The Best One Yet

💋 “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

✅ Vote for TBOY to win “Best Business Podcast” at the Webby Awards: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessJune ...

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

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

✅ Vote for TBOY to win “Best Business Podcast” at the Webby Awards.https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessLimitl...

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

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

✅ Vote for TBOY to win the “Best Business Podcast” Webby Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessDave Rams...

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

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

✅ Vote for TBOY to win the “Best Business Podcast” Webby Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessAllbirds ...

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

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

✅ Vote for TBOY to win the “Best Business Podcast” Webby Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessMore Amer...

🚅 “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

✅ Vote for TBOY to win the “Best Business Podcast” Webby Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessThe #2-mo...

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

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

✅ Vote for TBOY to win the “Best Business Podcast” Webby Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessApple rep...

🐭 “Mouse Trap” — Disney’s epic shareholder vote. Billie Eilish’s anti-AI letter. Amazon’s Just-Walk-Out shutdown.

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Disney’s Shareholder Day included an epic vote to determine the future of the company — CEO Bob Iger prevailed, but the activist investor won too....

🛠️ “There’s power in plumbing” — Gen Z’s blue collar work. Tesla’s worst quarter yet. Google’s incognito deception.

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vote for TBOY to win the Webby Awards: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessGen Z’s newest passion isn’t TikTok,...

🍟 “$20/hour McPayDay” — California’s bottom-up economics. Netflix’s ski resort. Sports betting’s worst week yet.

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

California now has the highest minimum wage law in the country at $20/hour for fast food workers — We call it “The McPayDay”, and it’s a test ...

🌚 “Eclipse Economy” — Solar Eclipse boom towns. Japan’s diaper downturn. And Facebook’s best product? Marketplace.

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Looking for your Portfolio Life Partner? Sign up for TBOY Dating here:https://tinyurl.com/tboydatingThe total solar eclipse hits the US one week from ...

🚀 “Finally launching Again” — Robinhood’s new credit card. Flamin’ Hot’s $3B flavor. Paid childcare’s ROI.

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yetis, this our last  pod of the week because markets are closed for Good Friday.Robinhood stock has doubled in the past year, now it’s got a (...

🐊 “Florida Man issues Florida Ban” — FL bans social media for kids. Krispy Kreme signs with McDonald’s. Millennials need to retire.

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Florida just banned social media for kids under 14 — Social Media has become the cigarette of the 21st century.Krispy Kreme stock surged 30% on word...

🦟 “The deadliest animal” — Anti-Mosquito startups surge. Spotify’s secret TikTok feature. BYD’s $11K ultimate electric car.

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mosquitos cause 700,000 deaths per year. They’re also just a pain. So startups are rushing to solve the bug bite problem — Because climate change ...

🍊“The Trump Stock” — DJT’s $3B stock market windfall. Loyal’s life-extending dog startup. Athleisure’s worst week.

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former president Donald Trump’s Truth Social is now a publicly traded stock — The former president turned the stock market into his GoFundMe.&nbsp...

👍 “r/ipo” — Reddit’s IPO surge. The USA sues Apple. Hidden Valley Ranch’s breakfast strategy.

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reddit, the front page of the internet, just delivered the biggest IPO of the year, and the stock rose 48% on the first day — But Reddit’s communi...

🛞 “Reinventing the Wheel” — The Tire Industry’s surprise win. Stanley’s pivot to dudes. The Fed’s interest rate holiday.

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The EPA just set new rules that effectively require car companies to go 50% electric by 2030 — But the surprise winner of the electric car EV boom i...

🍨 “The Best Deal in History” — Ben & Jerry’s Unilever deal, undone. MrBeast’s Amazon game show. Nvidia CEO’s wild origin story

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Unilever is spinning off its $9B ice cream biz into a separate company, they’re unwinding Ben & Jerry’s 24 years after they acquired it — We...

🍫 “Cocoa Chanel” — Chocolate’s record high price. Apple’s Siri Sacrifice. TicketMaster’s yacht concert.

