{
  "id": 17518945,
  "title": "Costco’s Co-Founder Built a $440 Billion Retail Giant. It Came Down to 1 Lesson From His First Boss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/costcos-co-founder-built-a-440-billion-retail-giant-it-came-down-to-1",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-01T02:08:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/moses-jeanfrancois/costco-co-founder-440-billion-dollar-retail-giant-1-less-from-first-boss/91426376"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A job early on in his career introduced the Costco co-founder to the mentor who would shape his approach to the retail giant.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}