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Jim webber, the sito of brooks running. What they went from under jim. They went from lake diminimous, small number of millions of revenue to over a billion in revenue a year,. competing with nike and adedis. And byjus unbelievable maniacal focus on making fantastic running products. That is how they became the billion dollar business that they are today. Not to mention, jim battled cancer along the way, like so great. We want everything we do for this event till i literally check all the acquired boxes. Then. Who is it? It is fresh off his full page profile in the new york times this week.

We sit down once again with one of the world’s very best strategy thinkers, 7 Powers author Hamilton Helmer — this time joined by his impressive Strategy Capital colleague Chenyi Shi — to discuss platform businesses, and how the Power framework applies to them. If you’re building, investing in, or just curious about the dynamics of platforms, this episode is a must-listen. We owe a huge thanks to Hamilton and Chenyi for sharing their work-in-progress insights on this very special category of companies. Tune in!

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