The Best One Yet

🐎 “Apple + Lamborghini = iCar rumors” — Apple’s Trojan Horse. BeReal’s selfie moment. TicketMaster’s Sprinsteen price.

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Apple just hired a Lamborghini vet… and we think Car Play is Apple's Trojan Car Horse. BeReal is ...

🧴 “Lather my back, TJ” — Trader Joe’s $9 sunscreen. JetBlue’s boring-est flight. Our anti-Recession recession.

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The biggest business battle of the summer may be over a $9 bottle of Trader Joe’s sunscreen (vs Su...

🌮 “RIP: Choco Taco” — Unilever’s Thin-flation. Puma’s 5th sport strategy. Chips’ love moment.

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Puma gets no attention as the 3rd biggest sports apparel company, but it’s winning by playing wher...

✊ “Make Insta Insta Again” — Kardashian’s Facebook protest. Glossier’s Sephora-man. Russia’s economic lie.

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re witnessing the most existential zucking of our time: Instagram is copying TikTok (and the Ka...

🎀 “The secret sauce to Pink Sauce” — Pink Sauce’s growth hack. Marvel’s superhero ROI. Weber’s broken grill.

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pink Sauce has gone viral, but its growth hack was not explaining what it is. At Comic-Con, Disney r...

🧸 “Elon’s 1st doll” — Mattel’s SpaceX fan-vestor. Coinbase’s 1st insider trading. Snapchat vs Amex.

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mattel sales jumped thanks to Hot Wheels, but its newest toy partner is… Elon Musk’s SpaceX. A C...

🫁 “Bezos harvested my kidney” — Amazon’s One Medical catchup. FaZe Clan’s video gamer stock. AT&T’s phone-bill fiasco.

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

FaZe Clan is a video game team that now has a publicly traded stock. Amazon just jumped into your do...

🥿 “I love your mules, dude” — Mule’s comfort economy. Amazon’s fake weeding. Fusion Nuclear’s hail mary pass.

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon is suing the people behind 10,000 Facebook Groups for their fake review schemes because we al...

🐔 “Nuggets 4 life” — KFC’s Window of Loyalty. Air Conditioner’s duct tape. Netflix’s stoooooop.

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

KFC is launching their first chicken nugget in their 92 year history — because the window for thei...

🐟 “The Barbra Streisand of Tuna” — Subway’s funa sandwich. Snapchat’s zoom-eater. Delta’s lost bag flight.

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A judge just ruled that Subway can be sued over its tuna sandwich… So it’s time to discuss “Th...

🐝 “BeyTok” — Beyonce’s TikTok. Wordle’s board game. Big Tech’s fear managers.

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Beyonce has finally joined TikTok, but the real story here is how TikTok’s beating Google. The NYT...

🦸‍♂️ “Ironman… In Real Life” — The Tony Stark startup. Coors Light Super Bowl. BMW’s heated seat fee

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Budweiser was the exclusive beer sponsor of the Super Bowl until today — and that made Molson Coor...

😘 “Welcome to Super Elite Hottie Club” — Tinder acquires The League. Sports mascots’ big money. Inflation myth-busting.

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tinder just acquired a dating app so exclusive, we couldn’t even jump in TBOY-style — Because da...

🎹 “Wordle… but for Bohemian Rhapsody” — Spotify’s trivia acquisition. Pepsi’s double-dipped chip. Dollars vs Euros.

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Trivia: What startup did Spotify just acquire? Answer: A music trivia game that rhymes with Wordle (...

🪳“Twitter has termites” — Elon’s $44B excuse. Truff’s hot sauce $trategy. Uber’s secret files.

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk is canceling his deal with Twitter and here’s how we’re visualizing it: A house with t...

🌭 “The world’s cheapest wiener” — Costco’s hot dog strategy. SpaceX’s 1st yacht. HBO’s ad-pology.

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The price of everything is going up… except for the $1.50 Costco Hot Dog & Soda combo (because the...

😈 “Radio$#@&k” — RadioShack’s vulgar strategy. Virgin Galactic’s mothership. The end of online returns.

