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The Profit Prophet

The Profit Prophet

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Uncover the hidden business strategies behind today's most surprising success stories and spectacular failures. Each episode reveals the untold decisions, timing, and market forces that made or broke companies you thought you knew. Economics
Episodes
  • The $19 Billion Oops: How WeWork's Adam Neumann Convinced Smart Money That Desk Rental Was a Tech Revolution

    The $19 Billion Oops: How WeWork's Adam Neumann Convinced Smart Money That Desk Rental Was a Tech Revolution
    Jun 15 2026
    Before WeWork's spectacular 2019 implosion, Adam Neumann had VCs throwing billions at what was essentially a real estate subletting scheme with kombucha on tap. We dissect how charisma, buzzwords, and Silicon Valley groupthink turned office space into the next 'unicorn' — until the math caught up. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    20 mins
  • The House That Jack Ma Built (On Someone Else's Land): How Alibaba Conquered China by Copying Everyone Else

    The House That Jack Ma Built (On Someone Else's Land): How Alibaba Conquered China by Copying Everyone Else
    Jun 14 2026
    Before Jack Ma became China's richest man, he was a failed entrepreneur who couldn't even get hired at KFC. We dissect how Alibaba became a $200 billion empire not through innovation, but through perfectly timed imitation—and what happens when the Chinese government decides your success story is over. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    21 mins
  • The Theranos Blood Money: How Silicon Valley's Golden Child Turned Healthcare into Theater

    The Theranos Blood Money: How Silicon Valley's Golden Child Turned Healthcare into Theater
    Jun 13 2026
    Elizabeth Holmes convinced investors to pour $945 million into a machine that didn't work, using boardroom psychology, carefully crafted mystique, and Silicon Valley's obsession with disruption. We dissect how a Stanford dropout weaponized ambition and exploited the venture capital echo chamber to build a $9 billion house of cards—and why so many brilliant people chose to believe the impossible. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    22 mins
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