Sponsored | From Food Truck to Franchise: How David Choi Started Seoul Taco | 1
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Before you’re ready for a full-fledged “Business War,” you need to start somewhere. David Choi...
Pizza Hut vs Domino's | Meltdown | 2
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the dawn of the 1970s and Pizza Hut is about to join America's business elite by floating on ...
Pizza Hut vs Domino's | Rolling out | 1
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1958 and on the East and West Coasts, all the cool cats are chowing down on pizza.Yet in the ...
FedEx vs UPS | FedEx, UPS and Amazon’s Close Ties to the Postal Service | 7
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our last episode, Amazon had once again taken a financial hit to get ahead in the shipping game, ...
FedEx vs UPS | Deal with the Devil | 6
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Both FedEx and UPS are doing a lot of business with e-commerce companies, especially Amazon. Bu...
FedEx vs UPS | On the Line | 5
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With UPS expanding aggressively into Europe and other continents, FedEx decides to bet big on China....
FedEx vs UPS | When in Rome... | 4
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
UPS decides it’s time to expand its market outside North America and makes a big push into Western...
FedEx vs UPS | We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Plane | 3
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Finally financially stable, FedEx takes on the US government to overturn regulations that limit the ...
FedEx vs UPS | Vegas or Bust | 2
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a disastrous start, FedEx needs to change its sales pitch or it will run out of money before i...
FedEx vs UPS | Kick the Tire, Light the Fires | 1
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the early 1970s, and 27-year-old Fred Smith has an idea for a new kind of package delivery se...
Dating App Wars | Dating Apps Pivot as COVID-19 Continues | 7
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Almost one in three relationships start as online encounters. But the popularity of dating apps isn’...
Dating App Wars | An App-rehensive Future | 6
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Whitney Wolfe Herd establishes Bumble with a strident anti-misogyny agenda, but that foundation is r...
Dating App Wars | Are You Ready to Bumble? | 5
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Niche apps are kicking into high gear for users with specific criteria, and there’s something for ...
Dating App Wars | Crimes of Passion | 4
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What seemed like a run of the mill office romance gone very, very wrong will result in a devastating...
Dating App Wars | The Revolution Will Be Swiped | 3
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A new app aimed at gay users is about to break open an entirely new feature that will redefine the c...
Dating App Wars | eHarmonic Convergence | 2
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Neil Clark Warren is a 63-year-old theologian and clinical psychologist with a vision for a site...
Dating App Wars | Lighting Up Match.com | 1
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1995, and computer dating is in its infancy. Most people think it’s a dark, sleazy world fo...
Diamond Wars | The Future of the Diamond Industry | 8
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we conclude our Diamond Wars series. These precious stones are known to be undeniably bea...
Diamond Wars | The Alchemists | 7
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 2000s and the diamond cartel is dead. Now, De Beers must adjust to its new status as the ...
Diamond Wars | Monopolies Aren’t Forever | 6
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the late 1990s and rebel armies in Angola, Sierra Leone and Congo are bankrolling campaigns o...
Diamond Wars | Blood and Champagne | 5
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1966 and De Beers is about to abandon its eleven-year search for diamonds in Botswana. But th...
Diamond Wars | The Shadow World | 4
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the early 1950s and West Africa’s growing number of diamond smugglers is causing headaches ...
Diamond Wars | Diamond Dogfight | 3
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1940, and the world is at war. The Allies and Axis powers are scrambling to lock down supplie...
Diamond Wars | The Puppet Master | 2
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1914 and De Beers’s monopoly is under threat. Diamonds have been discovered on the desolate...
Diamond Wars | The Diamond Rush | 1
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1869 and diamonds have been found in Cape Colony. Now, diamond hunters from across the w...
Uber vs Lyft | Examining Toxic Company Culture in the Rideshare Industry | 7
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Uber and Lyft have made their mark as very different brands.Lyft was born out of a need for more env...
Uber vs Lyft | Evolve or Die | 6
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is cleaning house after the departure of Travis Kalanick. But after a disa...
Uber vs Lyft | Damage Control | 5
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
February 2017, Super Bowl Sunday. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is taking a black car home when he gets i...
Uber vs Lyft | Kill or Be Killed | 4
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Uber is facing blowback from all directions — the taxi industry, riders, and the most important ma...
Uber vs Lyft | Race to the Bottom | 3
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's 2013, and Lyft's CEO John Zimmer is hosting a little celebration for drivers when some very unw...
Uber vs Lyft | Revenge Business | 2
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the late '90s, and Travis Kalanick is hanging out in his dorm room at UCLA. He’s having a fil...
Uber vs Lyft | Black Cars and Pink Mustaches | 1
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s December 2008, and two friends and fellow tech entrepreneurs, Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanic...
Business Battles | Toilet Paper Wars: White Gold | 5
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Quarantine restrictions during the coronavirus have induced toilet paper panic-buying as people scra...
Business Battles | Tetris: Soviet Blocks | 4
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1988, and Tetris is making waves. It’s billed as the first Soviet video game, and it’s se...
