The Best One Yet

👀 “The Dumbledore of DTC” — Warby Parker’s stock. Amazon’s robo-pooch. Debt Ceiling’s drama.

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Warby Parker just went public with $56 worth of eyeglasses, but its greatest creation isn’t shades...

🧱 “Legos & SPAM” — Lego’s un-focus focus. Ferrari’s iPhone guy. TikTok’s billionth user.

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lego became the biggest toy company on Earth by no longer targeting kids. TikTik just joined the One...

🚗 “Autopilot+” — Tesla’s roomba. Zillow’s conspiracy. Aurora Cannabis’ brand.

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla launched full self-driving mode for its cars, but the problem is the speed limit (there isn’...

🧨 “Banned in China” — Firework’s $100M broccoli. Bitcoin’s grounded. Zuck’s burn book.

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You’re grounded: China just all-out banned crypto-anything in China… but that could be good for ...

🥖 “Limited Breadsticks” — Olive Garden’s new spice. Amazon’s dressing rooms. Redwood’s urban mining.

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Olive Garden’s record high stock price explains the rift between Wall Street and Main Street. Amaz...

🌝 “Oompa Loompa TV” — Princess Polly’s IPO. Netflix’s chocolate factory. Airbnb’s travel revolution.

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Forget Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothing… Princess Polly and Culture Kings just IPO’d thanks...

👩‍🎤 “Gaga goes public” — Universal Music’s IPO. Sorare’s soccer NFT. Volkswagen+.

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Universal Music popped on its IPO because your Insta stories are powering music. Sorare just landed ...

🐳 “It’s the ripple, not the splash” — Evergrande’s crisis. Hotel Peloton. The Emmys’ real winner.

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stock markets had their worst day in months because China’s got a brewing real estate crisis (cue ...

🛥️ “Cool nuclear sub, brah” — Submarine stock-apalooza. Dutch Bros broistas. Microsoft’s $60B treat-yo-self.

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We just got a peek into the nuclear submarine industry after subs experienced their biggest drama si...

👩‍🚀 “Elon’s favorite child” — SpaceX vs Everyone. $Harvard vs $Yale. NYC vs Delivery apps.

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

SpaceX wasn’t the first to send regular humans to space, but this week’s launch is otherworldly....

🍦 “Grab your McFlurry wrench” — Canva’s $40B tap-onomics. McDonald’s McFlurrygate. Rivian’s Ricky Bobby eTruck.

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Canva just became the #5 most valuable startup, and the #1 most valuable female-founded startup ever...

🐘 “The Jurassic Park startup” — Toast’s IPO champagne. Mailchimp’s bootstrapped billions. iPhone 13.

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Toast is popping bottles for its IPO after finding the one area of food everyone forgot about. Mailc...

🤐 “Secret Elite VIP Club” — JPMorgan’s Infatuation feast. Facebook’s secret X-Check. Taxes poppin’.

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The WSJ’s deep reporting shows Facebook’s got a secret club of 5.8M VIPs users subject to differ...

💩 “Smart Butt” — Casana’s toilet tech. Amazon’s new living room. Fortnite’s epic victory.

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Toss out your Fitbit... the biggest new thing in health tech is a smart toilet that analyzes your wa...

🕶️ “Facebook Ray-Bans” — NFL’s hail mary 5G. Zuck’s 1st smart glasses. Lulu-ton vs Pelo-lemon.

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The NFL season kicks off this weekend, but the focus is your phone. Facebook just whipped up its fir...

🎮 “GameStop’s rebuilding season” — Theranos' trial. Beauty Pie’s insane loyalty. GameStop’s new team.

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Holmes put on her finest black turtleneck for the 1st day of the Theranos fraud trial. Gam...

🌋 “B-day” — El Salvador’s Bitcoin Day. Callaway Golf’s comeback. Entergy’s buried treasure.

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy B-Day to El Salvador, which just made Bitcoin legal tender… so we’re looking at how it wen...

🧜‍♂️ “Bro-tox” — Botox for guys. Apple’s drivers license. Whoop’s free unicorn.

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

While we were on our August vacation, Botox has been thriving — Botox for guys (Brotox). Apple had...

👶 “What comes after Gen Z?” — Facebook’s 1st Metaverse. Home Depot’s Halloween. Gen Alpha’s Mom-lennials.

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Snackers, this TBOY is our last pod until Tuesday, September 7th. (we’re taking some August vacati...