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🎟️ 10 tickets left to TBOY Live NYC on sale here 🗽: https://citywinery.com/new-york-city/events/tboy-pod-cs3z0iCocoa prices rose another 25% l...

🧃 “Vending Machine Millionaire” — The Passive Income side-hustle. Who should acquire TikTok? And Dick’s Sporting Goods surge.

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Senate is expected to vote on forcing TikTok to sell itself… or get banned — So we’re asking: Who should buy TikTok?Dick’s Sporting Goods ...

“Hotline #1”: Investing, job-jumping, salaries, & work-life-imbalance — from your Business Besties Nick & Jack

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new monthly-ish Q&A series from The Best One Yet podcast where Nick & Jack answer your voicemails. So sit down (literally) with the voi...

🛍️ “Tote-ally Obsessed” — Trader Joe’s bag hype. Palantir’s Iron Man deal. SXSW’s printable house startup. And TBOY Live NYC Tickets.

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🎟️ TBOY Live NYC Tickets on sale now here 🗽: https://citywinery.com/new-york-city/events/tboy-pod-cs3z0iTrader Joe’s $2.99 tote bag has gone...

🕵️ “Keep your robe on” — Airbnb’s security camera ban. LEGO’s Harry Potter overload. $10k of 1st-time homebuyers.

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Airbnb’s banned indoor security cameras from airbnbs worldwide (good for guests, bad for creeps) — But it reveals the Platform Paradox: It’s har...

🛩️ “If it’s Boeing, I ain’t going” — Boeing’s original sin 27 years ago. Panera’s initial panini offering. Covid’s 4th birthday.

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🗽TBOY Live NYC 🍎— Tickets on sale Thursdays here: https://citywinery.com/new-york-city/events/tboy-pod-cs3z0iIt’s the 4th birthday of Covid,...

🍌 “This Pod is Bananas” — Bananas’ inflation-eater. TikTok’s ban vote. Women’s worldwide job record.

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There is 1 product that has defied inflation more than any other: The Banana — Bananas have remained the most affordable fruit in America for 3 reas...

BONUS 💤 “Stock Market Snooze Pod” — We read Amazon’s 1st shareholder letter from 1997… to put you to sleep 😴

09 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Since we all lose an hour of sleep during Daylight Savings this weekend, we whipped up a special podcast to help you fall asleep: We read the first sh...

🎷“Invest in Ja Rule” — Jukebox’s song stocks. Rivian’s DINK-mobile. Walmart’s early bird super delivery.

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

JKBX is letting retail investors own a piece of their favorite songs, like Beyonce’s “Halo” — Because the SEC just approved Wall Street’s pu...

🧑‍🍳 “No tables for 6+” — Restaurants’ Group Dinner ban. Sam vs. Elon: The Toxic Bromance. Foot Locker’s Nike obsession.

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk and Sam Altman were once the low-key bromance of tech — But now they’re in a brutal legal fight over OpenAI and the future of artificial...

⏳ “Love those Sand Worms” — Dune’s IMAX surge. Whole Foods’ 1st bodega. The government’s #FedTech hiring spree.

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dune: Part 2 just brought in $182M at the box office on opening weekend, but the winner was IMAX — Because regular theaters are in trouble, premium ...

🎂🇮🇳 “Plus-one (Billion)” — The company behind India’s epic wedding. Apple’s $2B Spotify penalty. Caitlin Clark’s basketball payday.

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

CEOs of Meta, Disney, and Microsoft attended the wedding of Asia’s richest family: The Ambani’s — Behind it all is Reliance Industries, India’...

🚕🤖 “1st Podcast Recorded In A Waymo Self-Driving Car”

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From the backseat of a Waymo self-driving cab in San Francisco, we’ll make you an expert on the entire self-driving car industry. As our robot drive...

🍓 “The perfect strawberry” — Oiishi’s indoor-grown super berries. Budweiser averts labor strike. Figure AI’s humanoid robot.

