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The Old Name on the Can Just Went Independent
A 150-year-old paint name got its independence back in a $550 million deal. Now the company behind Glidden, Olympic and Liquid Nails has to prove a heritage brand can move fast.
The Home Depot
The orange warehouse taught America to do it itself. Now Home Depot is building a second act around the pros, the supply chain and a deceptively ambitious idea: sell the whole project, not just the parts.
wikiHow
wikiHow is a collaborative, wiki-based platform on a mission to teach anyone how to do anything. Founded by Jack Herrick in 2005 and run as a self-funded 'hybrid' company that pairs a profit-making ad model with a nonprofit-style public mission, it hosts hundreds of thousands of community-written, expert-reviewed how-to articles in 19 languages and has reached tens of millions of monthly readers worldwide.
WonderHowTo Network
WonderHowTo Network is a Santa Monica-based digital media company that helps curious people learn how to do almost anything. Founded in 2006 by former TV executive Stephen Chao and technologist Michael Goedecke, it began as a search engine and directory for instructional how-to videos and grew into a network of specialized brands - Gadget Hacks, Null Byte, Next Reality, Food Hacks Daily and more - covering smartphones, white-hat hacking, augmented reality and everyday DIY. At its peak the network reached roughly 12 million monthly unique visitors.
Make:
Make: is the media and events company that gave the maker movement its name. Founded in 2005 by Dale Dougherty inside O'Reilly Media, it publishes Make: magazine, runs Maker Faire events around the world, and sells kits and books through the Maker Shed. After a 2019 shutdown, Dougherty restructured the business as Make: Community LLC and kept it going.