The Best One Yet

💋 “Rare Billionaire” — Selena Gomez’s $2B lipstick. Trumponomics 2.0. Founder Mode vs Manager Mode.

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Selena Gomez is officially a billionaire… thanks to her booming makeup brand, Rare Beauty.Donald Trump outlined his economic plan last week… so we...

🍽️ “The Napkin Costume” — Chipotle’s Halloween collab. Surge in reservations for 1. US Steel’s epic history.

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reservations for 1 have jumped 29% in 2 years... because restaurants are microcosms of the economy.US Steel built the Empire State Building & Will...

🇧🇷 “Brazilian NFL” — Football’s foreign strategy. J.Crew’s $3B comeback. AI’s dragon startup.

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The NFL season kicks off tonight but plays game #2 tomorrow in Brazil… because football needs a global tour.J. Crew is relaunching their iconic maga...

👋 “We quit your job” — Exit’s job-quitting concierge. Dick’s Sporting Goods’ kids app. 1-BR apt in NYC: $4,500/month.

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Japanese startup Exit will quit your job for you… because every job has a “hidden severance”.Dick’s Sporting Goods stock is up 600% in 5 years...

🧃 “The 1st Fruit Juice” — Capri Sun’s pouches. Intel’s design strategy. Boar’s Head’s Boeing Moment.

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Capri Sun is adding bottles to compliment their legendary pouches… but this German company’s origin story is wild.Intel stock fell to its lowest l...

🤮 “Sickest Day of the Year” — Sick Days are surging. SharkNinja’s online reviews. Telegram’s CEO arrested.

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today is the biggest sick day of the year… as sick days overall are surging in America.SharkNinja’s stock has climbed 140% this year… here’s h...

👁️ “Nvidia’s watch party” — A.I.'s Biggest Day. Mister Softee’s soft-serve biz. Ozempic’s Direct-To-Tummy.

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nvidia just announced earnings that were so big, people hosted parties… but the results were a Rorschach Test for Wall Street.Mister Softee’s ice ...

👟 “Dad Shoe Destiny” — New Balance’s renaissance. Ulta’s Warren Buffett win. Sports Betting vs. Stock Investing.

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New Balance just passed Under Armour in sales… because of its Dad Shoe pivot.Warren Buffett’s newest investment? $260M in Ulta Beauty… because U...

🐶 “Who gets the dog?” — Pet Prenups are trending. The US Open’s economics. Ikea’s used marketplace.

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The US Open is selling $12M worth of just one cocktail… because tennis found a new business model.Ikea just launched an official used furniture biz…...

🖍️ “13 Million Crayons A Day” — Crayola’s billion-dollar biz. Call Her Daddy’s $125M deal. Why stocks hit All-Time Highs (hint: Game of Thrones)

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stocks just reached all-time-highs… and it’s all because of Ned Stark & Game of Thrones.Crayola is about to hit $1B in annual sales… because...

THROWBACK 🍺 The power of 1,000 true fans, with Athletic Brewing’s CEO

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Back in January 2023, we interviewed the founder of the biggest non-alcoholic beer brand in America: Athletic Brewing. Since then, Athletic has surged...

☎️HOTLINE: Hack your life with Travel Guru, Jo Franco

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick & Jack invite Jo Franco to answer your travel, money, and trip-optimizing questions.Jo Franco speaks 8 languages, visited 50 countries, 6 con...

😎 “Ray-Gram” — Meta’s smart-glasses acquisition idea. Auntie Anne’s perfume. The Disruption Decline.

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our final pod before vacation, but look to this feed for 2 bonus episodes while we’re off. We return Monday, August 26 for our regular programming.R...

🐶 “Snoop in Paris ” — Olympics’ most marketable celeb. Disney’s park problem. Could-be VP’s passion for parents.

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Snoop Dogg is making $8M to be at the Olympics… why? The Apolitical Premium.Disney’s parks just showed Americans are traveling less… which means...

🥇 “Olympian Employees” — Paris competitors’ day jobs. Pit Viper’s faux-stalgia. Google’s loss… is Apple’s loss.

