Business case studies: how firms make money

Videos in this playlist

1. 1The Five Competitive Forces That Shape StrategyHarvard Business ReviewPlay from here Loop
2. 2How Amazon Makes MoneyCNBCPlay from here Loop
3. 3How Square Makes MoneyCNBCPlay from here Loop
4. 4How Instagram And Facebook Make MoneyCNBCPlay from here Loop
5. 5How Pinterest Makes MoneyCNBCPlay from here Loop
6. 6How Budget Airlines Like Ryanair Make MoneyCNBCPlay from here Loop
7. 7How Zillow Makes MoneyCNBCPlay from here Loop
8. 8How Temu Makes Money From $10 Smartwatches From ChinaCNBCPlay from here Loop
9. 9How Costco Became A Massive "Members Only" RetailerCNBCPlay from here Loop
10. 10How Costco’s Clothing Business Became Bigger Than Abercrombie And GapCNBCPlay from here Loop
11. 11How All You Can Eat Restaurants Make MoneyBusiness InsiderPlay from here Loop
12. 12Sneaky Ways Fast Food Restaurants Get You To Spend MoneyBusiness InsiderPlay from here Loop
13. 13Sneaky Ways Movie Theaters Get You To Spend More MoneyBusiness InsiderPlay from here Loop
14. 14How Formula 1 Teams Make MoneyCNBCPlay from here Loop
15. 15How NFL Teams Make MoneyCNBCPlay from here Loop
16. 16Who Makes Money From EggsCNBCPlay from here Loop
17. 17Why are music festivals so expensive?The EconomistPlay from here Loop
18. 18Smoking is down, but why are profits up?The EconomistPlay from here Loop
19. 19Inside the Secret World of ZaraBloomberg OriginalsPlay from here Loop
20. 20How Uniqlo Won Over North AmericaCNBCPlay from here Loop
21. 21How LVMH Became A $500 Billion Luxury PowerhouseCNBCPlay from here Loop
22. 22How YouTube Beat Netflix And Disney In The Streaming WarsCNBCPlay from here Loop
23. 23How The ‘Boring’ Toyota Camry Became A Best-Seller In AmericaCNBCPlay from here Loop
24. 24Why Is McDonald's Struggling In The Philippines? JollibeeCNBCPlay from here Loop
25. 25Why McDonald’s Flopped In VietnamCNBCPlay from here Loop
26. 26Why Starbucks Struggles In Vietnam's $1B Coffee MarketCNBCPlay from here Loop
27. 27The Incredible Rise of Jack MaBloomberg OriginalsPlay from here Loop
28. 28Chobani Yogurt CEO: I Had No Business ExperienceBloomberg OriginalsPlay from here Loop
29. 29How America's Largest Buffet Survived The Death Of All-You-Can-Eats | Big BusinessBusiness InsiderPlay from here Loop
30. 30Inside America's Only Internet Sea Cable MakerBusiness InsiderPlay from here Loop
31. 31HBR Case Study: Competing Against BlingHarvard Business ReviewPlay from here Loop
32. 32The Spectacular Rise and Fall of WeWorkBloomberg OriginalsPlay from here Loop

How should I study a business case study?

For each company, write down who the customers are, what they pay for, what it costs to serve them and why competitors struggle to copy it. The five forces video at the start gives you a simple checklist to apply to every case that follows.

How does RepeatWatch help with case studies?

Drag an A–B loop around the part that explains the revenue model and replay it until you can sketch it on paper. Slow to 0.75× for notes, speed up to 1.5× for review, and save key moments on keys 1–9.