The Best One Yet

🛴 “Just bought Macklemore’s Moped” — Bird e-Scooter’s resurgence. New Balance’s dad shoe. Apple’s Oscar strategy.

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Even though Bird Scooters is worth less now than 4 years ago, electric scooters are back, baby. New Balance doesn’t just do your dad’s shoes… it...

👙 “Saturdays are for Speedos” — Victoria’s Secret’s swimwear mistake. Instacart’s apology round. America’s loooong pump.

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Victoria’s Secret just realized it made a huge mistake in 2019, so it’s betting on bikinis. Instacart just pulled a move we’ve never seen before...

🐒 “$4B for a fake monkey party” — Bored Ape Yacht Club’s metaverse. Uber’s NYC yellow cab. The $10 Trillion Man’s prediction.

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The most famous collection of NFTs has raised huge VC money to build a metaverse to compete with Facebook’s. After years of fighting against taxis, ...

👻 “All the IPOs disappeared?” — Adidas’ perspiration aspiration. Buzzfeed’s Top 10 spirals. Year of the IP-No.

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Um, where did the IPOs go? Disappeared. It’s the Year of the “IP-No” — and we have 5 reasons why. Adidas just whipped up the 1st ever network ...

🤓 “TikTok killed/saved books ” — Barnes & Noble’s #BookTok. Tesla’s GigaSchnitzel. The 40-yd dash of finance.

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shocker: Barnes & Noble is enjoying a surge of book sales… thanks to TikTok #BookTok. Elon’s just opened his latest gigafactory in Berlin — thes...

🧀 “No cheese, or yes please?” — Applebee’s perfect Drive-Thru. Match’s single parents app. UFC’s fighter pay.

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Applebee’s is going from Olive Garden to McDonald’s — it just perfected the Drive-Thru. Match just whipped up its first dating app that’s base...

🍼 “Pods for Tods” — The rise of KidCasts. Chipotle’s taco-flipper. Warren Buffett’s $500K stock.

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The newest trend in podcasts: Pods for tods (cause parents want their babies off screens). A robot server just raised $80M, while Chipotle hired a tac...

🤐 “$3 per moocher” — Netflix’s password punch. Instacart’s TikTok tomato. Costco’s gas hack.

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Netflix may be ending the password-sharing era with a new $3/month mooch tax. Last week, gasoline prices spiked, so this week people are joining Costc...

💤 🌞 “Extra sleep forever” — Daylight Saving’s economic hangover. Vail’s roof perk. Instagram’s 1st NFT.

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Losing an hour of sleep on Daylight Saving is universally hated, so the government may end it forever — but Daylight Saving Time may be the greatest...

🥤 “Pumpkin Spice Makeover” — Starbucks’ cup-killah. AMC’s gold mine (literally). Germany’s fighter jets.

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Starbucks’ iconic cup is the must-have-bev-accessory, but they just announced a bold move to phase them out: Re-Cup or De-Cup. AMC Theaters is sitti...

💪 “Mark Whalberg’s $1B Bicep” — F45’s gym franchise. Walgreens fridge ads. China’s worst stock day.

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

China’s stock market just had its worst day since 2008 because of 19 Covid cases in the Capital of Tech Gadgets. Mahky Mark Wahlberg’s fitness cha...

🩲 “Never going commando again” — Kim’s Skims urgent underwear. The Great Job Experiment. CNN+’s forever discount.

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Kardashian raised nearly $300M for her Skims startup, and now we know what she’s using it for: Urgent Underwear Delivery. Now that Big Tech just...

🦣 “$75M to build Jurassic Park” — Colossal’s wooly mammoth startup. Lululemon’s Mt. Everest shoe. Amazon’s 20-to-1 buzz.

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Colossal has raised $75M to pull a Dr. Grant and bring back the Wooly Mammoth. Lululemon’s newest product is a shoe… which happens to be the Mt Ev...

🥨 “The Calorie Curtain” — Fast Food quits Russia. VW’s electric Hippie Van. Crypto-Curious for Digital-Dollar.

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Coca-Cola are dropping a Calorie Curtain by leaving Russia — Where there’s a Big Mac, there typically isn’t a Big B...