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

RadioShack went bankrupt 7 years ago, but its Twitter account has never been more alive. Virgin Gala...

🧸 “40-year-old Lego master” — The Kidult toy economy. The Amazon GrubHub sweetener. The major questions doctrine.

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The fastest growing segment in toys… is grownups (we’re talking middle-aged fans of Legos, scoot...

🍽️ “It's a Tesla restaurant AND theater” — Tesla’s 1st diner/theater. Minions’ viral movie. Slutty Vegan’s $100M bun.

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What if we told you that Tesla was opening a drive-thru restaurant with a drive-in movie theater? Th...

🍉 “HarryStyles+” — Apple’s concert strategy. College Sports’ super leagues. BlockFi’s 99% drop.

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Apple just launched a concert series with Mary J Blige and Harry Styles because in a Recession, Subs...

🍊 “Pamplemousse Problems” — LaCroix’s minivations. Zigazoo’s kindergarten app. Airplanes’ new bunk beds.

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re hitting the beach tomorrow with a pack of LaCroixs, know that you’re drinking minivati...

🥃 “An $816,748 gin-vestment” — Rare Whiskey’s record shot. Period Apps’ privacy power. TikTok’s new king.

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The most expensive bottles of whiskey ever were just sold in an airport, because where there’s Inf...

🥳 “Party Pooper with a Purpose” — Airbnb’s canceled party. Olive Garden’s unlimited hiring breadstick. Rivian’s Adventure Network.

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bad news for keg stands: Airbnb just permanently banned parties at airbnbs, because it’s down with...

🍫 "M&Ms > Coke" — Mars' pet candy. The Great Latte House Lie. Russia’s debt default wingman.

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The mysterious and private Mars Candy Company just shared its numbers with us for the 1st time: More...

🥔 “Proudly a Couch Potato” — La-Z-Boy’s Greek Mythology. Roku’s TVcommerce. Roe v Wade’s economics.

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shocker: La-Z-Boy jumped 11% on a record quarter because it borrowed a lesson from Ancient Greek myt...

💀 “I speak to dead people” — Alexa’s dead grandma mode. Little Caesars' NFL pizza. Juul’s vape-ocalyps

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The newest feature from Alexa impersonates the voice of your dead relatives (Yetis, we need to talk ...

⛱️ “Happy Gas Tax Vacation” — $0.18 cents off gas. Magic Spoon’s cereal revenge. The Obamas’ pod move.

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Remember yesterday when Kellogg told us that cereal is dead? Well, startup Magic Spoon just raised $...

🍿 “Snacks ate everything” — Kellogg’s disowns cereal. Chanel’s V-VIP store. Instagram’s TikTok zucking.

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We looked at our instagram feed over the weekend, and we found TikTok (all our friends’ posts were...

🌴 “Welcome to Amazon Resort” — Amazon’s luxe influencers. The Warriors’ software championship. Elon’s tweet-and-greet.

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Warriors won the NBA Finals, but the real MVP was a shot-tracking startup called NOAH. Amazon ju...

🔺🔴🟥 “Squid Game… but it’s real” – Netflix’s reality show. LEGO’s US factory. Jokr’s Millennial lifestyle.

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Netflix is so desperate for Season 2 of Squid Game to be a success… that it’s turning the horror...

⚽ “Going full Ted Lasso” — Apple’s $2.5B soccer deal. Miso’s robot army. The Fed’s huge punishment.

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Major League Soccer just became the first pro sports league to jump 100% from cable to streaming —...

🥗 “Ronald slaughtered his salads” — McDonald’s people pleasing. NextDoor’s new neighbor. Florida’s “Real Zero” trademark.

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

McD’s is cutting a bunch of items from its menu… and we noticed it’s all about slaughtering th...

🧠 “A robot that feels” — Google’s human-ish chatbot. Jack & Coke’s perfect fit. Celsius’ bad crypto apple.

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Google has built an AI chatbot that’s so good, one engineer thinks it feels emotions… like a 7-y...