Business Battles | Cola Space Race: One Giant Sip for Mankind | 3
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1984 and the cola war is neck and neck. After years of struggle, Pepsi looks ready to triumph...
Business Battles | Monopoly: Winner Takes All | 2
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's 1902 and political campaigner Lizzie Magie is fighting a losing battle. For years, she’s push...
Amazon vs Walmart | How COVID-19 Could Change the Retail Landscape | 7
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Since the novel coronavirus hit, Amazon and Walmart have seen a rise in profits, unlike many other r...
Sponsored: When Small Businesses Think Big - Chobani & Wrigley (Dell Podference) | 2
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is brought to you by Wondery in partnership with Dell Technologies. In honor of small b...
Amazon vs Walmart - The Stealth Enemy | 6
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the COVID-19 virus spreads across the globe and forces people inside their homes for months, the ...
Sponsored: When Small Businesses Think Big - Atari & Red Bull (Dell Podference) | 1
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is brought to you by Wondery in partnership with Dell Technologies. In honor of small b...
Amazon vs Walmart - Food Fight! | 5
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon decides to go after Walmart’s biggest category: fresh food. But moving into groceries is ha...
Amazon vs Walmart - There’s No Business Like Shoe Business | 4
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Walmart finally decides to focus aggressively on its e-commerce division, but struggles with the bes...
Amazon vs Walmart - Priming the Public | 3
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
By the mid-2000s, Walmart is starting to show some cracks. They are still successful, but bad press ...
Amazon vs Walmart - Provoking the Giant | 2
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the late 1990s, Walmart is happily trucking along, dominating the American retail market. They’...
Amazon vs Walmart - The Big Bang Theory of E-Commerce | 1
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ninety-six percent of Americans now shop online, snapping up everything from rare coins to industria...
An Inside Look at The North Face with Former CEO Hap Klopp | 7
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the key players in the story of The North Face is Hap Klopp, who in 1968, bought the then-bur...
The North Face vs Patagonia - Eco-Samurai | 6
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2010 and Yvon Chouinard is about to give Patagonia’s executives their toughest challenge ye...
The North Face vs Patagonia - Rescue Mission | 5
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the late 1990s and The North Face is seeking to attract mainstream customers by opening hundr...
The North Face vs Patagonia - Zen and the Art of Business | 4
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the dawn of the 1990s and Yvon Chouinard is struggling to come to terms with his new status a...
The North Face vs Patagonia - Patagucci | 3
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the late 1970s and Patagonia’s living hand to mouth and looking for a way to stoke sales. B...
The North Face vs Patagonia - Blazing Trails | 2
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1970 and The North Face’s new owner Hap Klopp is on a mission to turn the dirtbag outdoor s...
The North Face vs Patagonia - Dirtbags | 1
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 1960s, and two climbing buddies are about to lay the foundations for a new industry.The o...
Starbucks vs Dunkin - Luckin: China’s Coffee Dark Horse | 7
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There’s no doubt that Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts have created empires throughout the U.S. and int...
Starbucks vs Dunkin - The Cold Rush | 6
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dunkin and Starbucks are going full on 21st century, doing all they can to top each other with new c...
Starbucks vs Dunkin - A Grande Fail | 5
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Great Recession doesn’t play favorites and both Starbucks and Dunkin are hit hard. As mor...
Starbucks vs Dunkin - Trouble is Brewing | 4
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Howard Schultz can hardly believe the mess his company is in, with sales in free fall. To pull out o...
Starbucks vs Dunkin - Schultz vs The Bean Counters | 3
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Howard Schultz has found his mission. He’s burning to turn Starbucks into an espresso bar business...
Starbucks vs Dunkin - Mission Espresso | 2
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While Dunkin Donuts expands and flourishes, Howard Schultz is bored. But then the 28-year-old New Yo...
Starbucks vs Dunkin - A Steamy Culture Clash | 1
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A former high school dropout named Bill Rosenberg has big dreams and a passion for coffee. In 1950, ...
Nintendo vs Sony - No Surrender | 6
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After years of sitting on the sidelines of the next-generation console war, Nintendo is finally read...
Nintendo vs Sony - The Sleeping Giant | 5
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nintendo decided early on that the Nintendo 64 would be a cartridge console, instead of a CD console...
Nintendo vs Sony - Game Time | 4
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a story about Sony and Nintendo, but it also involves a little company called Sega. Ever pla...
Nintendo vs Sony - Charm Offensive | 3
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From the moment it began, the PlayStation project was in danger. The problem was none other than Pla...
Nintendo vs Sony - Man of Steel | 2
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's 1949. 22-year old Hiroshi Yamauchi is the heir apparent for his family's playing card company, ...
Nintendo vs Sony - Stabbed in the Back | 1
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Once a symbol of 80s teenage nerdom, video games are now as common as television sets in American ho...
Boeing vs Airbus - The Max Controversy | 7
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For more than 50 years, a version of Boeing's 737 aircraft has sailed the skies, dominating the mark...
Boeing vs Airbus - Mayday | 6
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2011 and Airbus and Boeing are battling for the biggest deal in commercial aviation history. ...