🦖 “Dino Nuggets” – TikTok’s new boss. Weed’s Julia Roberts. Maven’s special unicorn.

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

TikTok just passed Facebook for most downloaded app of 2021, but its new boss is… China’s govern...

🎒 “Revenge backpacks” — Tesla’s round-up marketing. Oreo’s cakes. Walmart’s anti-innovation.

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mondelez is turning Oreo’s from cookies into cakes because snacking evolved to indulging. The gove...

♨️ “2 parts good coffee, 1 part cheap coffee” — Coffee’s swap-flation. Sonos’ rich David. Authentic Brands’ Reebok reboot.

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Your morning coffee could get pricer now that coffee bean prices have surged 43%... unless we see so...

🐠 “My tuna is a tomato” — Seafood’s plant-based surprise. FIGS’ nurse fashion. Marriott’s & Airbnb’s bleisure.

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Plant-based meat is getting all the love, but the next plant-based meal is faux fish. Marriott and A...

🧑‍🎨 “The Da Vinci of Drive-Thru” — Taco Bell’s renaissance. Disney’s great experiment. Miami’s other money.

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a renaissance going on with Drive-Thrus, but Taco Bell just whipped up the ultimate master...

⚽ “Kardashian vs Messi” — WeWork’s new SaksWork. Weight Watchers’ cold vaxx summer. Lionel Messi’s Nike shirt.

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lockdowns grew our waistlines, but Weight Watchers stock plummeted 25% yesterday. The real celebrati...

😈 “We can’t say it on the pod” — SmileDirectClub’s frown. Infrastructure’s $1 Trillion menu. F***YouPayMe’s moment

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This was the year of the mouth makeover as you glammed your molars, but SmileDirectClub’s stock ju...

🦧 “Bitcoin for Batman” — AMC’s storytelling. Walmart’s free tuition. Big Chicken’s $5B wing.

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

AMC just announced it’ll accept Bitcoin for your ticket if you want to watch your 478th Marvel mov...

🚦 “Crypto traffic lights: Good or bad?” — Levi’s corporate FOMO. The Fantastic American 4. Bitcoin’s speed limit.

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Chief of Wall Street said that crypto is the “Wild West,” so we’re looking at Bitcoin’s ...

💋 “Rihanna Rich” — Fenty’s celebrepreneur. Clear’s ID-killer. LUber’s opposites.

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The newest billionaire is Rihanna, but the real story is the new business model of “Beauty Celebre...

⛰️ “Coors Premium” – Molson’s economy massacre. Big TV’s ad migration. Tencent’s electric drug.

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Molson Coors is retiring 11 classic brew brands because beer is like an airplane. Tencent (Earth’s...

🍊 “The other juice cleanse” — Delta Variant’s biz impact. Pepsi’s OJ. Gopuff’s dark stores.

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Delta Variant - we tell you what it means for stocks, business, and the economy. PepsiCo is sell...

🦄 “Big Little Unicorns” — Reese’s $900M schmoovie. DraftKings’ sports bar. Square’s $29B FOMO.

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

DraftKings wants to launch its first ever sports bar. Reese Witherspoon sold her schmoovie studio fo...

💇‍♀️ “A $750M barbershop” — Pinterest’s plummet. Sherwin-Williams’ paint party. Squire’s barbershop rebound.

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Pinterest dropped 20% as it takes on its biggest pivot ever: From search engine to scroll engine. Sh...

🍳 “Chef BoyarDoorDash” — Amazon Prime spider web. DoorDash’s kitchen. Comcast’s anti-Disney.

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

DoorDash just launched a new ghost kitchen, but the shocker is who’s actually whipping up the eggs...

🧊 “The secret cold brew lab” — Starbucks’ nitro party. Athleta’s Simone Biles moment. Chips’ ice cream headache

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Starbucks just snagged a record quarter because your cold brews are Starbucks’ new profit puppy. S...

🥳 “The Lassie of profit puppies” — Apple’s growth flip. Philip Morris’ self-loathing. Louis Vuitton’s handbag record.

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Apple just told us that its iPhone business is literally as big as Costco. Cigarette-maker Phillip M...

🛍️ “Not PrimeCoin” — Amazon’s Bitcoin drama. Hasbro’s secret movie. Lucid’s semi-zucking.

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin just jumped 15% after a PFWTM mentioned that Amazon will accept Bitcoin and then launch its ...