✏️ “Mr. Beyonce taught me Bitcoin” — Jay Z’s Crypto Academy. Spotify’s podcasting double-dip. Permian Basin’s whispering oil.

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Spotify just revealed the financial numbers behind your podcast listening, so we’re whipping up th...

⛳ “Unhappy Gilmore” — Golf’s Saudi sportswashing. Jones Road’s micro makeup. Waymo’s truck brains.

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The golf industry is going through its biggest drama since Shooter McGavin, because we’ve entered ...

🌮 “It’s got a taco elevator” — Taco Bell’s drive-thru supreme. Summer’s housing test-drive. Shopify’s new king.

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Taco Bell just opened a restaurant that sits on stilts, because a nacho elevator defying gravity is ...

🍬 “Fruity Pebbles Latte, please” — Nestle’s coffee creamer-copia. Palantir’s perfect pitch. Target’s fire sale.

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nestle sees America is consuming record amounts of coffee, so it’s piggybacking with record coffee...

🍷 “Rando Merlot vs Pricey Pinot” — Duckhorn’s Millennial wine thesis. Apple’s chicken/egg iMessage. Solar stocks’ dodgeball.

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the very few stocks up right now is Duckhorn Wines… because they know Millennials will pay ...

🍄🍌 “I drive a Mario Kart” — Nintendo’s magic kingdom. Poparazzi’s anti-Instagram. Jamie Dimon’s hurricane.

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Poparazzi became the #1 app in the App Store because it gives control of your social media profile…...

⛈ “It will rain at 3:18pm… in 1 year” - Salient’s super weather app. HP’s perfect conference room. Sheryl’s automation complication.

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Salient just raised money to predict the weather… for a year from now. Just after Elon said you ca...

⛹️‍♂️ “Gucci, Prada, Lebron” — The NBA’s luxury love. Elon’s anti-remote rant. Delta’s summer upgrade.

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As the NBA finals begin tonight, we highlight the league’s new strategy: Luxury, luxury, luxury. I...

👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤 “A Jonas Bro texted me nbd” — Jonas Brothers’ superfan startup. Top Gun’s popcorn payoff. Roomba’s brain strategy.

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Instead of posting to Instagram, the Jonas Brothers will now text you their best pics and vids (for ...

🔌 “How’s the battery range?” — Our electric car odyssey. Burger King’s worship brand. Baby Unicorns’ warning letter.

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We just put our electric cars to the ultimate test: The MDW Road Trip (so we’re taking you on our ...

🕺 “Bringing Unsexy Back” — Justin Timberlake’s $100M music. Petco’s PUPPY. The NFL’s Football+

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Petco’s CEO thinks they are recession proof because people ultimately prioritize puppies, yeah. Ju...

👚 “Moms popping collars” — Abercrombie’s nostalgia fire. Amazon’s Airbnb move. Glencore’s bribe rooms.

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Abercrombie just had its worst day ever, but here was the real surprise: It’s best customers aren’...

👑 “Kim Kardashian’s cool table” — Snapchat’s 40% ghosting. Beyond Meat’s Kim-bassador. Walmart’s drone championship.

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Snapchat just ghosted the whole market for its worst day ever, but there’s one word it won’t say...

🤪 “Billion-Dollar Bobblehead Dolls” — Funko’s bobblehead unicorn. Boston Beer’s weed teapot. Buy Now Pay Later’s disguise.

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We just discovered the 1st ever pureplay bobblehead doll stock: Funko. Since hard seltzer is out, Bo...

🥢 “Crazy Rich Weeeeeeeee” — Weee!’s ethnic food app. Carnival’s wedding cruises. Baby Formula’s 90% problem.

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just before a record summer of weddings, Carnival Cruises is reintroducing its port-side profit pupp...

🪨 “The Rock’s football league” — The XFL’s 3rd try. Jamie Dimon’s anti-bonus. Marriott’s ad vacay.

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The NFL’s rival league, the XFL, was just acquired by… The Rock. As we jump into a record travel...

🌮 “Uno. Dos. Taco.” — Duolingo’s language cafe. Target’s tumble. Women’s Soccer’s payday.

