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Welcome to Azar Group. I use this space to break down publicly traded companies and build creative strategy briefs, part research lab, part creative playground.


Built Like a Utility, Priced Like a Gadget

Jan 15, 2026

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17 min read

Built Like a Utility, Priced Like a Gadget

Why Pure Storage continues to show

Building Through the Pain

Jan 10, 2026

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16 min read

Building Through the Pain

Lennar’s Asset Light Advantage in a Loud Housing Cycle

Changing the Tires While the Car Is on Fire

Dec 21, 2025

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19 min read

Changing the Tires While the Car Is on Fire

Goodyear Tries to Outrun Debt, Imports, and Gravity

Dating Apps Are Where Romance Goes to Die

Nov 16, 2025

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21 min read

Dating Apps Are Where Romance Goes to Die

They promised intimacy but delivered dopamine

Suburbia’s Hidden Compounder

Nov 10, 2025

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15 min read

Suburbia’s Hidden Compounder

Hayward Is Quietly Building the Operating System for your Swimming Pool

Do Not Underestimate the Boomers

Nov 1, 2025

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19 min read

Do Not Underestimate the Boomers

IBM’s Quiet Comeback in a Loud AI World

Racks, Power, and Profit (soon)

Oct 7, 2025

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19 min read

Racks, Power, and Profit (soon)

What OPEC was to oil, CoreWeave is becoming to intelligence.

Boil, Filter, Conquer

Sep 30, 2025

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19 min read

Boil, Filter, Conquer

A. O. Smith’s Boring Products, Beautiful Margins, and Unkillable Business Model

Twinkies, Treats, and Terminal Decay

Sep 19, 2025

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18 min read

Twinkies, Treats, and Terminal Decay

The pet segment’s rotting, the snacks are stale, and the cold coffee hasn’t even launched.

Locked, Loaded... and Lagging?

Sep 14, 2025

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19 min read

Locked, Loaded... and Lagging?

Smith & Wesson aims for a turnaround, but hits some blanks along the way

From Meme to Machine

Aug 29, 2025

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19 min read

From Meme to Machine

Robinhood Plans on Turning Degens Into Lifelong Customers

Magneto Would Approve

Aug 11, 2025

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17 min read

Magneto Would Approve

MP’s magnet plant isn’t just a factory but a money printer wrapped in a Department of Defense contract.

Parts Unknown

Jul 27, 2025

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17 min read

Parts Unknown

O’Reilly Built a Compounder in a Category Everyone Ignored

Pixels and Profits

Jul 6, 2025

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18 min read

Pixels and Profits

A $1 Billion Breakup Fee Was Just the Beginning for Figma

From Flameout to Factory Floor: Is This Nano’s Redemption Arc?

Jun 23, 2025

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12 min read

From Flameout to Factory Floor: Is This Nano’s Redemption Arc?

We Dug Into Nano So You Don’t Have To—Turns Out, There’s a Real Business in There Now

Prison, Profits, and Political Tailwinds

Jun 11, 2025

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12 min read

Prison, Profits, and Political Tailwinds

Why The GEO Group Might Be the Most Controversial and Most Profitable Policy Trade of the Decade.

The Ultimate Finance Platform.

May 10, 2025

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8 min read

The Ultimate Finance Platform.

a fake creative brief for ramp

Born In A Barn.

May 7, 2025

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9 min read

Born In A Barn.

a fake creative brief for Trek.

Find Your Happy Place.

May 3, 2025

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8 min read

Find Your Happy Place.

a fake creative brief for Wander.

Safety. Performance. Comfort.

Apr 26, 2025

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9 min read

Safety. Performance. Comfort.

a fake creative brief for Red Wing Boots

Incredible Sound. Incredibly Light.

Apr 23, 2025

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10 min read

Incredible Sound. Incredibly Light.

A fake creative brief for Beats By Dr. Dre

Creating Abundant Freshwater

Apr 19, 2025

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8 min read

Creating Abundant Freshwater

A fake creative brief for Rainmaker

Ontology. Ontology. Ontology.

Apr 19, 2025

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9 min read

Ontology. Ontology. Ontology.

a fake creative brief for Palantir

There's No Comparison

Apr 16, 2025

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8 min read

There's No Comparison

A fake creative brief for Impulse.

Winner Winner Spicy Dinner

Apr 14, 2025

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9 min read

Winner Winner Spicy Dinner

a fake creative brief for Yellowbird Sauces

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