Every successful company starts with a strategy, often refined through trials, errors, and moments of insight. Our Startup Strategy Stories hub showcases the journeys of thriving businesses, offering both inspiration and tangible lessons for budding entrepreneurs.
Whether you’re in the ideation phase or scaling up, these tales of success can provide direction and perspective.
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This article examines the reasons why short-form video hosting service Vine shut down, as well as the valuable lessons aspiring entrepreneurs can learn.
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While IBM did survive its decline and remains one of the world’s leading computing brands, there are still important lessons to be learned from IBM’s fall.
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Myspace’s three-year reign in the online social lives of people across the world influenced the digital world we know today more than we might think.
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We’ve gathered stories of the most successful startups that will motivate you to launch your startup company and become a better entrepreneur.
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If you’re ready for entrepreneurial inspiration, these entrepreneur success stories highlight resilience, creativity, and sometimes, a stroke of good luck.
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These are eight business pivot examples from companies you never knew changed their business model and found startup success.
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WhatsApp is a free service owned by Meta that’s become one of the most popular messaging apps around. What’s been the key to its success?
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Should secondhand clothing be your first choice? Vinted thinks so. Here’s how it became Europe’s largest online secondhand clothing marketplace.
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In this strategy story, we’re going to be looking at how Thrasio was founded, its new business model, and the results its founders were able to achieve.
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Founded by Kristen Bell, Ryan Devlin, Ravi Patel, and Todd Grinnell, This Saves Lives is a startup fighting child hunger through social entrepreneurship.
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We explore the origin story of music streaming company Spotify, as well as its business model, and marketing and growth strategies.
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Launched in 2009, Susan Sarandon’s startup company SPiN is a global franchise of table tennis or ‘ping pong’ bars and clubs.