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Target and Walmart stocks just had their worst days since 1987 because you’re not buying TVs anymo...

🍹 “Bachelorette by Uber” — Uber’s fun strategy. (in)Direct-to-Consumer. Google’s no clue office.

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Casper. Allbirds. Warby Parker. The Millennial-infused Direct-to-Consumer unicorns you love are inju...

🦋 “Kendrick Lamar doesn’t Venmo” — Cash App’s rap battle. Bitcoin’s anti-bro. McDonald’s de-arching.

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kendrick Lamar dropped his first album in 5 years, but to get the best tickets you need a fintech ap...

🐔 “#HoldTheDeal” — Elon’s Twitter buyer’s remorse. Beyond Meat’s jerky jerk. Sonos’ kinda smart speaker.

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elon put his Twitter deal on hold because he’s got billion-dollar buyer’s remorse (and it could ...

⚡ “Buzz Lightyear deserves a raise” — Disney’s junior varsity. Vitro’s lab leather. Airbnb’s Emily-In-Paris.

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone’s talking about Disney’s Varsity-level blockbusters — But they announced they’re wo...

🥶 “Bitcoin Blizzard” — Coinbase’s bankruptcy scare. The RealReal’s re-Gucci. Baby Formula’s shelfless-ness.

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you wanna know what’s up with crypto right now, just look at Coinbase — 1 single line from th...

👾 “Donkey Kong’s gray hairs” — Nintendo’s Switch sitch. Best Buy’s skincare search. Tesla’s China challenge.

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mario’s mustache is going gray because Nintendo’s iconic Switch console is aging fast. Best Buy’...

🏩 “Honey, love the home you’re with” — Elon’s Twitter roadmap. OHouse’s unicorn house design. Lordstown’s cash-less car.

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elon gave a presentation over the weekend about what he plans to do with Twitter (spoiler: It’s no...

“🟩🟩🟨⬛🟩” - The Wordle dilemma. DoorDash’s original content. Tech’s overindulgence hangover.

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The New York Times just told us that buying Wordle brought in tens of millions of new users, but was...

🍻 “No More Mr. Nice Bud” — Budweiser’s angry. 1800-Flowers’ repeat roses. Roe v Wade’s new work perk.

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just in time for Mother’s Day, shares of 1800-Flowers.com are down because donuts are beating dais...

💍 “Charm bracelet heroes” – Pandora’s Spiderman bling. Lyft’s unfocused focus. The Fed’s tough love.

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pandora just had its best quarter of jewelry sales ever because The Hulk and Spidey are charm bracel...

🍕 “6 days of no pizza” — Domino’s disappearing biz. Bed Bath & Beyond’s college holiday. Lockheed’s Javelin missile.

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Domino’s worker shortage got so bad, they lost the equivalent amount of business as closing every ...

🍌 “Rich Monkey Condos” — Bored Ape Yacht Club’s real estate. Qantas’ 20-hr flight. Warren Buffett’s anti-trend-investing.

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Warren Buffett’s annual Coachella for Capitalism shows how he’s beating the rest of Wall Street:...

💁‍♀️ “Jay-Z is going blonde” — Snapchat’s flying selfie drone. Airbnb’s nomad office. Madison Reed’s hair color.

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jay-Z just invested $33M into hair color startup Madison Reed because your Profile Pic is today’s ...

🎤 “You only got one shot” — Apple’s new VIP. Teladoc’s Eminem moment. April’s Stock-pocalypse.

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Apple just put on an earnings performance so strong, it could’ve bought 2 Twitters with it. Telado...

🥑 “Guac size matters” — Chipotle’s dessert add-on. YouTube’s shade-throwing. Pollen’s Bieber-fest.

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Get this: 50% of Chipotle orders include guac (which is extra), so their next innovation isn’t ano...

🤿 “Welcome to FaceStore” — Zuck’s Apple Store copy. Bitcoin’s 401k. Ford’s electric testoster-truck.

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Did Zuck just zuck the Apple Store? Facebook reports earnings this afternoon, but we’re focused on...

