Business

The Great Pollinator: How a Shrinking Dutch Giant Built the Modern World

Philips didn't just shrink; it built the modern world. By spinning off giants like TSMC, ASML, NXP, and Signify, the Dutch titan fueled the global chip economy. Today, these "children" are worth trillions, proving Philips is the invisible architect of the 21st century.

Wide Funnels, Tight Filters, and the Rise of the Corporate Spawner

This piece synthesizes Morgan Housel’s "wide funnel, tight filter" with Mohnish Pabrai’s "Spawners." Discover how giants like Amazon use intelligent waste and ruthless project killing to build antifragile empires.