🤠 “1-click to buy Tim McGraw’s boots” — Amazon’s country music. Apple’s Junior Membership. Nickel’s nightmare.

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Apple’s 1st big product event of the year revealed their country club strategy: Launch a Junior Membership to Club Apple. Amazon turned the Country ...

🦇 “Your Self-Flying Taxi is arriving” — Volocopter’s $2B flying cab. Bed Bath & Beyond’s Chewy.com. Your $150 gas fillup.

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you own a Chevy Suburban, you’re paying up to $150 at the pump. We’re calling it — it’s an energy crisis. Bed Bath & Beyond’s stock nearl...

💆‍♀️ “2-night stay at our store (Butler included)” — Christian Dior’s fancified flagship. Disney+’s new-boss-old-boss. Boomflation’s triple crown.

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The newest store from Christian Dior isn’t just a luxurious fashion flagship — it has a hotel, spa, and butler too. We noticed a trend: Streamers ...

🛥️ “Operation: KleptoCapture” — Billionaire Boris’ yacht. Rivian’s prices crisis. MyPlace’s friendly house.

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

New phase in the war in Ukraine: Operation KelptoCapture is yanking Boris the Billionaire’s Oligarch yacht. Electric truck company Rivian dropped af...

❤️ “Bitcoin’s Empathy Moment” — Ukraine’s crypto-raise. AMC’s Batman pricing. Whole Foods’ slowest move.

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ukraine just pulled an unprecedented move in the history of War - Raising $35M in cryptocurrencies to finance its resistance. If you want to see Spide...

❌ “Canceled by Corporate” — Russia’s economic cancellation. Nike’s playing Foot Locker. Target’s happy twist.

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

First, western governments weaponized finance against Putin’s Russia. Now corporations are canceling it. Foot Locker stock plummeted 35% because Nik...

💨 “Gone in 60 rubles” — Russia’s piggy bank. TikTok’s TikTooooooooook. Jersey Shore’s $4B wind.

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It was a panic attack — Russia’s economy suffered the fastest plummet we’ve seen, because Putin’s piggy bank had a crack. TikTok’s is expand...

🍣 “Really real fake real slammin’ salmon” — IMAX’s un-theatering. WildType’s $100M sushi. Cybersecurity’s moment.

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

IMAX is reframing what it is: Not just a theater company, it’s an entertainment company. WildType just raised $100M to make sushi-grade salmon from ...

🇺🇦 “Everything war touches” — Ukraine’s market waves. Netflix’s choose-your-adventure. Allbirds’ new flock.

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When there’s war in a global economy, all markets are affected - so we’re looking at what goes up, what goes down, and the new Safe Haven. If you ...

⛏️✨ “I AM saying she’s a golddigger” — Kanye’s new iPod. Google’s Kraft-O-Matic. How Sanctions mess with Americans.

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kanye’s newest album is dropping, but there’s only 1 place to listen… and it looks like a hockey puck. Kraft-Heinz has a unique problem: It’s ...

♟️ “The 1st casualty in war is Truth” — Russia’s social battle. Spotify’s new car thing. SoFi’s road to el dorado.

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Russia has begun its invasion of Ukraine, but the first border it crossed was on TikTok. Spotify just launched its new “Car Thing” nationwide for ...

👑 “$1,000 if you become our customer” — DraftKings’ promo passion. Papier’s screen revenge. Virgin Galactic’s SPACe.

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DraftKings stock has plummeted 75% from its all-time high because it’s looking thirsty. Virgin Galactic just lost its godfather and is now stuck wit...

🏁 “Used Minivan = George Clooney” — AutoNation’s opposite day. Google’s slowly dying. Revenge of the Malls.

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

AutoNation reveals that Used Cars are selling for more than New Cars because they’re channeling their inner George Clooney. Google is 91% of all sea...

🍞 “The Avo-pocalypse” — Facebook’s Mean Girl MetaMates. Avocado’s drug cartel. Roblox’s kid game.

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wild: 80% of America’s avocados come from Mexico… and the US just paused imports of avocados from Mexico. So your guac could become extra, extra, ...