🐣 “@cquired” — Twitter accepts Elon’s offer. Lululemon’s new club. AriZona’s 99-cent cans.

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Twitter board changed their minds — they decided to accept Elon’s offer to buy Twitter. Lulu...

Introducing… The Best One Yet 🦩 Tesla’s avocado tree. Steinway’s self-playing piano. The Gap’s Return-on-Influencer.

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We have taken the pod independent — and it’s a TBOY. The Snacks Daily podcast is now The Best On...

🍿 “Working on something special” — We’re back again Monday, April 25th

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

See you then, right here (spoiler: It’s gonna be The Best One Yet). ID: 2161663 Learn more about ...

👩‍🎤 “Pre-Coachella Tindering” — Tinder’s dating fest. Netflix’s (b)ad quarter. Cannabis’ 4/20 Inc.

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After 2 years, Coachella is back, but the star act is Tinder’s festival mode. Netflix’s earnings...

💊 “Love me tender” — Twitter’s poison pill for Elon. SiriusXM’s sticky seat. The GoldenStateWarriors+.

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter was diagnosed with a case of Elon-itis… and the only prescription is a Poison Pill. A shoc...

🦤 “$69 was too high” — Elon’s Twitter offer. RentTheRunway’s anti-flation outfit. Peloton’s switcheroo.

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 78 of the Elon Show: He’s offered to buy Twitter (entirely). Rent The Runway is renting mo...

🦄 💻 “Masa!” — WeWork’s tech take 2. CNN+’s abysmal launch. Etsy’s craftfolk strike.

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re 4 episodes deep into WeCrashed… so perfect timing that WeWork just revealed their first re...

🍭 “The Glazed Dark Knight” — Krispy Kreme’s hero. Nintendo’s Wii renaissance. Economic Sneak-flation.

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Did you notice there were 5 chips missing from your Doritos bag? It’s not you — it’s “Shrink...

🚦 “The 1st ever robot-car chase” — Cruise’s red-light joke. Grover’s $1B toothpaste. Warner Bros’ birthday.

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We just got the first self-driving-taxi car chase in the streets of San Francisco, and of course it ...

👡 “When Birkenstocks get bullied” — Elon & Jack’s Texas bit-mine. Birkenstocks’ store wars. Home-flation drama.

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, and Ben the Bitcoin walk into a Texas bar… and open the world’s first su...

👖 “If Zeus shopped for jeans” — Levi’s denim-topia. SoFi’s student loans. Walmart’s otherworldly HQ.

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Slim-fit is out, wedge-cut is in. So Levi’s whipped up a new store feature designed to be a Profit...

🐉 “Gate of Thrones” — Fast is gone. Coke’s flavored pixels. JetBlue wants Spirit gates.

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fast was supposed to be the next unicorn FinTech startup… now it’s gone. Coke’s latest flavor ...

🌭“My dog ate my truffle steak” — Honest Kitchen’s human dog food. Tiger Woods’ un-swooshing. Amazon’s internet rocketship.

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon’s next big product? It’s the internet… delivered from space. Honest Kitchen just hit a ...

😎 “#GigaTweet” — Elon buys some Twitter. Shein’s $100B tank top. Russia’s ruble reversal.

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elon acquired 9% of Twitter, because the Technoking wants to rule the #technoworld. Shein is reporte...

🐝 “Robo-bees live in a luxury yurt” — WWE’s new wrestling bicep. Beewise’s $80M smart hive. Amazon’s 1st ever union.

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Beewise just snagged $80M for smart hives that make bee honey drip money. World Wrestling Entertainm...

🏎️ “200 mph on the Vegas Strip” — Formula1’s American youth. TikTok’s Mean Girls. Oil’s piggy bank party.

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Maybe the dirtiest Facebook story of the year: Zuck borrowed a strategy from Mean Girls to burn TikT...

🍩 “Read my donut lips” — Elf Beauty’s Dunkin’ deal. Lululemon’s old money. Sorare’s FOMO soccer.

