The Best Articles in Business
The most useful articles and videos in Business from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Business Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Business by Refind users.
Videos
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How to come up with good business ideas
This was recorded on Monday, February 7th for Cohort #3 of The Minimalist Entrepreneur Course.You can learn more about the book this content is based on here...
How Ray Dalio Helped Launch McDonald's Chicken Nuggets
Subscribe to The Hustle Daily Newsletter: https://clickhubspot.com/k3zHow did McDonald's iconic chicken nugget come to be? Ray Dalio (Investor & Hedge Fund M...
Martin Reeves: How play can spark new ideas for your business
To thrive in today's competitive economy, you need to constantly reimagine your business. So what's the secret to sustained success? Strategist Martin Reeves makes a pitch for embracing play to spark…
Alex Osterwalder: A blueprint for entrepreneurship
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How to Create Business Momentum
Whether you are starting a business or been at it for a while, one key to success is for your business to find momentum.
How to lose a monopoly: Microsoft, IBM and anti-trust
A big rich company, a company that dominates the market for its product, and a company that dominates the broader tech industry are three quite different things. Market cap isn’t power. IBM ruled…
How to Help a Business Thrive During an Economic Recession
It's possible to see an economic downturn (or recession) as an economic opportunity, rather than a detriment. And with the right strategies, you can help your business thrive under these conditions.
Trending
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Elon Musk’s Epic Quest for LOLs Is Only Hurting Tesla
Amid falling demand and sudden price cuts, the CEO seems determined to take a blowtorch to his company’s brand.
Layoff Brain
Have you been meaning to subscribe and keep telling yourself you’ll do it the next time you’re at your computer or near your wallet or or or….I get it, I absolutely get it. But if you have the means,…
Google is freaking out about ChatGPT
Expect to see a Google search AI chatbot demo this year.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Business—all under 10 minutes.
Why the super rich are inevitable
Why some mathematicians argue the economy is designed to create a few super rich people – unless we stop it.
ChatGPT and How AI Disrupts Industries
ChatGPT, from OpenAI, shows the power of AI to take on tasks traditionally associated with “knowledge work.” But the future won’t just involve tasks shifting from humans to machines. When technology…
Why Competitive Advantages Die
“No one has to tell you you’ve come to the right place. The look of merchandising authority is complete and unmistakable.’’ That’s how the New York Times described Sears in 1983. '‘In the markets we…
ChatGPT Is a Tipping Point for AI
We’re hitting a tipping point for artificial intelligence: With ChatGPT and other AI models that can communicate in plain English, write and revise text, and write code, the technology is suddenly…
«Until now, AI has primarily been aimed at problems where failure is expensive, not at tasks where occasional failure is cheap and acceptabl»
37 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Said the Best Managers Never Actually Want to Be a Manager. Science…
According to the Apple co-founder, the best leaders are great individual contributors, not 'professional managers.'
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Business.
What if failure is the plan?
I’ve been thinking a lot about failure lately. Failure comes in many forms, but I’m especially interested in situations in which people…
We Evaluated ChatGPT vs. Google on 500 Search Queries
We measured ChatGPT vs. Google on 500 search queries, and found that ChatGPT crushes Google on coding and ties it on general information — despite not being optimized for a search experience at all.…
«“I vastly preferred Google for everything. The AI struggled with anything that wasn't very common knowledge.»
How to buy a social network, with Tumblr CEO Matt Mullenweg
Matt Mullenweg explains the myriad challenges now being faced by Elon Musk.
Why Do Most Ideas Fail to Scale?
In a new book called The Voltage Effect, the economist John List — who has already revolutionized how his profession does research — is trying to start a scaling revolution. In this installment of the…
Bandits are losing interest in robbing banks, as some crimes no longer pay
The number of bank robberies is at about the lowest since the 1960s. A researcher investigates why.
Thought Leaders
We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Business, including:
Gary Vaynerchuk
Family First. CEO of @Vaynermedia. 🐈⬛ Creator of @veefriends. Investor in Twitter, venmo, FB & more. Die hard @NYJets fan. @winetexts @vaynersports

General Assembly
We transform careers and teams — including more than one third of the Fortune 100 — through dynamic courses in coding, data, design, and business.
MIT Sloan School of Management
Ideas made to matter.

LSE Management
The Department of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/management
TASTE
All roads lead to dinner.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Business, including:
Visual Capitalist
Data-driven visual content focused on global trends, investing, technology, and the economy.
Stratechery
Free Articles from http://stratechery.com. For Daily Updates, follow @StratecheryMO. For the author, follow @benthompson.
Jason Fried
Founder & CEO at 37signals (makers of Basecamp and HEY). Non-serial entrepreneur, serial author. No DMs, email me at jason@hey.com.
MIT Sloan Management Review
Transforming how people lead and innovate.
McKinsey & Company
Since 1926, the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions. 130+ offices in 65+ countries.
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