Two men quit in 1978, hired fewer than ten people, and never had a down year since.