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The latest gold medal winner has a full-time banking job… so we’ll tell you the secret to side-hustles.The hottest sunglasses brand is Pit Viper.....

⌚ “Photo Finish Inc.” — Omega’s Olympic moment. Wall Street’s 3-Bubble Problem. The Frozen-est IPO.

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Noah Lyles won the men’s 100M, thanks to Omega’s watches… It was Omega’s supermarketing moment.Japan’s stock market just had its worst day i...

😱 Stocks’ Titanic Day — Recession fears explained. Friend’s AI Tamagotchi necklace. Shake Shack’s vibe win.

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Friend launched an AI necklace that becomes your friend… But we think it’s AI Tamagotchi.One food chain is dominating right now: Shake Shack… be...

🦏 “Dude Where’s My Horn?” — Economics saves Rhinos. Big Tech’s AI FOMO. CapCut’s crazy speed.

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In South Africa they’re preemptively de-horning rhinos to save them from poachers… Economics is saving the rhino.Big Tech is being driven by AI FO...

🧠 “The CEO enneagram” — Boeing picked the wrong 1. Amtrak’s train surge. Adidas’ Olympic ROI.

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Boeing finally has a new CEO… but we think they should’ve picked a different enneagram. Adidas has already won 13 medals at this Olympics… ...

🐮 “Got Dairy?” — Big cheese's turnaround. Flo’s $1B menopause app. Starbucks’ double-pump plan.

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Women’s health app Flo just hit a $1 billion valuation… so it’s expanding to Millennial Menopause.We crunched the numbers on Starbucks… it’s...

💦 “Wildest Olympic Shoes” — On’s spray-on sneakers. Bitcoin’s Fort Knox. Disney’s Rated-R strategy.

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin rose to $70K after Trump fan-boyed at BitCon… will we get a Fort Knox of Crypto?Deadpool & Wolverine just set an R-rated box office reco...

😶 “I faked it” — Busted for fake working. Lululemon’s whale tail pants. Xbox’s credit card.

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Because ~8% of work done on computers is fake… 50% of companies now track their employees.Lululemon stock dropped 10% because of 1 single product…...

🏅 “Fashion Olympics” — Louis Vuitton’s Olympic strategy. Southwest’s capitalist pivot. ChatGPT’s Google-killer.

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Olympics start tonight, but LVMH already won gold… because Louis Vuitton planned the whole event.Southwest Airlines is no longer the people’s ...

🧀 “Not so square” – Cheez-Its’ best year. Tesla’s mission switch. The Crown’s $1B profit.

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cheez-Its were America’s first nationwide snack… and now they’re having their best year in a century.Tesla stock fell 12% because it has a calen...

🍪 “Donuts hate Cookies” — Krispy Kreme sells Insomnia. EA’s college football payout. Corvette’s craziest quarter.

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Krispy Kreme is selling its majority stake in Insomnia Cookies… because it’s the steak knife of donuts.EA Sports is paying each college football p...

💺 “Zero-Bathroom Airplane?” — RyanAir’s plane prowess. Hollister’s fashion flip. The Elevator explains the housing crisis.

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This airline CEO proposed 1 bathroom for 200+ passengers… so let’s talk about RyanAir’s biz.Hollister is now the top teen fashion brand… and i...

🫏“Kamala-nomics” — The VP’s biz plan. Sabrina Carpenter’s ice cream strategy. Mercedes & Goldman’s electric cars.

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

President Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed his VP Kamala Harris… so we jumped into “Kamala-nomics.”Taylor Swift dropped 34 different v...

☎️ HOTLINE: The Hailey Bieber Smoothie (of Investing) & Your Boss’ Instagram

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick & Jack take your calls & discuss…Rebranding the Irish goodbyeThe “test” for before you merge finances Nick’s “3rd circle”...

🐘 “ConservaTech” — Silicon Valley’s right pivot. Supreme’s Ferrari strategy. JPM’s ex-Con hiring.