🌴 “You can never leave” — Squarespace’s Hotel California. Intel’s freedom chip. Mystery’s corporate happy-hour.

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve probably heard a Squarespace ad on a pod… And they’re doing more podcast ads than any other company because of the “Hotel California”...

🏈 “Scan here to win” — Coinbase’s QR ROI. CoComelon’s kid cash flow. Congress’ stock ban-apalooza.

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The most successful Super Bowl commercial was the cheapest one: Coinbase’s QR Code QB sneak. The #1 YouTube Channel in America is now CoCoMelon than...

🍟 “$4M French Fries” — The Container Store’s puberty. FriesDAO’s restaurant craving. Electric Charging’s beauty pageant.

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Container Store’s stock just plummeted 20% because it’s going through the awkwardness of corporate puberty. Fresh after a crypto crew tried to...

🐣 “Ain’t No Thang” — Wingstop’s chicken wing ghost. Uber’s 1st Super App. The Super Bitcoin Betting Bowl.

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The only pure play chicken wing stock, Wingstop may have the boldest goal of any fast food chain: Table-less wings. Uber jumped 4% because we think it...

🥑 “Guac is extra, extra” — Chipotle’s ROLO economy. Bonny Bitcoin & Crypto Clyde. And the Oscar goes to…

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chipotle’s earnings report is so meaty that it ain’t about the YOLO Economy — it’s about the ROLO Economy. The government just arrested the su...

😇 “Who could buy Peloton?” — Peloton’s brand halo. Domino’s Anti-Fees. Apple’s new iTap hannibal.

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Peloton announced their worst earnings ever, yet the stock’s up 30% on who could acquire it. Happy National Pizza day — so why is Domino’s payin...

🍍 “I only date mangoes" — Bumble’s fruit deal. Chanel’s YOLO Economy. Spirit’s $6.6B air-cquisition.

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bumble’s 1st acquisition ever is a dating app focused on cherry, peach, and watermelon emoji. Chanel just jacked up the price of its legendary purse...

🥇 “Goldmine or Landmine?” — NBC’s Super Bowlympics. Hotels’ Bling Bleisure. PayPal’s eraser.

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

NBC snagged both the Olympics and the Super Bowl — That sounds like a goldmine, but really it’s a landmine. PayPal just had its worst day ever on ...

🍦 “We all scream for $$$” — Ice Cream Truck’s VC cash. Snapchat’s 60% surge. Amazon Prime’s hook ‘em & book ‘em.

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A New Jersey ice cream truck just raised Venture Capital money, but our Takeaway has nothing to do with ice cream… just VC $$$. Amazon is jacking up...

🐳 “Shamu got jacked” — SeaWorld’s $3B splash. ZuckCoin’s death. SpaceX’s eLoN WiFi.

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shocker: SeaWorld just had its best quarter ever, so Shamu’s dropping $3B to bulk up on amusement. Facebook stock just plummeted 20% — It wants yo...

✅ “_ _ _ _ _” — Wordle’s growth hack. Tom Brady’s celebrepreneurship. Exxon Mobil’s epic high.

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Brady is retiring from football, but already wrote the Celebrepreneur playbook with GOAT Inc. Wordle went from zero to 3 million users to acquisit...

🥤🍸 “Dry January became Moist January” — The Big Beverage Blur. Rogan vs Neil Part II. FTX’s $32B crypto winter.

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The biggest Dry January ever just ended, but we noticed something strange: A bunch of new alcohol. Joe Rogan and Neil Young’s Spotify duel has ended...

🌶️ “Kim K & Hot Sauce” — Kardashian’s $3.2B Skims. McCormick’s hot sauce sorcery. Nord Stream’s war pipe.

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just in time for the Olympics (starting this Friday!), Kim Kardashian’s Skims shapewear hit a $3.2B valuation (they’re all over these 2022 Beijing...

🍔 “McYou-Chose-The-Menu” — McDonald’s ultimate hack. Apple’s Atlas pose. HackerOne’s $49M bug bounty.

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re looking at Apple’s earnings and only seeing 1 thing: Atlas Pose (and Marshawn Lynch). McDonald’s newest menu is a hack — it was literall...

