Jack and Nick

The answer? It's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, it began with two struggling 20-something cartoonists trying to out-laugh each other on their couch. How much of a joke is Tia Menti? Well, each turtle is named after an Italian Renaissance painter. And Jack, each turtle has a psychological obsession, dare I say addiction, to eating pizza. And they're not just turtles.

No. They're Ninja Turtles, who are mutants. Sorry, they're Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They are turtles going through puberty. But the stupid as every Ninja Turtle detail is, it became a very serious billion-dollar brand. And at its core, this story is the ultimate lesson on the creative process. Because the Ninja Turtle creators took a strategy from improv and applied it to business.

No. They're Ninja Turtles, who are mutants. Sorry, they're Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They are turtles going through puberty. But the stupid as every Ninja Turtle detail is, it became a very serious billion-dollar brand. And at its core, this story is the ultimate lesson on the creative process. Because the Ninja Turtle creators took a strategy from improv and applied it to business.

No. They're Ninja Turtles, who are mutants. Sorry, they're Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They are turtles going through puberty. But the stupid as every Ninja Turtle detail is, it became a very serious billion-dollar brand. And at its core, this story is the ultimate lesson on the creative process. Because the Ninja Turtle creators took a strategy from improv and applied it to business.

And their story shows why no entrepreneur should ever ignore even their stupidest ideas. Like a crime-fighting 14-year-old reptile named Donatello. Donatello was me, by the way. My brothers left me with Donatello. You know, that's not an insult, Jack. I think, uh... Yeah, he turned out to be the smart one. I think he had the nunchucks, too. Yeah, yeah.

And their story shows why no entrepreneur should ever ignore even their stupidest ideas. Like a crime-fighting 14-year-old reptile named Donatello. Donatello was me, by the way. My brothers left me with Donatello. You know, that's not an insult, Jack. I think, uh... Yeah, he turned out to be the smart one. I think he had the nunchucks, too. Yeah, yeah.

And their story shows why no entrepreneur should ever ignore even their stupidest ideas. Like a crime-fighting 14-year-old reptile named Donatello. Donatello was me, by the way. My brothers left me with Donatello. You know, that's not an insult, Jack. I think, uh... Yeah, he turned out to be the smart one. I think he had the nunchucks, too. Yeah, yeah.

He's probably the one that got, like, pre-IPO Google stock. We're going to get fact-checked on what I just said about nunchucks, by the way. Besties, check out our latest episode of our weekly show, The Best Idea Yet. Because this week, we tell the true origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the whole comic industry.

He's probably the one that got, like, pre-IPO Google stock. We're going to get fact-checked on what I just said about nunchucks, by the way. Besties, check out our latest episode of our weekly show, The Best Idea Yet. Because this week, we tell the true origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the whole comic industry.

He's probably the one that got, like, pre-IPO Google stock. We're going to get fact-checked on what I just said about nunchucks, by the way. Besties, check out our latest episode of our weekly show, The Best Idea Yet. Because this week, we tell the true origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the whole comic industry.

So tap the link in this episode description to listen to our other show, The Best Idea Yet. Turtles in a half-shell, turtledoves.

So tap the link in this episode description to listen to our other show, The Best Idea Yet. Turtles in a half-shell, turtledoves.

So tap the link in this episode description to listen to our other show, The Best Idea Yet. Turtles in a half-shell, turtledoves.

For our first story, stocks have soared two days in a row because of one sentence a CEO said to Trump. Where do we stand in the trade war? It can be explained by poker. Yetis, trade war almanac day 22. How tariffs are messing with the economy, Jack and I have been keeping track for you from the tariff trenches.

For our first story, stocks have soared two days in a row because of one sentence a CEO said to Trump. Where do we stand in the trade war? It can be explained by poker. Yetis, trade war almanac day 22. How tariffs are messing with the economy, Jack and I have been keeping track for you from the tariff trenches.

For our first story, stocks have soared two days in a row because of one sentence a CEO said to Trump. Where do we stand in the trade war? It can be explained by poker. Yetis, trade war almanac day 22. How tariffs are messing with the economy, Jack and I have been keeping track for you from the tariff trenches.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Trump made what we're calling the second blink, and investors loved it. All right, Jack, pause the pod, back up a second. Can you please explain the first Trump blink? Two weeks ago on April 9th, Trump shockingly paused all the tariffs that he had announced just one week earlier. And that was the blink. He lowered tariffs to 10% on all countries except for China.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Trump made what we're calling the second blink, and investors loved it. All right, Jack, pause the pod, back up a second. Can you please explain the first Trump blink? Two weeks ago on April 9th, Trump shockingly paused all the tariffs that he had announced just one week earlier. And that was the blink. He lowered tariffs to 10% on all countries except for China.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Trump made what we're calling the second blink, and investors loved it. All right, Jack, pause the pod, back up a second. Can you please explain the first Trump blink? Two weeks ago on April 9th, Trump shockingly paused all the tariffs that he had announced just one week earlier. And that was the blink. He lowered tariffs to 10% on all countries except for China.

Investors breathed a huge sigh of relief. And then this week, President Trump blinked a second time. Investors breathed another huge sigh of relief. Because Trump pledged to not fire the Fed, which we told you yesterday would have been a terrible idea, and turned the heat way down on his beef with China.