May 02, 2024 Why this 4th-generation woodworker built 30 machines to automate his job Ros Broughton built custom wordworking machines to help him make craftsman-quality furniture more affordable. BY Elissaveta M. Brandon Ros Broughton is a fourth-generation woodworker. For the first 15 years of his career, he mostly focused on high-end cabinetry and custom furniture. … Continue reading Why this 4th-generation woodworker built 30 machines to automate his job
Built For The Media-Buying Executive by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 30, 2024 It’s interesting to see how smaller companies have branched out, adding focus in order to become a large agency. Crissi Cupak, vice president of products at Skai, has worked for the market intelligence and measurement technology company since 2013, but I … Continue reading Built For The Media-Buying Executive
Google’s answer to GPT-4 is Gemini: ‘the most capable model we’ve ever built’ The company plans to incorporate the AI across its product platforms, starting with Bard. Andrew Tarantola Wed, Dec 6, 2023 Google OpenAI’s spot atop the generative AI heap may be coming to an end as Google officially introduced its most … Continue reading Google’s answer to GPT-4 is Gemini: ‘the most capable model we’ve ever built’
By Jeff Beer April 18, 2023 To mark that most sacred of stoner days, food delivery app Postmates has created a piece of merch tailormade for its most couch-bound product enthusiasts. Just don’t call it another piece of branded streetwear. The “Takeoutfit” is a hoodie built for lap-dining utility, including a fold-down … Continue reading Postmates makes 4/20 its best brand holiday with a hoodie built for eating takeout
By Christopher Cason April 08, 2023 Heading into next week’s playoffs, the Milwaukee Bucks have the best record in the NBA. They posted this season’s longest winning streak (16 games), and they’ve gone about their business without the drama that makes for headlines and fuels talking-head debate shows. As the Bucks pursue their … Continue reading How the Milwaukee Bucks built a thriving global brand
The company behind Advil and other consumer brands transformed their approach to social media just in time for the pandemic. Chris Wood on March 7, 2023 Social media platforms are an important arena for consumers to talk about brands that affect their lives. That’s why Haleon assembled an in-house team to own social media for … Continue reading How Haleon built social media intelligence in-house
By Shalene Gupta December 17, 2022 As a junior at Stanford, Harrison Hochman was sent home because of COVID. Many of his friends were scrambling to pay tuition because their family’s incomes had taken a hit. Yet it was easier to book a plane ticket home than to find a private loan. Hochman and … Continue reading From the ashes of COVID school closures, this Gen Z CEO built a thriving student-loan app
By Moises Mendez II July 15, 2022 Broadway is having a particularly tumultuous week. Between the news of casting changes at Funny Girl, starring Beanie Feldstein of Booksmart fame, and the closing-date announcement of musical newcomer Paradise Square, after actors were allegedly not paid and two lawsuits were filed against the show’s producers, theater … Continue reading Beanie Feldstein, Broadway, and TikTok: a musical drama built for the creator economy
By Brian Honigman April 26, 2022 “Have you been physically or emotionally injured by Duolingo?” asked the attorney, who promised to get victims millions in compensation. It wasn’t a real TV ad from a scummy lawyer, but an April Fool’s prank released earlier this month by Duolingo, the popular education app known … Continue reading How Duolingo built a successful $250 million brand by being kind of a jerk
By Jeff Beer April 16, 2022 There was 0.9 seconds left in Game 2 of the 2021 Western Conference Finals last June, and the Los Angeles Clippers were up on the Phoenix Suns 103-102. The Suns had a baseline inbound—and a sliver of a slim chance to steal the win. Suns forward Jae Crowder … Continue reading How the Phoenix Suns built a championship brand—off the court