👸 “The Princess War Diaries” — Mattel/Hasbro’s doll-ocracy. Tesla’s calendar invite. The 1st special effects stock.

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla’s got record numbers, but it’s also got a calendar problem (just ask Cybertruck). Mattel and Hasbro have fought a magical war over Disney pr...

🕸️ “Joe Rogan vs Neil Young” — Spotify’s spiderman moment. Mark Cuban’s shark drug. Plenty’s $400M salad.

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Spotify has to choose between Joe Rogan’s podcast and Neil Young’s tunes because with great publishing comes great responsibility (thanks, Uncle B...

🎈 “It’s a balloon, not a bubble” — What’s happening to stocks. Taco Bell’s business school. Insurance’s surveillance.

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re feeling pain in your portfolio, it’s because the stock market has dropped 10%. But don’t call it a bubble… it’s a balloon. Taco Be...

🤑 “2nd house gets 3rd boat” — Goldman’s record bonuses. Amazon’s 1st Style Store. Big Tech’s favorite child.

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You heard a lot about “The Great Resignation” in 2021 — But seeing Big Bank bonuses, we’re thinking “The Great Raise” could be next in 202...

🍣 “Crypto’s sushi club” — InstaTikTok’s subscriptions. Peloton’s missing leg. NFT’s 1st restaurant.

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

NFTs are digital, but a new restaurant is serving physical sushi based no digital assets (and you gotta know a guy). Peloton stock is now at an all-ti...

🎉 “Chief Cheerleader Officer” — Airbnb’s nomad CEO. USPS’ free Covid test. 5G’s anticlimactic climax.

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Airbnb’s CEO is leaving his home to live in Airbnbs across the country… because CEOs are now Chief Cheerleading Officers. The US Postal Service ju...

🥶 “Netflix Please Chill” — Netflix’s master plan. Call Of Duty’s $69B pwn. Tech’s wardrobe refresh.

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For the 7th time, Netflix is raising prices — We’re calling it a Party Tax. Last week was the biggest video game acquisition ever… until this we...

💄 “Lipstick by robots” — Oddity’s $1.5B makeup fairytale. Dawn’s dish soap minivation. Ford’s $100B family.

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Il Makiage is the newest makeup unicorn, but it’s not a makeup company. Dawn’s dish soap is #1 in America again, and it’s all thanks to minnovat...

🧸 “10-year-old makes more than us” — Ryan’s World’s $250M game. Beyond Meat’s veganuary un-miracle. TPG’s public private IPO

14 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The 3-time highest-paid YouTube star of the year is… a 10-year-old running a toy media conglomerate. Beyond Meat just officially became the most roo...

🤩 “Keeping Up With The KardashaCoin” — Celebs’ crypto lawsuit. Harry’s $140M razor. The Great Sick Day.

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Kardashian is getting sued because 1 out of 5 Americans saw her Insta post on a CrapCoin. If ya noticed the store near you closed early, you can b...

🐡 “Goldfish paired with Chardonnay” — Campbell Soup’s marketing blindspot. Turo’s car-share IPO. Back Market’s $6B used iPhones.

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Campbell’s Soup’s top-performing snack is Goldfish, but they’ve been targeting the wrong customer for 30 years. Turo filed to IPO by zucking Air...

🧑‍🤝‍🧑🧑‍🤝‍🧑 “Lines are evil” — Clear’s line revolt. Zynga’s biggest game ever. New York’s sports bet.

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You may be standing on a line right now… but there’s now a revolution to kill the line. Zynga was just acquired in one of the biggest video game d...

💀 “The LaCroix Killer” — Liquid Death’s $500M water. TikTok’s TV channel. Bentley’s wealthy record.

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liquid Death is… a water company — and it’s worth half a billion dollars because it’s can solves a social problem. TikTok was born mobile-firs...

💒 “It’s Wedding Season, kid” — Bed Bath & Beyond’s registry drama. The Athletic’s $550M power play. Adam Neumann’s sneaky WeLife.

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You’re prepping for the biggest wedding season in 40 years… but Bed Bath & Beyond’s legendary wedding registry business just hit a historic prob...