👙 “Airbnb for Pools” — Facebook’s “Metaverse”. Swimply’s pool play. Kim-Clark’s shrinkflation.

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Facebook reports earnings this week, but the real story is that Zuck’s been building a Metaverse t...

🌯 “The $50 Billion Burrito” — Olympics’ money. Chipotle’s 2 lives. The Opioid $26B settlement.

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Olympics kick off today in Tokyo, so we’re looking at who actually wins the Olympics. Chipotle...

🤕 “Fail Fast and Make Things” — Tesla’s SuperChargers. Varsity Inc.’s payday. Twitter’s un-Zucking.

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla’s kept a profit puppy hidden from us the last few years… but now it’s giving it away to ...

🎳 “El Duderino of the Pins” — Bowlero’s $2.6B. Peloton’s 1st video game. Moderna’s Arya Stark.

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Peloton just announced a video game because it needs you to stay on the bike like Donkey Kong is for...

💩 “Why stocks dropped big” — The Dow’s 700-point plummet. Tractor Supply’s chicken surge. Hero’s conversational commerce.

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Dow suffered its biggest drop of the year because the stock market narrative can change freakish...

✨ “We’re ensconced in velvet” — Soho House’s urban club IPO. Zoom’s translation deal. Fathom’s 3D revolution.

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you like working under a chandelier, then Soho House’s IPO has a Takeaway for you at its member...

🍸 “The 4th alcohol” — Boston Beer’s cocktail-ification. Big Banks’ silver bullet. Your new doctor date.

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Two major liquor legends are teaming up to pursue a new category of alcohol: The Canned Cocktail. Al...

💰 “You get $300/month per kid” — Cash for kids. Oatly’s shenanigans. LG’s special battery.

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Oatly stock dropped after an activist investor accused the alt-milk icon of “shenanigans” and “...

🥩“Don’t disrupt the grill” — Weber’s BBQ IPO. Netflix’s podcasts. Inflation’s big winner.

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Grilling icon Weber just announced a flame-broiled IPO, but its greatest strength is its greatest we...

👖 “They don’t fit (at all)” — Levi’s wardrobe refresh. Black Widow’s playbook. Flipkart’s $38B secret war.

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Turns out 35% of us saw our waist sizes change in one direction or another, so Levi’s is making so...

👽 “UFB: Unidentified Flying Billionaires” — Space Inc.’s huge week. Subway’s shutdown. Square’s physical bitcoin.

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Branson is beating Bezos to orbit because this is the biggest week for space since Buzz Aldrin. You’...

🍝 “A German Tony Soprano” — BMW got snitched. Glossier’s brow store. Marlboro’s cigarette theme park.

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

BMW and Volkswagen just fined $1B... because their German rival snitched on them. Glossier hit a $1....

🏡 “How to survive a Zucking” — Nextdoor’s $4B SPAC. Bloomingdale’s millennial mall. The Jedi’s $10B fail.

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Neighborhood social network Nextdoor is going public via SPAC, but the real story here is how it sur...

🏒 “Watch this penalty shot for $0.99” — Torrid’s plus-size IPO. Didi’s 20% plummet. Buzzer’s sports savior.

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The best-performing IPO of last week got no attention: Torrid noticed that 67% of US women are plus ...

👋 “Bezos is gone” — Amazon’s new CEO. Foot Locker’s blister. Wheels Up’s private jet pop.

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Bezos officially stepped down as Amazon CEO yesterday, so we’re introducing you to the new gu...

🎨 “TikTooooook” — TikTok’s tripling. LegalZoom’s piggyback IPO. Exxon’s Greenpeace.

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

TikTok just made 1 small change to your videos with 1 huge impact. LegalZoom IPO’d thanks to Ameri...

🍯 “Date-friendly food” — Bumble’s 1st restaurant. Trane’s air conditioners. Gympass’ $2B workout.

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bumble is opening up its very first restaurant (not a typo) in New York. With an epic heatwave, we’...

🍭 “No more candy eCigs” — Juul’s $40M settlement. United’s more legroom. Foxconn’s 8th wonder.

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Juul is paying up $40M for its role in the teen vaping epidemic. United Airlines just made the bigge...

🤑 “I Venmo’d Venmo” — Venmo’s hook-em-book-em. Facebook’s platinum pegasus. Honda’s awkward alliance.

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Venmo’s been so free for so long. But that may change with its new hook-em-then-book-em strategy. ...