Boeing vs Airbus - Losing Altitude | 5
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 2000s and after years of talk, Airbus is pushing ahead with its plan to build the biggest...
Boeing vs Airbus - An Unholy Alliance | 4
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the late 1980s and following the A320 crash at the Habsheim Air Show in eastern France, the s...
Boeing vs Airbus - Air Bandits | 3
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the late 1970s and Airbus is on cloud nine after securing a breakthrough deal with Eastern Ai...
Boeing vs Airbus - Cleared for Takeoff | 2
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1970 and the Boeing 747 is finally airborne. But bringing this behemoth to market has taken B...
Boeing vs Airbus - Get Your Wings | 1
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 1950s, the dawn of the jet age. And leading the world into this era of faster, less shaky...
Ford vs Chevrolet - Technology in the Fast Lane | 4
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a hard fought battle for decades, and in the 1970s there's no signs of Ford or Chevrolet s...
Ford vs Chevrolet - Fast and Sexy | 3
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1960s, the biggest generation of Americans of all time are reaching driving age. They want ca...
Ford vs Chevrolet - Detroit Joins the War | 2
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
FDR believed that WWII was a contest of mass production. Whoever could build the most trucks, tanks,...
Ford vs Chevrolet - Tin Lizzie Becomes Roadkill | 1
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1896, Henry Ford puttered around Detroit streets testing his “Quadricycle.” This was the whim...
Macy’s vs Gimbels - Last Store Standing | 6
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 1960s and as Americans flee cities for the suburbs, Macy’s and Gimbels face tough choic...
Macy’s vs Gimbels - Wartime Wagers | 5
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the late 1930s Gimbels makes a risky bet by stockpiling goods likely to be scarce in wartime. The...
Macy’s vs Gimbels - Diversify or Die | 4
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 1920s and wealthy flappers and captains of industry have money to burn for raccoon coats ...
Macy’s vs Gimbels - Showdown over Manhattan | 3
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s nearing the turn of the 19th century, and the Straus Brothers now run Macy’s emporium out o...
Macy’s vs Gimbels - Fathers, Sons, and Civil War | 2
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As R.H. Macy’s Manhattan emporium and reputation grow during the Civil War, his teenage son rebels...
Macy’s vs Gimbels - The Frontiersman and the Whaler | 1
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the mid 1800s and two very different young men set out in the world to make their fortunes. A y...
The Raisin Cartels - Gambling the Future | 3
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the midst of their heated negotiations over the price of raisins, the CEO of Sun-Maid and the hea...
The Raisin Cartels - A New Sheriff in Raisin Land | 2
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Facing a shrinking raisin market, Sun-Maid hires a new CEO with a mandate to make raisins popular wi...
The Raisin Cartels: A Desperate Brotherhood | 1
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The humble raisin: it’s hard to imagine that dried grapes are at the center of one of the longest ...
Chocolate and Sustainability | 7
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Growing the cocoa needed to produce chocolate on the scale a company like Mars or Hershey needs is a...
Hershey vs Mars - Global Chocolate Domination | 6
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a new century and Hershey’s facing unexpected trouble at home — a showdown between the co...
Hershey vs Mars - A Chocolate Rolls Royce | 5
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the late 1970s and Mars is America’s top confectioner. But Hershey is hungry for a comeback...
Hershey vs Mars - Mars Attacks! | 4
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1965 and Forrest Mars has just become the manufacturer of Snickers and M&M’s. He is now...
Hershey vs Mars - A Candy-Coated Prayer | 3
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 1940s and Forrest Mars’ plan to create a candy empire is stepping up a gear. He’s plo...
Hershey vs Mars - Blast Off | 2
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1923 and the Hershey Chocolate Company dominates the candy bar business. With its milk chocol...
Hershey vs Mars - Chocolate Town | 1
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1886 and in New York City, a young confectioner called Milton Hershey is desperately trying t...
Facebook vs Snapchat - TikTok, The New Social Media Sensation | 7
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The social media world moves fast, and the next big thing is already upon us. It’s called TikTok. ...
Facebook vs Snapchat - Snapchat’s Comeback | 6
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s June 2018. Mark Zuckerberg is struggling and morale at the social media giant is low. Faceboo...
Facebook vs Snapchat - Stock Market Tailspin | 5
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s April 2017, and Mark Zuckerberg is issuing a new challenge to Snapchat. By making its face fi...
Facebook vs Snapchat - Facebook Fights Back | 4
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's September 2015 and Snapchat has just hit on a game-changer for the young company: filters that ...
Facebook vs Snapchat - The Offer | 3
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s November 2013, and Mark Zuckerberg is about to make Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy an offer he...
Facebook vs Snapchat - Children of Privilege | 2
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the new millennium and Mark Zuckerberg is bored in high school. He's a prodigious student so sm...
Facebook vs Snapchat - Vanishing Act | 1
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s April 2011, and Evan Spiegel is about to present his class project. Right now, it's called Pi...
WWF vs WCW - The Future of Pro Wrestling | 7
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
World Wrestling Entertainment is the dominant name in professional wrestling but new promotions are ...