🧪 “Where the Covid Tests Are” — Walmart’s Direct-to-Fridge. BMW’s movie theater. Covid Tests’ whiplash.

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a reason you can’t find a Covid Test right now before you see your Nana: Whiplash. Walmart just unveiled a delivery innovation so unique, ...

⚾ “Bodyslam Baseball Cards” — Fanatics’ wrestling move. Elizabeth’s Theranos prison. Toyota’s muda mojo.

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fanatics stole Topps’ baseball card deal with Major League Baseball… and now it’s using a pro wrestling move to buy Topps. The Elizabeth Holmes ...

🥦 “It’s my Broccoli Subscription” — Sweetgreen’s salad pass. Tesla’s milestone vacay. Beer vs Liquor.

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hold the cauliflower, Sweetgreen just launched the 1st salad subscription we’ve ever seen, because some Millennials are Time-Poor. While you were va...

🔮 Predictions Pod 2022

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our 1st pod back for 2022, we whipped up an un-zuckably bold episode: Our 3 big business predictions for 2021: 1. Twitter will become the 1st Ameri...

BONUS: “Year in Review” 🥂 The 3 biggest themes of 2021

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our 2nd BONUS pod we’re dropping for the holidays… The 3 biggest themes (or is it trends? No, it’s themes) of 2021: 1. “Major Meme Mania” —...

BONUS: “Best of 2021” 💝 Our 3 favorite stories of the Year

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Boom — Bonus pod coming at ya faster than you can say “journey.” We whipped up yours and our 3 favorite stories from 2021: “TikTok is now Tikt...

🎁 “Best worst gift ever” — Bruce Springsteen’s $500M song. Toys ‘R’ Us’ mall revolution. Gift Cards’ moment.

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Snackers, it’s our last pod before we return on Monday, January 3rd (although we whipped up a couple bonus pods for ya over the holidays), so we mad...

🪳 “Papa Roach” — Rentokil’s $12B pests. Samsara’s dumb IPO. The Fed’s hydration.

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The pest industry is living its best life, so we’re getting the biggest pest control acquisition in history. Samsara just IPO’d to make your dumb ...

🦕 “Tri-Pegasaurus Rex” — Apple’s $3T winds. Casinos are #1 in 2021. Kellogg’s strikes back.

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Apple is an emoji away from a $3 trillion valuation, so we’re looking at how it gets to $4 trillion: A car and a headset. Physical casino had their ...

👑 “Technoking of the Year” — Elon is Time’s POY. Pinterest’s prediction power. Booster’s profit booster.

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Pinterest’s Annual Prediction Report is a powerful trend crystal ball… what gets searched for in Pinterest this year becomes reality next year. We...

💋 “Sex & The Pely” — Vail Resorts’ price powder. Peloton’s Sex & The City sitch. Costco’s membership profits.

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Spoiler: The latest “Sex & The City” series dropped Peloton stock to its lowest point in 18 months. If you’re a skier or boarder you already kno...

🦜 “The End of the Pandemic” — Margaritaville’s parrot cruise. Starbucks’ barista union. JPMorgan’s huge prediction.

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Boldest prediction yet for the New Year: JPMorgan says 2022 is when the pandemic ends. Parrothead Jimmy Buffett is taking on the 2 big cruise companie...

🙊 “Shhhhhh” — Apple’s (alleged) secret deal. Wonder’s fancy food van. Cloud is the new oil.

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why is Apple the most successful US company in China? Surprise: A secret $275B deal Apple signed with China, according to a new report. Wonder is remi...

🐯 “MrBeast vs Squid Game” — Trump’s SPAC updates. MrBeast’s re-creator vid. Electric charger highway

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Former President Trump’s new “Truth” SPAC is 1 month old and just snagged its 1st SEC lawsuit. YouTube sensation MrBeast just recreated all of S...

💿 “Adele venmo’d you” — Spotify Wrapped’s data transcendence. DoorDash’s 15 minutes. China’s conscious uncoupling.

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve seen your buddies’ Spotify Wrapped fill your Insta Stories because Spotify’s annual tradition transcends the greatest debate in tech. Doo...