🐩 “Chewy’s Shiba-Doodle purebred” — Chewy’s pet adoption. Peacock’s Hamilton moment. Infrastructure’s 2 un-compromises.

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chewy has a plan to turn you into its profit puppy: Pet adoption. In an unprecedented moment in Olym...

🐐 “37 best sneaker listicles ever” — BuzzFeed’s SPAC. Goat’s $3.7B fundraise. 6 Big Tech bills.

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After 15 years, BuzzFeed is going public because it’s the Charles Darwin of media. Sneakerhead mar...

💎 “Insta-Pot Diamonds” — Pandora’s lab jewelry. Winnebago’s record record. Microsoft’s $2T platinum pegasus.

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Already the world’s biggest jeweler, Pandora will never sell another real diamond again… only la...

🔥 “Profile pics are dead” — Tinder’s vid game. Airlines’ great pilot panic. Blackstone’s $6B house party.

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Match just splurged $2B on video tech to make your Hot Vaxx Summer dates feel like a game. Airlines ...

🏠 “Home-lennials” — Costco’s Kirkland secret. Bitcoin’s pureplay miner. WeWork’s trophy.

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone’s talking about Amazon Prime Day, but we’re focused on Costco (new target: Home-lennial...

⚽ “ManU isn’t an exotic puma pet” — Manchester United’s fan brand. Jack In The Box’s influencer restaurant. The 2021 SPAC-down.

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Manchester United just survived another quarter with no fans, but its brand equity is its fan loyalt...

👼 “Keep the Victoria, bury the Secret” — Victoria’s Secret’s soccer moves. Spotify’s soft power. The Reparation economy.

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Victoria’s Secret just traded Tyra Banks for a pro soccer player to pull off the greatest brand tu...

💊 “The iDoctor will see you now” — Apple’s health mojo. Waymo’s $2.5B map. Deutsche’s profit ship.

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We just got an update on Apple’s secret “Project Casper”: Apple Doctors. A random ship has bec...

👜 “A $6 handbag beat Amazon” — Shein’s real-time fashion. Yelp’s restaurant recon. Sinclair’s $23 sports+.

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The most-downloaded fashion app is now Shein, and it’s created a new behavior: Real-Time Fashion. ...

🔥 “I told ya so” — Lordstown’s mirage. Dave & Buster’s decay curve. US vs China econ winner.

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lordstown Motors was supposed to be the hero of electric cars, but it looks like it wasn’t even re...

🛒 “I bought it at Netflix” — Netflix’s store. Tesla’s ultra-luxury car. DiDi’s $100B IPO.

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Netflix just launched its 1st ever store, which we’re calling the path to Disney-fication. Tesla u...

👻 “My boss is a hologram Jedi ghost” — Chipotle’s brisket effect. WeWork’s hologram-ification. Klarna’s TikTok credit card.

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

WeWork, Google, and Microsoft are all investing in the Second Coming of Zoom: Holograms. Chipotle’...

⛷️ “Ski guac is extra” — Vail Resorts’ “Epic” trick. Bitcoin’s El citizenship. Elon’s $0 tax.

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin’s price popped 10% Wednesday because it just became legal tender of El Salvador. Ski legen...

🥰 “FaceTime for all” — Fastly’s mess-up. Bitcoin’s last straw. Apple’s FaceTime hero.

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Did your internet go down yesterday? It probably did, and the company to blame was Fastly… yet its...

🧑‍ 🚀 “No mooch for you” — The G7 ending tax havens. Marriott Vacations’ boomers. Biogen’s birthday cake.

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The G7 nations are ending the epic corporate tax loopholes, but there’s a finance yin to every bus...

🖼️ “Mirror, mirror, doing pushups'' — Lululemon’s Mirror. United’s supersonic. Jokr’s super delivery.

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Investors didn’t care about Lululemon’s clothes... They focused on Lululemon’s Mirrors. United...

🍽️ “Chef Elon’s Tesla Cafe” — Tesla’s eating club. Twitter’s $3 subscription. Snappy’s $70M gifts.

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Funny little thing just got filed with the US Patent Office: A trademark by Tesla… for a restauran...

🦍 “Free popcorn for the people” — AMC’s gorilla pivot. Etsy’s $1.6B wardrobe. Big Meat’s cyberattack.

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shares of AMC surged so much yesterday, they had to be halted by the New York Stock Exchange. 4 time...

🍩 “CBDonuts” — Krispy Kreme’s IPO. Cannabis’ Either/Or. Lyft’s Millennial inflation.