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Subscribe at tboypod.com/newsletter to get The Best Newsletter Yet.Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI all just invested in FigureAI, whose huma...

🙃 “Hello, FOMO Rally” — Bitcoin’s $60,000 surge. Beyond Meat’s French lover. Teledoc’s bow & arrow.

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin surged past $60K to its highest point in 2 years — We think it’s a FOMO rally, which can quickly become a NOMO drop.Beyond Meat stock popp...

🍦 “$18 for a Frosty?” – Wendy’s surge pricing. The grocery store election. Apple’s canceled iCar.

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Inspired by Uber, Wendy’s is adding digital billboards to all locations by 2025 so it can bring Surge Pricing to fast food — How much does a burge...

🇸🇪🛋️ “IkeaWëWørk” — Ikea’s coworking launch. Dutch Bros’ Starbucks dunk. Warren Buffett’s special letter.

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ikea’s got its own malls now, and is adding a branded coworking space to them — Ikea just launched a rival to WeWork because coworking isn’t a p...

🌝“The company building moon city” — Intuitive Machines + Nasa. Pork’s “other meat” problem. Reddit files to IPO.

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

5 countries have landed on the moon, now 1 company has: Intuitive Machines — Nasa was barely involved, because sometimes to grow, you have to let go...

🕺“Fridays Off Forever” — 4-Day Workweek’s biggest win. Nike’s jersey-gate mistake. Ukraine’s 2-year anniversary investment.

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Need advice? Got a question? Write-in to get it featured on our new podcast series: “TBOY Hotline” — Email: [email protected] Subject line...

🧳 “Cancel the Carry-on” – American Airlines’ new fee. Liquid Death’s tiny billboard. Nvidia’s Hermès handbag chips.

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

American Airlines increased their checked bag fee by 33%, but economics shows they should do the opposite — Airlines should kill overhead compartmen...

🚾 “The #1 restroom'' — Wawa’s convenience store secret. ChatGPT’s AI Spielberg. Capital One’s Discover acquisition.

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Capital One is acquiring Discover Card for $35B, the biggest acquisition of the year — Because credit cards are still a fashion accessory.Wawa, the ...

🍪 “She’s Samoas Rich” — Girl Scout Cookie’s billion-dollar biz. Robinhood’s boring victory. Athens’ Airport IPO.

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Girl Scout Cookies are on pace for their first ever billion-dollar year — So we’re breaking down the economics of every box of Samoas.Robinhood ju...

BONUS 🫶 “The Relationship Pod” — 3 Business stories that are Love stories.

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Prenup Pop: The hot new wedding trend among Millennials is Prenuptial Agreements — Prenups are up 15%, so it’s time to redefine the Prenup.Tin...

⛷️ “The Ski-conomy” — Vail Resorts vs Independent mountains. Lyft’s $3B typo. Walmart’s Vizio TV acquisition.

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There’s record low snow, but Vail Resorts is still enjoying record high revenue — And it’s all thanks to a pricing strategy from Heidi Klum: “...

❤️‍🔥 “We met on LinkedIn” — LinkedIn is the unofficial dating app. Beyonce’s country music pivot. The Right to Disconnect law in Australia.

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Daters are choosing Linkedin over Tinder and other dating apps — Because historically, Americans have found their future spouse at work.During the S...

🪩 “Thriller” — Michael Jackson’s record sale. Dunkin’s #1 commercial. Waymo’s burned taxi.

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sony just made the biggest purchase in music history, Michael Jackson’s music collection for $1.2B — Because they separated the art from the artis...

🥽 “Mickey’s Metaverse” — Disney’s Fortnite investment. Build-A-Bear’s adults-only website. America’s new trade bestie.

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fortnite, the world’s biggest video game, just got a whopping $1.5B investment from Disney — Because when it comes to innovation, evolution is eas...