🏝 “$4M for fake land” — Virtual Real Estate. Buzzfeed’s stock. Capital One’s overdraft.

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We just saw a record-setting $2.4M sale of a piece of land… land in the metaverse. Here are 10 reasons why Buzzfeed is going public today in an awkw...

🔗 “New name, who dis?” — Square’s new Block. Baseball’s lockout. Grab’s extra super app.

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Square’s CEO isn’t Twitter’s CEO anymore and his 1st order of business is to change Square’s name… to Block. Major League Baseball players a...

🍪 “The Toll House Cookie Effect” — SpaceX’s “genuine risk”. Grammarly’s $13B tYpo. And the winner of Black Friday is...

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’re ready to crown the winner of Black Friday and Cyber Monday — and it all comes down to chocolate chip cookie dough. SpaceX is on the brink of...

🐤 “Eucalyptus pulp shoes” — Allbirds’ carbon counting. Facebook’s un-Giphy-ing. Coal’s Santa nemesis.

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Allbirds just reported its first earnings report since the shoe company IPO’d… now the challenge is to get consumers to care about carbon like the...

🎱 “The 3% Rule” — Omicron’s bull case. Twitter’s #newCEO. Virgil Abloh’s innovation cheat code.

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Omicron covid variant has messed with markets, but 1 hedge funder thinks it actually could be bullish for stocks. Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dors...

🌈 “All I want for Christmas is fries” — Mariah Carey’s McMenu. Meadow’s cannabis truck. Samsung’s $17B Austin party.

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The latest McDonald’s famous meal is only in the app and it’s only with Mariah Carey… because fast food is learning from the sneaker industry. M...

❤️‍🔥 “Will you marry them?” — Match’s human match-maker. Pure Watercraft’s eBoat. Zoom’s Home Alone.

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s our last pod before Monday 11/29 so we whipped up a TBOY for ya… Dating app Match just unveiled a new feature that’s the opposite of everyt...

🌋 “Volcano-powered money” — Bitcoin City. Netflix’s secret numbers. The Fed’s stock whisperer.

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine a city that runs on Bitcoin, only uses Bitcoin, and is powered by a volcano? El Salvador just revealed their plan for that. Netflix just launc...

🐶 “Puppy Wonka & The Chow Factory” — Petco’s amusement park. Nuclear’s cupcake startup. Vaccines’ booster recipe.

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Petco’s new flagship is serving puppy ice cream and monograms because what every retailer really needs… is an amusement park. TerraPower just snag...

📜 “Nic Cage for $41M” — Constitution DAO. Starbucks’ Amazon latte. Nvidia’s goldrush shovels.

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve got a Batman/Superman situation as Starbucks and Amazon team up on a store. Nicolas Cage is pumped that a copy of the US Constitution was (al...

🎟️ “Cryptoball” — Crypto’s sports arena. Apple’s genius fix. Gas prices’ angry letter.

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Staples Center is about to become “Crypto.com Arena” — it’s the biggest naming rights deal in the history of sports. Apple stock just jump...

🍫 “Reese’s won Thanksgiving” — Hershey’s voice share. Lucid’s trophy room. Walmart’s Christmas cruise.

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Reese’s isn’t resting for next year’s Halloween... instead it’s launching the ultimate peanut butter pie. Lucid is known by some as the Tesla-...

🧣 “New Taylor, who dis?” — T-Swift’s re-record album. Casper’s acquisition ghost. Shell’s royal split.

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Taylor swift just took her music back in a way we (and the 3 big record labels) haven never seen before: The Great Do-Over of the Red Album. Casper Ma...

🧸 “Adorably rich bears” – Build-A-Bear’s 300% surge. Spotify’s ebook. Evergrande’s controlled implosion.

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of the best-performing stocks of 2021… is Build-A-Bear. Spotify just acquired an audiobook platform because the app wants you listening to 8-hou...

🦧 “The bored apes are yachting” — Beyond Meat’s not-that-into-you. Bored Ape’s NFT. Disney’s sports betting.