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Krispy Kreme just had its best year ever, so it’s IPOin’g with “Hot Light Theaters” and “g...

🤩 “Too Hot To Selfie” — Poparazzi’s #1 summer app. Urban Outfitters’ discount death spiral. Biden’s blue collar $6T.

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Poparazzi has risen to #1 in Apple’s App Store after just 1 week of existence — but is it a Snap...

💗 “Dislike of the Like” — Insta’s Like button. Gap’s Walmart sleepover. Royal Caribbean’s test cruise.

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In our last pod before the 3-day weekend (back at it on Tuesday), Facebook is giving you the option ...

👨‍🎤 “The BTS Boy Band Strategy” — McD’s adult happy meal. Exxon’s cinderella. MGM’s Primification.

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

McDonald’s just launched its BTS boy band collaboration with a digital strategy that’s never bee...

🍒 “Sustainocoin” — Chia’s green Bitcoin. NYT + Athletic = Super App. Bowery’s $2.3B kale.

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Some PFWTM say The New York Times is in talks to acquire The Athletic, but we think it’s pulling a...

🚀 “Does Fiji Water freeze in space?” — Virgin Galactic’s 28% surge. Modern Fertility’s stickiness. App Store vs. Fortnite.

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Virgin Galactic shares jumped after the space company’s successful test flight. Modern Fertility w...

😎 “DTF: Down to Fail” — Snapchat’s 4th spectacles. IHOP’s flip. Super’s $50M plumber.

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Snap just whipped up its 4th ever augmented reality glasses, but it isn’t a viable product (and th...

🐄 “Wow wow no cow” — Oatly’s $10B IPO. Ralph Lauren’s

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Oat milk pioneer Oatly popped 19% on its 1st day of trading, but it said something we’ve never hea...

🪑 “Crypto’s 3-legged stool” — Bitcoin’s rough week. Home Depot’s home-vesting. Google’s algo-money.

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin plummeted to $30K before recovering, and it can all be explained by a single piece of furnit...

🧁 “Delivery for Expats” — MGM’s $9B Amazon plot twist. Ford’s electric F-150. Goldbelly’s food-raise.

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

MGM Studios might get acquired for $9B… by Amazon (James Bond would work for Bezos). Ford’s F-15...

🍿 “Game of Fixed-Up Thrones” — AT&T’s media retreat. Equinox’s tribrid. Corporate mask-fusion.

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

AT&T’s $150B experiment in media is over, now that it’s spinning off GoT to Shark Week. Equinox’...

🥶 “Call us Cooli Vuitton” — Yeti’s luggage. Airbnb’s life moment. The Wage Wars experiment.

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shares of Yeti Coolers have quintupled in the last year, but now it’s coming for your Away suitcas...

🐝 “Hot Vax Summer” — Bumble’s friend zone. Bitcoin’s Hummer of crypto. Hertz’s 50% comeback.

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bumble’s first ever earnings report reveals it’s pivoting from finding you true love to finding ...

🎈 “1 balloon bouquet, please” — Bird’s e-scooter SPAC. Party City’s helium hype. SoftBank’s record *profit.

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Party City knows you didn’t love Becky’s Zoom baby shower, so it’s betting the future on ballo...

💰 “TeenCrypto or KidCoin?” — Roblox’s robux. Macy’s makeover. The Great Chicken Shortage.

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Roblox jumped 21% because kids want Robux for their birthday. Macy’s was so close to bankruptcy it...

🎸 “Mom, you take the James Taylor ticket” — Live Nation’s slingshot. Darkside’s hacking Inc. Blind’s gossip app.

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Concert legend Live Nation has become a slingshot stock with a new calling: Make concerts make money...

🧟 “Quibi’s ResurRoku” — Papa John’s epicness. Roku’s little dongle. Oura’s power ring.

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Wondering what happened to Quibi? Roku bought ‘em... and now the little dongle that could is in 54...

🍪 “Someone stole the recipe” — Uber’s shortage. Honest’s stock birth. Moderna’s recipe.

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you thought your 1st Uber ride in a year felt more expensive… it was (Uber’s $20B in quarterl...

🧳 “An Escalade fits 60 Away suitcases” — iRobot’s makeover. Suburban’s biz class. FB’s non-decision on Trump.

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We have 2 ideas for how iRobot can make itself over, because its Roomba vacuum isn’t living its be...