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The most influential VC firm, a16z, is turning to Trump… so we’ll explain “AlgoRepublicans.”Streetwear icon Supreme was just sold at a shockin...

⚪ “Zynfluencers” — Zyn’s tobacco off-ramp/on-ramp. Nespresso’s latte test drive. Your retirement fund’s emergency ATM

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Zyn’s smoke-free nicotine pouches are surging like Juul 2.0… but is it a tobacco on-ramp or off-ramp?Nespresso is opening up theme-park style expe...

🏍️ “Harley is Anti-Millennials” — Harley-Davidson’s graybeard strategy. Trump’s stock bump. Google’s biggest deal ever.

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Harley-Davidson’s strategy is to only market to old people… because one day you’ll be one.Markets just reacted to Donald Trump’s assassination...

🧙 “Cyclops are Hot” — “Romantasy'' is driving book sales. NBA should go Inter-continental. Etsy human-touch rule.

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Romantasy” (romance + fantasy) delivered books their first year of sales growth in 3 years.The NBA’s new TV deal is worth $76B over 11-years…...

⚾ “Savannah Bananas, Inc.” — Minor League Baseball’s new owner. Apple Watch for Kids. Inflation’s 2 diseases.

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Apple’s newest product is Apple Watch for kids… because they’re been on a 10-year trust campaign.1 Wall Street firm now owns 40 Minor League Bas...

🌯 “I measured the bowls” — Chipotle’s burrito “weight debate”. Wimbledon’s grass startup. Amazon’s renewable energy win.

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chipotle is accused of “mis-sizing” their burrito bowls… so 1 bank analyst tested 75 of them.Your home may run on Amazon clean energy… because...

🐻 “Babies Off The Floor” — Koala Kare’s diaper monopoly. Paramount’s ultimate nepo-baby. Christian Dior’s $57 handbag drama

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Koala Kare controls 85% of the baby-changing station biz… because they covered their blind spot.Christian Dior sells $3,000 handbags… but a report...

🏠 “How Boomers Can Fix Housing” — Why Georgetown TX is Boomtown. Driscoll’s #1 berry brand. Boeing’s stay-out-of-jail card

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Driscoll grows 1 out of 3 berry’s sold in America… it became #1 with an accidental strawberry.Boeing just pled guilty in a case related to 2 airpl...

🍯 “How to make $1 Billion” — Steve Ballmer’s money story. Electric Bikes’ Gen Z surge. Citibank’s criminal ATM.

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Gates’ former assistant is now wealthier than Bill Gates… it’s a lesson on risk, reward, and makin’ money.E-Bikes are surging thanks to G...

🇺🇸 “America’s Underrated Icons” — NASA, Joy Ice Cream Cones, & The Post Office

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For the 4th of July, we whipped up 3 of our most American stories yet… 3 underappreciated institutions that are differentiators for our economy: NAS...

🌽 “America’s Most Played Sport” — Cornhole’s circus strategy. M&M’s pet-plomocy. Tesla’s 2nd shrinkage.

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cornhole is the most popular sport in America… thanks to a business model from the circus.With Tesla shrinking for all of 2024 so far, are EVs a fad...

📸 “Hottest Camera in Town” — Fujifilm’s camera revival. Nike’s pain is Adidas’ gain. The end of regulation.

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fujifilm’s old school cameras are surging for the first time since iPhone… because friction creates value.The Supreme Court just slashed economic ...

📺 “$4.7B for NFL fans” — NFL Ticket’s lawsuit loss. Grindr’s AI wingman. The Return of the Billboard.

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The NFL just lost an antitrust lawsuit over how you watch the NFL… so fans are getting paid.Every dating app stock is down except for Grindr… beca...

🥉“The 1st AI-lympics” — AI Michaels’ Olympics clone. H&M’s makeover store. Walgreens’ political debate.

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This will be the 1st ever AI Olympics… because sports announcer Al Michaels will be an AI bot.Zara & H&M are losing to Shein, so they’ve g...

