December 20, 20231 min
Introducing The Data Behind the Business
Introducing The Data Behind the Business, a podcast that looks at hard numbers and statistics to get a better understanding of how industries are actually shaped.
Episodes
16
Latest episode
Jun 2026
Language
EN-US
About the show
Data not only provides a more accurate view of things; it can also tell better stories. In a world of catchphrases and memes, we'd all like a more researched and robust picture of the business world. What factors were most significant for the meteoric rise and fall of certain companies, and was their trajectory truly meteoric? How true are the organizational narratives we've all been conditioned to believe? Were the most celebrated advertising campaigns actually as successful as everyone thinks they were? Every month in The Data Behind the Business, we'll look at hard numbers and statistics to get a better understanding of how industries are actually shaped. The truth will surprise you, and may also change the way you look at your own business.
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January 15, 202411 min
Kodak's Wild Ride
A different look at how Kodak went from a $20 billion company to bankrupt in 20 years.
February 23, 20249 min
Untying the Data from The Knot
Investigating the disparaging differences in reported spending on engagement rings.
March 27, 202414 min
The Olympics Bankruptcy Machine
Are the Olympics truly bad business for a host city, or do they simply amplify a deep-seated problem with our own psychology?
April 20, 202412 min
College on a Curve
Exploring the relationships of American college tuition, enrollment, and GPAs.
May 25, 202418 min
Who Killed the Post Office?
The United States Postal Service is often derided as one of the most inefficient businesses, but its unique requirements and the particulars of the United States reveal a more complex story.
June 27, 202413 min
Tesla's Future Looks Like the Past
Tesla's performance and valuation are compared to the early years of GM and Ford when those companies were similar in size.
July 31, 20248 min
Can Spotify Save Itself?
Spotify changed how the world consumes music and rescued a failing industry, but at a huge cost that it may not be able to sustain.
June 30, 202512 min
Pepsi Looks More Like Number One
While the media bemoans Pepsi-Cola's fall to number four in the U.S. soft drink market, they're missing the larger data picture.
August 20, 202513 min
COVID Did Not Kill the Movie Industry
The truth behind movie studio and theater data reveals a different story than the media keeps touting about the state of the film industry.
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