Redhat

How did they get big on open source software? How do open source software companies make many when their products code base is free to steal?

Hideaway Pizza

I was at a Hideaway Pizza, when I looked on the back of a kid’s menu, and the trademark said “Hideaway Pizza 2”. Why is there a two? Was there…

Photobucket

The Decline of Photobucket – What happened? They used to be great, but not anymore.

McMaster-Carr

Super interested in the history and the supply chain process of MMC. The big catalog book, the CAD diagrams, the almost inhuman shipping speed and reliability, and of course, the…

Portillo’s Restaurants

Portillo’s is a Chicago fast food stable and the founder recently sold the chain. The Portillo’s near me in Crystal Lake, Illinois is always packed and the drive thru is…

The Laugh Factory

Laugh Factory is a chain of comedy clubs in the United States that has both a roster of up and coming comedians, current superstars and washed up comedians of yesteryear….

Flipkart

The company was bought by Walmart in 2018 for $16 billion dollars. It is giving Amazon a run for their money in one of the largest markets in the world,…

Rogue Fitness

Privately held company that supplies all weightlifting, strongman, CrossFit competitions and almost every home/garage gym has at least some or all equipment from them. During the pandemic they were out…

Newgrounds

(May be biased) It used to be one of the biggest sites on the Internet, but as Adobe Flash declined, so did they.