🤑 “Big Deal Energy” — $5 Hot-Deal-Summer. Delta’s spa strategy. Rivian’s VW sugar mama.

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

McDonald’s, Starbucks, & Wendy’s all just launched $5 Deals… because it’s Hot Deal Summer #BigDealEnergyDelta just opened its 1st luxury m...

👙 “Pool Boy, Inc.” — Pool Corp’s swimming stock. Netflix’s “Keeper Test.” Walmart’s digital price tags.

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

PoolCorp has become the largest pool company in America… by borrowing Apple’s key financial strategy.Netflix updated its legendary 15-year-old Cul...

🍻 “0.0% Takeover” — Athletic buys Ballast Point facility. Car Dealerships’ ransom-hack. American Tourists save the PIGS.

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ballast Point's San Diego brewery was just purchased… by the biggest Non-Alc Beer: Athletic.Europe’s economy is being powered by American tourists...

💳 “The savviest credit carder” — Wells Fargo’s rent card craziness. The stock market’s AI Mafia. DiGiorno’s “Chaos Pizza”.

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How Savvy Millennials are causing Wells Fargo to lose $10 million per month on a rent-paying credit card.How the “AI Mafia” of 6 stocks (led by Nv...

💍 Wedding $$$ with LaurDIY: Budgets, Prenups, Gift Rules, & Cake Vibe Setting

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren Riihimaki (@LaurDIY), the mega-YouTuber, just had one of the biggest weddings of the year. So she’s joining Nick & Jack to answer your qu...

💦 “Big Bottled Bros” — Poland Spring’s water merger. Fisker’s bankrupt electric car. Home-Swapping vs Airbnb.

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Big Bottled Water is merging with Big Water Jug in a $7B deal… say hello to PolandSpringMountain, Inc.Electric car company Fisker just filed for ban...

🍿🍿 “In Defense of Sequels” — Pixar’s Inside Out 2 win. McDonald’s failed AI drive-thru. Surgeon General’s new warning label.

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Inside Out 2 just had the best opening weekend since Barbie… Because sequels have virtue.McDonald’s just ended its AI drive-thru experiment… Bec...

⚽ “Confidence wins Championships” — Euro Cup’s German assist. Band-Aid’s window of loyalty. Jake Paul’s Walmart deodorant.

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The European Championship kicked off last weekend… but confidence wins economic championships.Band-Aid is America’s top-trusted brand for a 3rd st...

💰 “Elon’s electoral victory” — Tesla gives Elon $49B. New Era’s ‘47 cap-quisition. Great Wolf Lodge’s Disney dupe.

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla shareholders just voted yes to give Elon the biggest bonus in history… Elon’s getting $49B.Great Wolf Lodge is the fastest-growing theme par...

🌬️ “Chewing Gum is Out” — Orbit’s gum turnaround. GM’s $8B robotaxi hole. Job Promotion dropoff.

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chewing gum sales have fallen for 14-straight years… so Orbit’s pivoting from freshness to mindfulness.Job promotions have fallen by half in the p...

🏏 “Sticky Wickets” — Cricket’s Team USA tech workers. Venmo’s Apple nightmare. Netflix’s 5-word lawsuit.

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Team USA plays #1 India today in the Cricket World Cup… and it’s thanks to our tech workers.Netflix faces a $170M lawsuit for the series “Baby R...

🫒 “Squeeze Me” — Graza’s $50M olive oil. Apple’s AI Intelli-phone. The Starbucks of ATMs.

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Graza is selling $50M of olive oil with 1 innovation… squeezable olive oil bottles.Apple’s 1st big AI announcement reveals the future of the iPhon...

👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 “Sleeping in Seattle” — Hollywood’s kiss-less movies. Costco’s Chevy car deal. Roaring Kitty’s GameStop return.

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hollywood is in a “Kissing Recession” — Love scenes are disappearing, we’ll tell ya why.Costco struck an electric car deal with GM — Because...

💩 “Smelly in Paris” — Olympics $1.5B river cleanup. James Bond’s spy business. Lululemon’s nightlife opportunity.

