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Business Breakdowns

Learn how companies work from the people who know them best. Each episode dissects a single business - from its origins and model to its financials and competitive edge. Join hosts Matt Reustle and Zack Fuss as they uncover the lessons behind every success story. Learn more at www.joincolossus.com.

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Affirm: The Internet’s American Express - [Business Breakdowns, EP.249]
Oct 2026
Applied Intuition: A Billion Intelligent Machines
Jul 2026
Toast: Sticky SaaS - [Business Breakdowns, EP.247]
May 2026
Auto1: EU-sed Car Marketplace
May 2026
Opendoor: Q1 2026 Earnings
May 2026
PriceSmart: Central America’s Costco
May 2026 · 2 books
Cover of Made in America
Made in America
Sam Walton
“Sam Walton in his book talks about the one guy who basically opened his eyes a bit to how he should be running business and that was sold price”
Cover of Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary and Social Innovator
Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary and Social Innovator
Robert Price
“there's a book out there about salt price. It's no longer in publication. So it's become one of those cult books that's gone up in price. So I'm probably talking my own book here. I own a copy of the book”
Altius Minerals: Royalty Check
Apr 2026
Givaudan: The Magic Ingredients
Apr 2026
Apollo: Connoisseurs of Complexity
Mar 2026 · 1 book
Cover of The Caesars Palace Coup: How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street
The Caesars Palace Coup: How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street
Sujeet Indap and Max Frumes
“Caesar's Palace, which obviously there's an entire book on”
Cognex: Vision Quest
Mar 2026
ASML: Competing with Moore’s Law
Mar 2026
Cloudflare: Leading Cybersecurity
Feb 2026
How Investors are using AI
Feb 2026
GamesWorkshop: The World of Warhammer
Jan 2026
Databricks: From Data to Decisions
Jan 2026
Amadeus: The IT Backbone of Travel
Dec 2025
Doximity: The Hub of Healthcare
Dec 2025
GE Aerospace: Full Throttle
Nov 2025
Alternative Investing: Alts For All
Nov 2025
Robinhood: Mobile First, Margins Later
Oct 2025
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