Teardown: How Grab Built a Growth System That Survived Market Saturation
How Grab turned ride-hailing into SEA’s first profitable super app — a teardown of the commercial model behind vertical expansion, data monetisation and platform lock-in.
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The $1 Billion Bridge to Nowhere: Netflix Gaming, 5 Years On
Netflix spent $1 billion on gaming. 5 years on, fewer than 1% of subscribers play daily. The teardown every business leader needs to read.
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Teardown: Temu’s Blitzscaling Playbook
A strategic teardown of Temu’s blitzscaling playbook. Learn how price architecture, massive distribution, and gamified referrals helped Temu reach massive scale and what growth-focused companies can learn from its rapid global expansion.
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Product Teardown: Why Warner Bros Lost the Plot
Why Warner Bros lost the streaming war. A sharp product teardown on HBO, Netflix, brand decay, platform strategy, and how great companies quietly lose the plot.
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AI Bubble: Parallels Between the Rise of Crypto and AI
AI is real but so is the bubble. Explore how today’s AI boom mirrors crypto’s rise and fall, and what it teaches us about hype, value and timing.
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The Ferrari Paradox: When Legends Fall from Grace
Ferrari’s fall from dominance isn’t a failure—it’s a case study in transformation. This product teardown explores how the legendary F1 team lost its edge and what it can learn from digital disruptors about agility, innovation, and rediscovering greatness in the age of data and mindset shifts.
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Canelo vs Crawford: What Boxing’s Biggest Fight Teaches Us About Agile vs Waterfall
The historic Canelo vs Crawford showdown wasn’t just a boxing match. It was Agile vs Waterfall in the ring. Discover how Crawford’s adaptability and Canelo’s rigid game plan reveal lessons in strategy, risk management, and why agility wins when stakes are high.
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A Product Teardown: The Rise and Fall of Blizzard Entertainment
A deep dive into the rise and fall of Blizzard Entertainment, from Warcraft and Diablo glory to cultural missteps, missed opportunities, and lessons in human-centered design.
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From Glory to Gloom: A Die-Hard Fan’s Product Teardown of Manchester United
Manchester United’s fall from glory is a case study in failed leadership, poor succession planning, and broken structures. Through a design thinking lens, it reimagines how United should rebuild.
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Product Teardown: The Projector — What Worked, What Broke, and How It Might Have Pivoted
When Singapore’s beloved indie cinema The Projector shut down, it marked more than the loss of a theatre — it was a cultural cautionary tale. This product teardown explores what worked (brand, community, curation), what broke (economics, fragile model), and how human-centered design (HCD) could have revealed alternative paths. The lesson is universal: culture builds loyalty, but resilience sustains survival.
