<p>This week we’re sharing an episode from Business History, a podcast from Pushkin Industries. Former Planet Money hosts Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith explore what the businesses of the past can teach us about commerce today.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode, Goldstein and Smith look at how Southwest Airlines developed a winning formula that forced its competitors to change how they did business — but then the Southwest model fell apart.</p><br><p>Find Business History on YouTube or <a href="http://lnk.to/BHBTM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wherever you get your podcasts</a>.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Behind the Money

Financial Times

Business History: The Secret of Southwest’s Success

DEC 3, 202552 MIN
Behind the Money

Business History: The Secret of Southwest’s Success

DEC 3, 202552 MIN

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<p>This week we’re sharing an episode from Business History, a podcast from Pushkin Industries. Former Planet Money hosts Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith explore what the businesses of the past can teach us about commerce today.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode, Goldstein and Smith look at how Southwest Airlines developed a winning formula that forced its competitors to change how they did business — but then the Southwest model fell apart.</p><br><p>Find Business History on YouTube or <a href="http://lnk.to/BHBTM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wherever you get your podcasts</a>.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>