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dunkin’ and Elf Beauty just teamed up on a line of donut makeup because collabs are a hit with a b...

🧼 “You stopped washing your hands (admit it)” — BeReal’s anti-Insta app. TurboTax’s lawsuit. Honest’s awkward soap.

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You can tell us the truth: Are you washing your hands less? Sanitizing not-so-much? Jessica Alba’s...

🛴 “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 ...

👙 “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. Inst...

🐒 “$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 Fac...

👻 “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...

🤓 “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 jus...

🧀 “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 ...

🍼 “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 s...

🤐 “$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 pr...

💤 🌞 “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 foreve...

🥤 “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...

💪 “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...

🩲 “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:...

🦣 “$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 ...

🥨 “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 th...

🤠 “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 Me...

🦇 “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 a...

Activity Overview

🐎 “Apple + Lamborghini = iCar rumors” — Apple’s Trojan Horse. BeReal’s selfie moment. TicketMaster’s Sprinsteen price.

🧴 “Lather my back, TJ” — Trader Joe’s $9 sunscreen. JetBlue’s boring-est flight. Our anti-Recession recession.

🌮 “RIP: Choco Taco” — Unilever’s Thin-flation. Puma’s 5th sport strategy. Chips’ love moment.

✊ “Make Insta Insta Again” — Kardashian’s Facebook protest. Glossier’s Sephora-man. Russia’s economic lie.

🎀 “The secret sauce to Pink Sauce” — Pink Sauce’s growth hack. Marvel’s superhero ROI. Weber’s broken grill.

🧸 “Elon’s 1st doll” — Mattel’s SpaceX fan-vestor. Coinbase’s 1st insider trading. Snapchat vs Amex.

🫁 “Bezos harvested my kidney” — Amazon’s One Medical catchup. FaZe Clan’s video gamer stock. AT&T’s phone-bill fiasco.

🥿 “I love your mules, dude” — Mule’s comfort economy. Amazon’s fake weeding. Fusion Nuclear’s hail mary pass.

🐔 “Nuggets 4 life” — KFC’s Window of Loyalty. Air Conditioner’s duct tape. Netflix’s stoooooop.

🐟 “The Barbra Streisand of Tuna” — Subway’s funa sandwich. Snapchat’s zoom-eater. Delta’s lost bag flight.

🐝 “BeyTok” — Beyonce’s TikTok. Wordle’s board game. Big Tech’s fear managers.

🦸‍♂️ “Ironman… In Real Life” — The Tony Stark startup. Coors Light Super Bowl. BMW’s heated seat fee

😘 “Welcome to Super Elite Hottie Club” — Tinder acquires The League. Sports mascots’ big money. Inflation myth-busting.

🎹 “Wordle… but for Bohemian Rhapsody” — Spotify’s trivia acquisition. Pepsi’s double-dipped chip. Dollars vs Euros.

🪳“Twitter has termites” — Elon’s $44B excuse. Truff’s hot sauce $trategy. Uber’s secret files.

🌭 “The world’s cheapest wiener” — Costco’s hot dog strategy. SpaceX’s 1st yacht. HBO’s ad-pology.

😈 “Radio$#@&k” — RadioShack’s vulgar strategy. Virgin Galactic’s mothership. The end of online returns.

🧸 “40-year-old Lego master” — The Kidult toy economy. The Amazon GrubHub sweetener. The major questions doctrine.

🍽️ “It's a Tesla restaurant AND theater” — Tesla’s 1st diner/theater. Minions’ viral movie. Slutty Vegan’s $100M bun.

🍉 “HarryStyles+” — Apple’s concert strategy. College Sports’ super leagues. BlockFi’s 99% drop.

🍊 “Pamplemousse Problems” — LaCroix’s minivations. Zigazoo’s kindergarten app. Airplanes’ new bunk beds.

🥃 “An $816,748 gin-vestment” — Rare Whiskey’s record shot. Period Apps’ privacy power. TikTok’s new king.

🥳 “Party Pooper with a Purpose” — Airbnb’s canceled party. Olive Garden’s unlimited hiring breadstick. Rivian’s Adventure Network.

