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Photos

  • Home hero: New York Stock Exchange floor: Thomas J. O'Halloran, Public domain
  • Airbnb's Cereal Box Rescue: Airbnb headquarters atrium, San Francisco: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Airbnb's Cereal Box Rescue: Brian Chesky at TechCrunch: TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0
  • Sara Blakely and Spanx: Sara Blakely in 2012: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0
  • Phil Knight and Nike: Bill Bowerman with Phil Knight and teammates: University of Oregon, Public domain
  • Phil Knight and Nike: Nike World Headquarters, Beaverton: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Phil Knight and Nike: Nike Cortez sneaker: LeDroider, CC0
  • Sam Walton and Walmart: Walton's 5-10, Bentonville, Arkansas: Russ, CC BY 2.0
  • Sam Walton and Walmart: Sam Walton, 1992: Photo credit: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Public domain
  • Madam C. J. Walker: Madam C. J. Walker: Addison Norton Scurlock / Adam Cuerden, Public domain
  • Madam C. J. Walker: Madam C. J. Walker building, Indianapolis: Nyttend, Public domain
  • Jeff Bezos and the Amazon Garage: Amazon's founding garage, Bellevue: SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jeff Bezos and the Amazon Garage: Jeff Bezos: Jeff_Bezos'_iconic_laugh.jpg: Steve Jurvetson derivative work: King of Hearts, CC BY 2.0
  • Costco's Membership Model: Inside a Costco warehouse: Benlisquare, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Costco's Membership Model: Checkout line at Costco: Paul Lowry, CC BY 2.0
  • Razor and Blades: Why Ink Costs So Much: Spent inkjet cartridges: Kenny Louie from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0
  • Razor and Blades: Why Ink Costs So Much: Vintage safety razor blades: Joe Haupt from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • IKEA and the Flat-Pack Idea: IKEA self-serve warehouse: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0
  • IKEA and the Flat-Pack Idea: Ingvar Kamprad, 2010: Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications of Sweden/Sandra Baqirjazid, CC BY 2.0
  • IKEA and the Flat-Pack Idea: IKEA Museum, Älmhult: Lesnydzban, CC BY 4.0
  • The Rule of 72: Growth at 5% compound interest: Pbergerd, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The Rule of 72: Stack of pennies: Doorknob747, CC0
  • Compound Interest Explained: Stacks of coins: Kevin Schneider, CC0
  • Emergency Fund Basics: Ceramic piggy banks: Abraham, CC0
  • Index Funds and Jack Bogle: John C. Bogle: BillCramer, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Index Funds and Jack Bogle: New York Stock Exchange trading floor: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
  • Cash Flow vs Profit: Antique cash register: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0
  • Cash Flow vs Profit: General store ledger page: Patterson's General Store, Public domain

Video

  • Airbnb's Cereal Box Rescue: video How Boxes of Cereal Led to the Creation of Airbnb, David Rubenstein, embedded from YouTube
  • Sara Blakely and Spanx: video Ideas Taking Shape: The Sara Blakely Story, National Inventors Hall of Fame - NIHF, embedded from YouTube
  • Phil Knight and Nike: video Phil Knight, MBA '62, Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, Nike, Stanford Graduate School of Business, embedded from YouTube
  • Jeff Bezos and the Amazon Garage: video Jeff Bezos 1997 Interview, Chuck Severance, embedded from YouTube
  • Costco's Membership Model: video How Costco Became A Massive "Members Only" Retailer, CNBC, embedded from YouTube
  • Compound Interest Explained: video Compound interest introduction | Interest and debt | Finance & Capital Markets | Khan Academy, Khan Academy, embedded from YouTube
  • Index Funds and Jack Bogle: video Legendary John Bogle Shares the Investment Lessons of a Lifetime (Historical), WEALTHTRACK, embedded from YouTube
  • Short: Airbnb survived by selling cereal boxes: Brian Chesky TechCrunch.jpg - TechCrunch (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Chambord Apartments (San Francisco).JPG - Sanfranman59 (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Bowl of Cereal (Unsplash).jpg - Yvens Banatte yvensb (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons | Cereal-Fruity-Pebbles.jpg - Evan-Amos (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons | Bowl of mixed cereals.jpg - Toby Scratch Fanatic (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons | Skim milk poured into cereal bowl.jpg - Kim Piper Werker from Vancouver, BC, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons | 128 Balconies of 1390 Market Street, San Francisco.jpg - Dllu (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Brian Chesky and Travis Kalanick (cropped).jpg - TechCrunch (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons
  • Short: Costco makes much of its profit from memberships, not products: Costco (14965).jpg - EvanCarroll (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Costcointerior.jpg - Original uploader was Coolcaesar at en.wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Costco Empty shelves March 2, 2020.agr.jpg - ArnoldReinhold (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Ikea warehouse interior.JPG - self-made (CC BY-SA 2.5 ca) via Wikimedia Commons | Shopping carts Tegut Tauberbischofsheim.jpg - Triplec85 (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Hot dog 01.jpg - stu_spivack (CC BY-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Hot Dog with Baked Beans and Coleslaw.jpg - TheCulinaryGeek (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons
  • Short: She turned $5,000 of savings into a billion dollar company: Sara Blakely 2012 Shankbone.JPG - David Shankbone (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Sara Blakely.jpg - Gillian Zoe Segal (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Fax machine printing.jpg - RikkisRefuge Other (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Slater Mill - textile machines.jpg - Bestbudbrian (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Cotton textile mill interior with machines producing cotton thread, probably in Tashkent LOC 9631428466.jpg - The Library of Congress (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons | Atlanta skyline from Jackson Street Bridge 2020.jpg - Marc Merlin (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Jackson Street Bridge and Atlanta Night Skyline (Unsplash).jpg - Joey Kyber jtkyber1 (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons
  • Short: The rule of 72 tells you when your money doubles: Börse Frankfurt stock exchange - Germany - Luminale 2014 - April 3rd 2014 - 02.jpg - Norbert Nagel (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Ank Kumar) 03.jpg - Ank Kumar (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Stack of coins 0214.jpg - Dori (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons | -finance -wealth -savings -security -coin.jpg - Free Images (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons | 20250828 ceramic piggy banks.jpg - Abraham (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons | Stock market charts illustration.jpg - Unknown authorUnknown author (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons | Stack of coins 0214(cropped).jpg - Dori (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons
  • Short: Why printers are cheap and ink costs a fortune: Inkjet printer with covers removed.JPG - Snewkirk7953 (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Inkjet printer, no case, backside.JPG - Klosito (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Chrome-Safety-Razor.jpg - Evan-Amos (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons | Razor blade (358309802).jpg - scott feldstein from West Bend, United States (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons | Photograph of King Camp Gillette, taken in 1894 or earlier.jpg - Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons | Safety razor shaving kit.jpg - Hustvedt (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons | King Camp Gillette.jpg - Benjamin Joseph Falk (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons | Inkjet printer No case, front side.JPG - Klosito (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons