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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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Brian Gonsalves Built the Amazon Middleman. Now He Wants Brands to Own the Sale.
Founder · Operator · Executive

Brian Gonsalves Built the Amazon Middleman. Now He Wants Brands to Own the Sale.

After two decades inside internet retail, the Netrush co-founder has reached a curious conclusion: the machinery matters, but ownership matters more.

brian-gonsalves · netrushRead →
Company
The Family That Took Its Earphones Apart So Beyonce Could Hear Herself
Hardware · Consumer · Ecommerce

The Family That Took Its Earphones Apart So Beyonce Could Hear Herself

How a Portland sound engineer's spare-bedroom experiment - taking a pair of earphones apart to build a custom set for his wife - became the in-ear monitor brand touring artists and studio producers trust in more than 90 countries.

in-ear-monitors · iemsRead →
Company
The Company That Rents You a CFO, an HR Team, and a Risk Manager - Before Your Ninth Employee Breaks You
Enterprise · Saas · Fintech

The Company That Rents You a CFO, an HR Team, and a Risk Manager - Before Your Ninth Employee Breaks You

Founded in 1951 and running quietly out of Vancouver, Washington, BBSI has turned the least glamorous parts of running a business - payroll, workers' comp, HR paperwork - into a $1.2 billion operation built around one idea: put a real local team in the room.

peo · professional-employer-organizationRead →