🍫 "M&Ms > Coke" — Mars' pet candy. The Great Latte House Lie. Russia’s debt default wingman.

🥔 “Proudly a Couch Potato” — La-Z-Boy’s Greek Mythology. Roku’s TVcommerce. Roe v Wade’s economics.

💀 “I speak to dead people” — Alexa’s dead grandma mode. Little Caesars' NFL pizza. Juul’s vape-ocalyps

⛱️ “Happy Gas Tax Vacation” — $0.18 cents off gas. Magic Spoon’s cereal revenge. The Obamas’ pod move.

🍿 “Snacks ate everything” — Kellogg’s disowns cereal. Chanel’s V-VIP store. Instagram’s TikTok zucking.

🌴 “Welcome to Amazon Resort” — Amazon’s luxe influencers. The Warriors’ software championship. Elon’s tweet-and-greet.

🔺🔴🟥 “Squid Game… but it’s real” – Netflix’s reality show. LEGO’s US factory. Jokr’s Millennial lifestyle.

⚽ “Going full Ted Lasso” — Apple’s $2.5B soccer deal. Miso’s robot army. The Fed’s huge punishment.

🥗 “Ronald slaughtered his salads” — McDonald’s people pleasing. NextDoor’s new neighbor. Florida’s “Real Zero” trademark.

🧠 “A robot that feels” — Google’s human-ish chatbot. Jack & Coke’s perfect fit. Celsius’ bad crypto apple.

✏️ “Mr. Beyonce taught me Bitcoin” — Jay Z’s Crypto Academy. Spotify’s podcasting double-dip. Permian Basin’s whispering oil.

⛳ “Unhappy Gilmore” — Golf’s Saudi sportswashing. Jones Road’s micro makeup. Waymo’s truck brains.

🌮 “It’s got a taco elevator” — Taco Bell’s drive-thru supreme. Summer’s housing test-drive. Shopify’s new king.

🍬 “Fruity Pebbles Latte, please” — Nestle’s coffee creamer-copia. Palantir’s perfect pitch. Target’s fire sale.

🍷 “Rando Merlot vs Pricey Pinot” — Duckhorn’s Millennial wine thesis. Apple’s chicken/egg iMessage. Solar stocks’ dodgeball.

🍄🍌 “I drive a Mario Kart” — Nintendo’s magic kingdom. Poparazzi’s anti-Instagram. Jamie Dimon’s hurricane.

⛈ “It will rain at 3:18pm… in 1 year” - Salient’s super weather app. HP’s perfect conference room. Sheryl’s automation complication.

⛹️‍♂️ “Gucci, Prada, Lebron” — The NBA’s luxury love. Elon’s anti-remote rant. Delta’s summer upgrade.

👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤 “A Jonas Bro texted me nbd” — Jonas Brothers’ superfan startup. Top Gun’s popcorn payoff. Roomba’s brain strategy.

🔌 “How’s the battery range?” — Our electric car odyssey. Burger King’s worship brand. Baby Unicorns’ warning letter.

🕺 “Bringing Unsexy Back” — Justin Timberlake’s $100M music. Petco’s PUPPY. The NFL’s Football+

👚 “Moms popping collars” — Abercrombie’s nostalgia fire. Amazon’s Airbnb move. Glencore’s bribe rooms.

👑 “Kim Kardashian’s cool table” — Snapchat’s 40% ghosting. Beyond Meat’s Kim-bassador. Walmart’s drone championship.

🤪 “Billion-Dollar Bobblehead Dolls” — Funko’s bobblehead unicorn. Boston Beer’s weed teapot. Buy Now Pay Later’s disguise.

🥢 “Crazy Rich Weeeeeeeee” — Weee!’s ethnic food app. Carnival’s wedding cruises. Baby Formula’s 90% problem.

🪨 “The Rock’s football league” — The XFL’s 3rd try. Jamie Dimon’s anti-bonus. Marriott’s ad vacay.

🌮 “Uno. Dos. Taco.” — Duolingo’s language cafe. Target’s tumble. Women’s Soccer’s payday.