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

50 days before the Olympics, Paris is still cleaning up its river for the swimming events… And paying $1.5B to do it.A startup run by British spies ...

🐂 “Lone Star Stock Exchange” — Texas’s new stock market. Champion’s final sweatshirt. Boeing’s space launch.

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Texas is building its 1st stock market… either because of politics or competition.Sweatshirt icon Champion is getting sold and (kinda) shut down… ...

🥤 “Pepper’s the new Pepsi” — Dr Pepper’s Swiss surge. Ford’s $1B train station. Dave Chappelle’s anti-phone startup.

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Pepper just passed Pepsi to become America’s #2 soda.Ford’s $1 Billion renovated Detroit train station reopens tomorrow.And Dave Chappelle is p...

🎂 “Happy Birthday, Napster” — Napster’s 25-year legacy. Starbucks’ 1-hour wait problem. Amex’s Gen Z credit card love.

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Starbucks is facing 40-minute waits… and you can blame Iced Latte Logistics.Happy 25th birthday to Napster… The OG disruptor is gone, but its lega...

🤝 “The #1 trick to get hired” — Job Referrals’ Renaissance. The Gap’s Anne Hathaway comeback. The wildest Air Conditioner stock.

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For TBOY Hotline Ep 3: Email your wedding/finance questions to [email protected] to AI-written resumes, there’s a Networking Renaissance —...

🦐 “Finance killed the Fish” — Red Lobster’s Bankruptcy: Part II. Nuclear power… for AI. Chewy’s pet adoption rebound.

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter  Last week we told you about Red Lobster’s all-you-can-eat shrimp-tastrophy that kille...

🔔 “The Wedding Szn Stock” — Abercrombie’s honeymoon surge. Hampton Inn’s DIY waffles. BuzzFeed => BuzzFox.

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get the Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter  Abercrombie’s stock surged 24% yesterday after its best quarter ever — Because Aber...

🪿 “$900 for pre-dirtied shoes” — Golden Goose’s sneaker IPO. Summer Movies’ 4D theater trend. Elon’s biggest fundraise ever.

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Would you pay $900 for a pair of new sneakers that were already dirty? Golden Goose is selling that, branding it “pre-distressed” — And they’r...

🍂 “Leaf Blower Problems”— Electric Leaf Blowers’ broken biz model. TicketMaster’s European T-Swift breakup. Work-From-Home’s shopping surge.

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Department of Justice just sued to break up Live Nation from Ticketmaster — But there’s a solution to the $10,000 Taylor Swift concert ticket,...

☎️“TBOY Hotline Ep #2” — Networking hacks, Investing #girlmath & the 5-min phone call

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick & Jack take your calls & discuss…The most valuable person in their network If an MBA is worth itThe correct way to eat strawberrie...

🍹 “The drink of the summer” — BeatBox’s summer surge. Cars’ anti-speeding feature. Nvidia’s 288-pound superchip.

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What will be the drink of the summer? We predict it will be BeatBox’s boxed punch wine — And we used 3 trendspotting strategies to make the foreca...

💋 “ScarJo vs AI” — OpenAI’s Scarlett Johansson drama. Target’s value meal. Sonos’ $450 headset strategy.

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The ScarJo/ChatGPT drama just got juicer — It turns out OpenAI asked actress Scarlett Johansen last year about using her voice for their chatbot, bu...

🩱 “85% off Ozempic” — Ozempic’s weight-loss dupe. Burger King’s free-tuition strategy. Red Lobster’s shrimp bankrupt-sea.

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Coca-Cola, Lockheed Martin, & Burger King are all pursuing the same marketing strategy: Pay your tuition — Companies are dishing out scholarship...

🐔 “Chicken Finger Financier” — Raising Cane’s secret sauce. Mercedes’ “Alabama Discount”. Copper’s the new gold.

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Raising Cane’s has become the fastest growing chicken chain in the country, it’s 10x bigger than Sweetgreen — But their secret sauce is actually...

