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🍺🍸🥃 “The Triple Crown” — Mexico’s alcohol win. LinkedIn’s 250 newsies. Taylor Swift’s movie revolution.
Episode 1060
This year, Mexican beer, liquor, and cocktails have all hit #1 in America – There are 3 reasons why, and one of them is storytelling (story-selling?)…
3 years ago
👞👞👞 “You own 3.6 pairs of Birks” — Birkenstock’s IPO day. Roku’s MoneyBall strategy. The most generous billionaire ever.
Episode 1059
249-year old Birkenstock goes public today with an IPO — And if “The Lindy Effect” applies, Birkenstock will live *another* 249 years.
Roku’s new stre…
3 years ago
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 “From Blockade to Siege” — Gaza’s Economic War. The French Fry Index. Metropolis’ $1.7B parking lot.
Episode 1058
After the surprise attack from Hamas, Israel is responding with punishing economics — It’s escalating its blockade on the Gaza Strip to a siege.
The b…
3 years ago
🛞 “Restaurants sell Tires” — Michelin’s Guide’s wild history. Meta’s AI celebs. ExxonMobil’s OPEC-killer.
Episode 1057
The Michelin Guide is expanding from restaurants to hotels — This tire company (Michilin) getting into travel guides is one of the great stories of m…
3 years ago
🥤 “Huge Millennial Water Bottle” — Stanley’s tumbler surge. The Ozempic Effect. Shrek’s music stock.
Episode 1056
The #1 trending water bottle right now? It’s not Swell, Nalgene, or Klean Kanteen. It’s Stanley — Stanley sales are up 275% because of one “minnovati…
3 years ago
🤖🏃🏻 “AI Forrest Gump” — Tom Hanks’ deepfake drama. World Cup’s 2030 dictator decision. Airbnb’s Pre-Apology Tour.
Episode 1055
FIFA just announced the 2030 World Cup hosts… sorry 6 different countries as co-hosts — Because sports has a Dictator Problem.
Airbnb is facing more c…
3 years ago
💰 “Geniuses are eccentric. So are frauds” — SBF’s trial begins. Mean Girls on TikTok. Millennials’ financial win.
Episode 1054
Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial just kicked off with some wild details ($55M for Tom Brady to work 20 hours?) — But we noticed some similarities b…
3 years ago
🧸 “Toy-vasion” — Toys ‘R’ Us’ land-air-sea plans. Covid’s Nobel Prize. Sphere’s U2 concert.
Episode 1053
Toys ‘R’ Us is back with an ambitious expansion plan that they call “land, air, and sea” — Because location isn’t just a physical place, it’s also a …
3 years ago
🍽️ “Death of a Meal Kit” — Blue Apron’s autopsy. The Stock Market’s sad September. Porsche’s 1st apartment.
Episode 1052
Blue Apron was sold to Wonder for $100M — The problem? That’s 95% lower than the mealkit compay’s peak valuation. We found out why.
The S&P 500 fell b…
3 years ago
🥇 “Gollllllld” — Costco’s gold bars. Microsoft’s nuclear reactor. Levi’s over-firing strategy.
Episode 1051
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The newest and fastest-selling product at Costco? 1 oz gold bars — Because gold is the financial e…
3 years ago