Before rental software promised to run the building, Landlord.com tried to teach the person holding the keys. Its enduring idea is simple: organize the details before they become disputes.
A crate of climbing books gave wikiHow’s founder an idea about useful knowledge. Building a company around it meant learning when to sell, when to wait, and when to let strangers edit.
Israel’s round-the-clock news publisher tried charging readers abroad, opened the gates again, then built a premium tier. Its story is a lesson in what readers will pay for - and what keeps them coming back.

Before Abe Dane helped publishers turn dense libraries into searchable products, he reported from fighter jets, Arctic ice and the early internet. His career is a study in making complicated things useful.