The Empire Builders Podcast

#241: P.F. Chang’s – From Scottsdale To The World

300 hundred restaurants in 22 countries might not sound like a billion dollar empire, but you would be wrong.

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#240: Wham-O – Meat Slingshot to Toy Empire

When no one wants your Meat Slingshot, what do you do? Make a better flying disc and name it after a pie plate, naturally.

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#239: Cup O’ Noodles – Same Ramen Different Name

Momofuku Ando is the father of Instant Ramen. Feeding Japan after the war. But how do you get Americans to eat it?

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#238: Google – Do No Evil…

Larry Page said in the early day, a guiding principle is Do No Evil. I wonder if we can say that today or is it just business as usual?

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#237: Chocolate Chip Cookies – An Empire???

When your year’s earnings are stolen and you need a quick way to make some cash on the cheap, you invent chocolate chip cookies.

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