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The newest trend in NFTs can be summed up by 4 words you’ve never seen together: Bored Ape Yacht Club. Beyond Meat stock fell 20% this week because ...

💍 “Engagement Rings for Men” — Tiffany’s pivot. DoorDash’s $8B empty calories. I******n.

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tiffany’s latest pivot to younger jewelry lovers: A Supreme streetwear collab… and engagement rings for men. DoorDash just made its biggest acquis...

🛻 “Stage 5 Clinger” – Rivian’s IPO truck. GE’s dethroning. Paytm’s Venmo vacuum.

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The 1st ever mass-market electric pickup truck goes public today, but Rivian is a Stage 5 Clinger when it comes to Amazon. Paytm, the Venmo of India, ...

🍿 “Profit Puppy Popcorn — Elon’s $20B giveaway. AMC’s popcorn pivot. Infrastructure’s $1.2T winner.

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Elon just let you decide on Twitter what he should do with $21B… but stock in Tesla is stock in Elon. AMC reported earnings, but we’re more focuse...

🚴‍♀️ “Pulled a hammy” – Planet Fitness vs. Peloton. A $130 trillion superhero.

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You may have invested in Peloton thinking it was a trend — but last week’s earnings report suggests it might be a fad (and the stock is down 50% s...

🙏 “FaithTech” — Hallow’s $40M prayer. Kroger’s crazy plan. Big chicken’s vax win.

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hallow just raised money for its Catholic prayer app, but it’s got 1 big trend going for it and 1 trend totally going against it. Kroger’s classic...

🍰 “Choco Caramelicious Cheesecake w/ crumbled Snickers” — Cheesecake Factory’s craziness. Nike’s metaverse shoes. The Fed’s taper.

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Cheesecake Factory just had its best quarter ever because it’s doing 24/7 cheesecake takeout. Nike’s newest trademark is for virtual sneakers ...

🔥 “FyreFestCoin” — Squid Game’s crypto plunge. Under Armour’s surge. Zillow ends iBuying.

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Squid Game… the cryptocurrency. It’s a new coin and a new scam that’s basically the Fyre Fest of crypto because it surged 40,000% and then fell ...

🪣 “Your Basketball homework is due” — Coke’s sibling rivalry. Overtime’s high school league. Shanghai Disney’s 1 COVID case.

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coca-Cola just made its biggest acquisition ever: $8B for BodyArmor. Overtime Elite just launched the newest pro sports league… but it’s with high...

🛍️ “Kardash-a-deal” — Kim’s Skims x Fendi. Microsoft dunks on Apple. G20’s climate climax.

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Kardashian’s Skims shapewear just snagged a deal with Fendi, but now she’s doing the opposite of what got her to a $1.6B valuation. For the fi...

👻 “The Ghost of Blockbuster” — RedBox’s couch potato. Amazon’s elf strategy. Lovevery’s $800M baby.

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Remember DVDs? Disc legend RedBox just went public because it’s discovered the ultimate American couch potato. Lovevery hit an adorable $800M valuat...

👗 “Gucci look, Fucci price” — Rent The Runway’s BFF IPO. The Billionaire tax. McCocaKraft’s money trick.

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rent The Runway shares fell on their 1st day of trading, but the real story is how RTR is dependent on your BFF. McCocaKraft isn’t 1 company, it’s...

🕹️“A video game team... stock” — FaZe Clan’s eSports. Spotify’s hub-tastic plan. Facebook’s 2 threats & 1 weapon.

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Spotify’s earnings are today, but we think the bigger story is their new merch store… because Spotify could create the 1st true hub for the Creato...

🏈 “Tom rents a Tesla” — Hertz’s cookie deal. Walmart’s Bitcoin ATM. 23andMe’s personalized DNA.

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hertz teamed up with Tom Brady and Tesla for one of the biggest electric car deals ever. Coinstar’s coin counters are hitting 200 Walmarts to become...

💋 “PinPal” — Spanx’s $1B. PayPal’s Pinterest. Maersk & Crocs sitting in a tree, S-H-I-P-I-N-G.

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The shocking couple that’s potentially dating right now is PayPal and Pinterest because PayPal wants to create a “Super App.” Spanx just sold fo...