🚽 “The Toilet Bowl” — The Super Bowl’s bathroom strategy. McDonald’s $18 Big Mac. Arm’s Shakespearean computer chip.

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The stadium hosting the Super Bowl has 1,400 toilets and urinals — But those drains aren’t for your bladder, they’re for your wallet.McDonald’...

👵👴 “DINKs vs PINKs” — The Silver Tsunami of Americans over 65. Chipotle’s Hero Metric. The End of Media’s Gated Gardens.

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With a record number of Americans turning 65 this year, we have to talk about “PINKs” (= “Passive Income, No Kids”) — PINKs are the new top ...

🦶“WeCrashed: Part II” — Adam Neumann’s WeWork offer. 49ers’ Silicon Valley playbook. FTX’s full refund.

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The 49ers are in the Super Bowl again thanks to one data-driven strategy — But this isn’t a football story, it’s a business story (and it’s in...

🤓🍬 “Revenge of the Nerds” — Nerds’ Super Bowl commercial. Does the Sphere make money? Bill Gates & Jeff Bezos’ mining startup.

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nerds’ candy sales have surged 10x to become the  #1 top selling sugar candy in America — So we’re explaining why Nerds is doing its 1st Su...

🐑 "Ugly Beautiful" — Uggs' boots are back. Facebook turns 20. The Secret of Great Packaging.

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What’s that model wearing? Uggs. The sheepskin boot brand’s sales have surged to an all-time high — Because nostalgia follows a 20-year life cyc...

🤘 “Better have RiRi’s Money — TikTok’s Music Purge. Apple’s headset debut. Wilson’s

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Drake. All their music is off TikTok today because of a dispute with Universal — So we’re going to explain the “Great...

🚌 “The Tesla of School Buses” — Zum’s $1B e-Schoolbus. Norway’s huuuuge wealth fund. 23&Me’s riches to rags story.

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Zum just hit a $1.3B valuation for reinventing the school bus: Electric and smart — but since kids are involved, they’re facing some speed bumps.2...

😶‍🌫️ “Merlot vs Marijuana” — Cannabis’ Dry January surge. SmartLess’ $100M podcast deal. Big Tech’s dollar saved.

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dry January is drier than ever, but the real winner is the Cannabis industry — Marijuana sales surged this month because it’s actually “Canuary....

💋 “High luxury’s low-luxe savior” — Sephora is LVMH’s highlight. FanDuel’s NYSE listing day. iRobot’s getting stock-blocked.

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What’s powering LVMH, the largest luxury company on earth? It’s Sephora (LVMH’s favorite child) — Because great luxury builds ladders.FanDuel ...

🤌 "Mob Wife Life" — The Soprano's salami strategy. Where Ya Bin's purge pricing. IBM's mysterious stock pop

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The #MobWifeAesthetic is trending thanks to the Soprano’s 25th anniversary TikTok account — HBO cut The Sopranos into 25 second episodes because o...

🦋 “Take me to DollyWood” — Dolly Parton’s $600M empire. Wall Street’s Super Six Stocks. Bilt’s credit card for rent.

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dolly Parton just launched a new album, a new food brand, and celebrated a 78th birthday — So we jumped in TBOYstyle to the $600M conglomerate of Do...

🧐 “Dude, where’s my iCar?” — Apple’s latest car update. MrBeast’s $100M Amazon offer. Puma’s Argentine sneaker losses.

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Apple’s car *might* arrive by 2028, and it won’t be self-driving — The biggest cost to this project isn’t time, money, or work… it’s oppor...

🏠 “You’re grounded” — TurboTax’s forbidden word. Netflix gets WWE Raw. Starbucks barista championships.

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

TurboTax was just banned from using the word “free” — but that word is how TurboTax won 71% of the tax prep market.Netflix just dropped $5B...

🟥🟦🟩 “The world’s 1st mobile game” — Rubik’s Cube’s toy surge. Elon’s GrokBot fundraise. Airbus’ all-time high (literally).