🫠 “Promotion, Pay Raise, or Taco Tuesday?” — The secret to job satisfaction. Netflix’s NFL Christmas gift. Wayfair’s 1st megastore.

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Job satisfaction just hit a record high 62.7% in America, but it also revealed a strange paradox — More Americans prefer company culture than a prom...

❤️ “Elmo the Influencer” — Sesame Street’s Instagram strategy. Uber’s new Costco run. Google is killing Google Search with AI.

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elmo, Big Bird, and Mr. Snuffleupagus are trending on social media because of Sesame Street’s new strategy — Sometimes you’ve got to do things t...

🩲 “Kim’s gravitational force” — Skims WNBA win. Made In China’s 100% tariff. Pizza Hut’s burger strategy.

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Kardashian’s Skims just announced a WNBA partnership — Because Skims is competing where Victoria’s Secret and Spanx won’t play.Pizza Hut i...

🏒🏀 “New York Sports, Inc.” — Madison Square Garden’s playoff stock pop. GameStop’s return of the kitty. OpenAI’s ease-of-use.

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With the Knicks and Rangers deep in the playoffs for the first time in decades, MSG Sports stock is winning right now — But it suffers from the Diva...

🧊 “Buy a North Pole Condo” — 15k acres of Arctic real estate. Warby Parker’s perfection. Chevy Malibu’s extinction.

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The world’s most-northern piece of real estate just hit the market for $300M — We predict who will buy Svalbard, and what kind of wild polar park ...

🇨🇭 “Swiss Army Knifeless” — Victorinox’s blade pivot. Disney & HBO’s Stream Team. The $400 red pineapple.

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Victorinox’s legendary Swiss Army Knife faces an existential challenge: knife bans — So it’s offering a knife-less swiss army knife that’s act...

🧴 “Lather me in CeraVe” — Neutrogena’s skincare mistake. The NYT’s Wordle milestone. FTX’s perfect bankruptcy.

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Neutrogena has lost its crown as the #1 dermatologist-recommended skincare… and #1 in sales — Because CeraVe did 3 things Neutrogena was too afrai...

🫠 “I got charged a Flake Fee” — Cancellation fees’ surge. Uber & Instacart hookup. Netflix’s live comedy fest.

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The new trend in fees? The Flake Fee — From restaurants to salons to spin classes, more Americans are getting charged for canceling last second.We’...

⭐ “Michelin-Star Mickey” — Disney’s restaurant award. Duolingo’s AI language tutor. Warren Buffett’s CEO successor.

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Disney just became the 1st US theme park to receive a restaurant Michelin star — Because Disney is turning into Vegas… and Vegas is turning into D...

🧋 “Bubble Tea Bubble” — Boba’s breaking point. Apple’s Vision Pro secret. Norway’s phone-ban experiment.

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bubble Tea stocks are IPO’ing minting boba tea billionaires — But bubble tea is actually the perfect case study on a financial bubble… The Bubbl...

💦 “Treadmill Night Club” — Barry’s Bootcamp goes for $1B. Harry Potter’s new full-cast audiobooks. T-Mobile’s Ryan Reynolds surge to #1.

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Audible is reproducing all Harry Potter books into audiobooks (again), but this time with a full ensemble voice cast (hollywood style) — Because the...

💩 “Poo saved the world” — Vaulted’s sewer innovation. Airbnb’s “Icon” houses. Weed’s federal reclassification.

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vaulted Deep is removing carbon by burying waste deep underground, and it’s stealing a trick from fracking — Yup, underground Poop could help us f...

🍯 “A Dude made the 1st move?” — Bumble’s big pivot. Walmart’s Kirkland-killer. Detroit’s Boom Loop.

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bumble is ending its biggest differentiator now that guys can make the 1st move — But Bumble followed the scientific method of launching.Walmart jus...

🚁 “Kidney Transfer to the Hamptons” — Blade’s helicopter organ biz. The End of the Non-Compete Agreement. Viking Cruises’ Boomer IPO.