🍹 “Bachelorette by Uber” — Uber’s fun strategy. (in)Direct-to-Consumer. Google’s no clue office.

🦋 “Kendrick Lamar doesn’t Venmo” — Cash App’s rap battle. Bitcoin’s anti-bro. McDonald’s de-arching.

🐔 “#HoldTheDeal” — Elon’s Twitter buyer’s remorse. Beyond Meat’s jerky jerk. Sonos’ kinda smart speaker.

⚡ “Buzz Lightyear deserves a raise” — Disney’s junior varsity. Vitro’s lab leather. Airbnb’s Emily-In-Paris.

🥶 “Bitcoin Blizzard” — Coinbase’s bankruptcy scare. The RealReal’s re-Gucci. Baby Formula’s shelfless-ness.

👾 “Donkey Kong’s gray hairs” — Nintendo’s Switch sitch. Best Buy’s skincare search. Tesla’s China challenge.

🏩 “Honey, love the home you’re with” — Elon’s Twitter roadmap. OHouse’s unicorn house design. Lordstown’s cash-less car.

“🟩🟩🟨⬛🟩” - The Wordle dilemma. DoorDash’s original content. Tech’s overindulgence hangover.

🍻 “No More Mr. Nice Bud” — Budweiser’s angry. 1800-Flowers’ repeat roses. Roe v Wade’s new work perk.

💍 “Charm bracelet heroes” – Pandora’s Spiderman bling. Lyft’s unfocused focus. The Fed’s tough love.

🍕 “6 days of no pizza” — Domino’s disappearing biz. Bed Bath & Beyond’s college holiday. Lockheed’s Javelin missile.

🍌 “Rich Monkey Condos” — Bored Ape Yacht Club’s real estate. Qantas’ 20-hr flight. Warren Buffett’s anti-trend-investing.

💁‍♀️ “Jay-Z is going blonde” — Snapchat’s flying selfie drone. Airbnb’s nomad office. Madison Reed’s hair color.

🎤 “You only got one shot” — Apple’s new VIP. Teladoc’s Eminem moment. April’s Stock-pocalypse.

🥑 “Guac size matters” — Chipotle’s dessert add-on. YouTube’s shade-throwing. Pollen’s Bieber-fest.

🤿 “Welcome to FaceStore” — Zuck’s Apple Store copy. Bitcoin’s 401k. Ford’s electric testoster-truck.

🐣 “@cquired” — Twitter accepts Elon’s offer. Lululemon’s new club. AriZona’s 99-cent cans.

Introducing… The Best One Yet 🦩 Tesla’s avocado tree. Steinway’s self-playing piano. The Gap’s Return-on-Influencer.

🍿 “Working on something special” — We’re back again Monday, April 25th

👩‍🎤 “Pre-Coachella Tindering” — Tinder’s dating fest. Netflix’s (b)ad quarter. Cannabis’ 4/20 Inc.

💊 “Love me tender” — Twitter’s poison pill for Elon. SiriusXM’s sticky seat. The GoldenStateWarriors+.

🦤 “$69 was too high” — Elon’s Twitter offer. RentTheRunway’s anti-flation outfit. Peloton’s switcheroo.

🦄 💻 “Masa!” — WeWork’s tech take 2. CNN+’s abysmal launch. Etsy’s craftfolk strike.

🍭 “The Glazed Dark Knight” — Krispy Kreme’s hero. Nintendo’s Wii renaissance. Economic Sneak-flation.

🚦 “The 1st ever robot-car chase” — Cruise’s red-light joke. Grover’s $1B toothpaste. Warner Bros’ birthday.

👡 “When Birkenstocks get bullied” — Elon & Jack’s Texas bit-mine. Birkenstocks’ store wars. Home-flation drama.

👖 “If Zeus shopped for jeans” — Levi’s denim-topia. SoFi’s student loans. Walmart’s otherworldly HQ.

🐉 “Gate of Thrones” — Fast is gone. Coke’s flavored pixels. JetBlue wants Spirit gates.