Last updated: July 2026

At The Success Guidelines, our mission is to tell the real stories behind business empires — how they rose, how they fell, and what they teach us — with accuracy and integrity. This page explains how we create our content.

How We Research

Our stories are built from publicly available information: historical archives, news reports, company filings and public financial records, reference works, and business case studies. We aim to ground every claim in verifiable sources and to represent events fairly.

How We Use AI

We use artificial intelligence tools to assist with research, drafting, and production, combined with human editorial review before publication. AI helps us work at scale; our editorial standards and fact-grounding process are what keep the content useful and honest. We disclose this openly because we believe in transparency with our readers.

Accuracy and Corrections

We take accuracy seriously, but no process is perfect, and historical and financial information can be incomplete or disputed. If you believe something on our site is inaccurate, please contact us. We review all correction requests and update content when warranted.

Independence

Our editorial content is independent. We may earn revenue from advertising and affiliate links, but this does not influence the facts we report or the conclusions we draw. Sponsored content, if any, will always be clearly labeled.

Our Standards

We do not publish content designed to deceive, we do not fabricate facts or figures, and we do not present opinion as fact. Where a story involves uncertainty or disputed accounts, we say so.