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43 min read Valve Employee Handbook: The Anti-Management Manifesto From the World's Most Profitable Per-Employee Game Company Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 15, 2025 • Book Summaries • Valve • Leadership
39 min read The Duolingo Handbook: How a Green Owl Built a $7 Billion Empire by Being Unhinged Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 15, 2025 • Book Summaries • Duolingo • Differentiation Strategy
16 min read Hermès: Breaking down the Hermès business model, moat, margins, culture, origin story, and journey to a €230B luxury empire. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 15, 2025 • Business Breakdowns • Hermès • Axel Dumas
20 min read Epic Systems: Breaking down Epic's business model, strategic moat, economics, culture, origin story, and journey to a $45 billion monopoly Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 15, 2025 • Business Breakdowns • Epic Systems • Judy Faulkner
9 min read Against the Odds by James Dyson: One prototype a day for 14 Years and James Dyson's insane quest to build a vacuum that actually works Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Aug 6, 2025 • Book Summaries • James Dyson • Dyson