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The world has a new #1 airplane company: Airbus — Airbus’s market value just passed Boeing for the 1st time ever. We want to talk about their 12-y...

🐻 “Gummy Bear Billionaire” — Haribo’s un-changed strategy. Toyota’s hybrid victory. Newspapers’ billionaire savior.

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Haribo is the biggest confectionery company on earth and it just gave us a rare update — The key to Harbibo’s success? It doesn’t change.While m...

🔥 “The FyreFest of Firing” — TikTok’s viral layoff trend. Apple iHeadset’s on sale today. Kraft’s Singles strategy.

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Apple Vision Pro goes on sale today for the price of a used car ($3,500) — But Apple’s competitive advantage is its test drive.There have been 7,7...

💊 “The Dude Pill” — Plan A’s male birth control. Whatsapp’s surge in America. JP Morgan’s billions of cyberattacks.

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

NextLife just raised VC money to launch Plan A - a new birth control… for men — We think there’s just as much innovation in the name of the drug...

🥶 “The hot blower stock” — The company plowing the snow. Mean Girls’ box office reboot. The NFL’s streaming record.

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Mean Girls” and “Anyone But You” are the top movies at the box office right now — Because RomComs are replacing superhero movies as the top...

🏗️“Let ‘em Build” — Minneapolis’ renter solution. Economics of the largest cruise ship. Coach Nick Saban’s football ROI.

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

American renters spend a record 30% of their paychecks on average on rent — But we’ll tell you how Minneapolis became a renters’ heaven.Royal Ca...

🪙 “Bit Mitzvah” — Bitcoin gets a ETF. ChatGPT’s Bot Store. High Noon’s #1 Liquor.

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin reached a 2-year high as the first ever crypto ETFs began trading on Wall Street — So we’ll tell you what positives and negatives of Bitco...

🛍️ “Only 20 days left” — #NoSpendJanuary is trending. Instacart launches smart cart. Mister Car Wash’s growing empire.

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The top-trending New Year’s resolution is #NoSpendJanuary — And it reveals the power of the Finfluencer (= “Financial” + Influencer”).Instac...

🥤 “Status Mug” — Stanley’s Starbucks surge. Qualcomm’s patent party. Instagram’s kids table.

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stanley’s Starbucks collab at Target caused a riot, selling out instantly — And inside that 40-ounce metal mug is a lesson on how status symbols: ...

🫎 “The #1 hottest stock of 2023” — Abercrombie’s re-cool-ification. Tiger Woods’ Nike finale. Boeing’s worst day.

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The #1 performing stock of 2023 was Abercrombie & Fitch — And it’s all thanks to women and “The Mullet Strategy.”Over the weekend, a door ...

🔮 “The Predictions Pod” — Our 3 big business wishes for 2024

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

#1. Robinhood should merge… with X — Democratize Finance For All with the first true super app.#2. Trader Joe’s should launch a streaming servic...

⌨️ “QWERTY Makeover” – AI’s keyboard moment. Peloton’s TikTok collab. Walgreens’ Amazonian savior.

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For the first time in 30 years, your keyboard is getting a new key — Microsoft is adding an AI key (but it’s really an AI ad).Peloton stock jumped...

🧙 “Franchisius Maximus” — Harry Potter’s recreations. Maersk’s pirate ship. United’s bespoke seat ads.

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Potter’s Broadway show is the highest-grossing non-musical in history — But Harry’s coming TV series is even bigger… because it’s okay...

👶 “New generation, who dis?” — Gen Alpha’s birth. Pop-Tarts’ mascot. BYD beating Tesla.

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What comes after Gen Z? It’s Gen Alpha — Marketers are turning their attention to the children of Millennial parents, and we are too. Pop-Tar...

BONUS 💰 “The Money Pod” — Our Best of the Best money stories for 2024

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To kick off 2024, we’re presenting our top 3 money stories of 2023. So whip out your wallet, Venmo your Cash App, and DM your broker, let’s hit ou...