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Viking River Cruises is about to IPO at a $10B valuation — It’s not just a pure-play cruise stock, it’s a pure-player Boomer stock.Blade isn’t...

🐔 “Man’s new best friend” — Tractor Supply’s real estate insight. Whirlpool’s espresso machines. AI = Corporate Ozempic.

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We won the Webby Award for “Best Business Podcast”! And we can’t thank you enough. 🎊Tractor Supply, the publicly-traded farm store, sells liv...

🎙️ “LIVE Interview with Marc Lore — The Billionaire Icon of Ecommerce” 🗽

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We brought up a surprise guest for our Live TBOY show in NYC: Marc Lore, the founder of the most iconic ecommerce brands of all time — and the most ...

🎙️”Our NYC LIVE Show” 🗽 — Tesla’s Netflix moment. Kate Spade’s Handbag battle. And Philosophy is the AI antidote.

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Live… from New York… it’s The Best One Yet!We performed a live podcast in front of a live studio audience of 400 Besties and Yetis in New York C...

🍼 “Ozempic Baby Boom” — Weightloss drugs’ fertility surprise. Apple’s Soccer World Cup. Verizon’s duke of dividends.

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The miracle weight loss drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy, etc) appear to have a shocking side-effect: Increased fertility in women — Ozempic may be accidental...

💨 “Just did it” – Nike’s crime of fashion. Volkswagen’s southern union. Therapy’s venture capital bet.

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nike’s stock has fallen by nearly half since 2021 and we found 3 reasons why — One is that Nike failed to learn a valuable lesson from The Beatles...

👩‍🎤 “BTS plays Wall Street” — K-Pop’s stock pop. Amazon’s secret spy biz. Instagram’s new AI buddy.

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon’s newest business is actually a secret spy business — And Amazon used it to infiltrate Walmart and other competitors.Korea’s K-Pop bands ...

🪙 “The Bitcoin Pod” — On the day of the “Halving”, we unearthed our best 3 stories that tell the whole Bitcoin.

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s finally here… Bitcoin’s biggest day in 4 years: “The Halvening.”So we whipped up a special episode to explain what the Halvening is: 3 ...

🍍 “High Class Pineapple” — The Designer Fruits trend. Tesla’s election for Elon’s paycheck. China vs America: Trade War II.

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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👁️ “I’m recording you” — Limitless’ AI spy device. GE’s theater camp for VPs. Ghost Kitchens’ disappearance.

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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🥸 “Rice & beans forever” — Dave Ramsey’s financial advice. Scrabble’s new game. BMW’s electric surprise.

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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👟 “Fallbirds $1 stock” — Allbirds’ DTC downfall. Lunchables lead crisis. JP Morgan’s credit card signal.

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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🫘 "Decaf is king" — Coffee's decaf surge. Amazon's river strategy. Fanatics' Comic-Con of Sports.

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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🚅 “Magnetic levitation” — Japan’s 300 mph flying supertrain. Momofuku’s trademark crisis. Nutrition Labels for the internet.

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Japan’s next-gen bullet train uses “magnetic levitation” to coast 4 inches above the track at 300 mph — Japan’s train megaproject reminds us...

🤾 “$100M Duuuuudes” — Dude Perfect vs Disney. TikTok zucks Instagram. The secret to good corporate acquisitions.

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

TBOY Hotline Episode 2 is coming… Email us your question at [email protected] — your business Besties gotcha back. (Subject line: “TBOY HO...

🥞 “Less drinking, less eating” — 24-hour restaurants decline. America’s $109B Chip-vestment. Waymo’s self-driving UberEats.

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The number of 24-Hour Restaurants is down 18% since the pandemic — Zillennials no/low-alcohol Dry Wave has ripple effects that are taking down the 2...

🐶 “The Bluey Economy” — Bluey’s $2B aussie dog cartoon. Grindr’s queer super app. Sweetgreen’s robo-salad surge.

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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👴🏻 “Prettttttty good pod” — Larry David’s comedic Curb strategy. Apple’s R2D2 home robot. Levi’s baggy jeans era.

05 Apr 2024

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