🌜 “Ethereum goes Dogecoin on Bitcoin” — Ferrari’s hidden profit puppy. Ether’s $3K. Pfizer’s First & Fancy.

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ferrari doesn’t want to dilute its brand, so it whipped up a (literally) hidden profit puppy. Bitc...

💄 “Dewy is the new cakey” — Estée Lauder’s hero creme. Yahoo got dumped. Fortnite’s fight club.

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We noticed a funny thing about Estée Lauder’s cosmetics earnings: It’s not a makeup company any...

🍄 “Initial Psychedelics Offering'' — McDonald’s fried chicken spies. Sony’s arms dealing. MindMed’s magic mushroom moment

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

LSD and magic mushrooms are now publicly traded because MindMed’s psychedelics found a trend. Sony...

🤩 “Vinny’s Entourage goes public” — Ari Gold’s IPO. Amazon’s Gretzky moment. Biden’s new 40-year cycle.

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The inspiration for Ari Gold just took his entertainment-everything company Endeavor public and it w...

📺 “YouTube > Netflix” — Crocs’ secret hero. YouTube’s 1st earnings. Apple vs Facebook.

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Facebook and Apple both delivered stick-it-up-on-the-fridge record quarters… but 1 single quote re...

🌵 “Pinterest’s Q1 is a fake succulent” — Apple vs. Spotify (paid pods). Pin’s 3 dirty words. Polaris’ bachelor party stock.

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Pinterest crushed 2020, but investors just crushed the stock because it looked like a fake succulent...

🐶 “The 1st ever dog-walk stock” — Rover is SPACing. Willow’s $82M breast pump. Exxon Mobil’s Blockbuster Video alarm.

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Uber for dog-walking is going public, but Rover has pulled off something no other platform app e...

Activity Overview

👀 “The Dumbledore of DTC” — Warby Parker’s stock. Amazon’s robo-pooch. Debt Ceiling’s drama.

🧱 “Legos & SPAM” — Lego’s un-focus focus. Ferrari’s iPhone guy. TikTok’s billionth user.

🚗 “Autopilot+” — Tesla’s roomba. Zillow’s conspiracy. Aurora Cannabis’ brand.

🧨 “Banned in China” — Firework’s $100M broccoli. Bitcoin’s grounded. Zuck’s burn book.

🥖 “Limited Breadsticks” — Olive Garden’s new spice. Amazon’s dressing rooms. Redwood’s urban mining.

🌝 “Oompa Loompa TV” — Princess Polly’s IPO. Netflix’s chocolate factory. Airbnb’s travel revolution.

👩‍🎤 “Gaga goes public” — Universal Music’s IPO. Sorare’s soccer NFT. Volkswagen+.

🐳 “It’s the ripple, not the splash” — Evergrande’s crisis. Hotel Peloton. The Emmys’ real winner.

🛥️ “Cool nuclear sub, brah” — Submarine stock-apalooza. Dutch Bros broistas. Microsoft’s $60B treat-yo-self.

👩‍🚀 “Elon’s favorite child” — SpaceX vs Everyone. $Harvard vs $Yale. NYC vs Delivery apps.

🍦 “Grab your McFlurry wrench” — Canva’s $40B tap-onomics. McDonald’s McFlurrygate. Rivian’s Ricky Bobby eTruck.

🐘 “The Jurassic Park startup” — Toast’s IPO champagne. Mailchimp’s bootstrapped billions. iPhone 13.

🤐 “Secret Elite VIP Club” — JPMorgan’s Infatuation feast. Facebook’s secret X-Check. Taxes poppin’.

💩 “Smart Butt” — Casana’s toilet tech. Amazon’s new living room. Fortnite’s epic victory.

🕶️ “Facebook Ray-Bans” — NFL’s hail mary 5G. Zuck’s 1st smart glasses. Lulu-ton vs Pelo-lemon.

🎮 “GameStop’s rebuilding season” — Theranos' trial. Beauty Pie’s insane loyalty. GameStop’s new team.

🌋 “B-day” — El Salvador’s Bitcoin Day. Callaway Golf’s comeback. Entergy’s buried treasure.

🧜‍♂️ “Bro-tox” — Botox for guys. Apple’s drivers license. Whoop’s free unicorn.

👶 “What comes after Gen Z?” — Facebook’s 1st Metaverse. Home Depot’s Halloween. Gen Alpha’s Mom-lennials.

🦖 “Dino Nuggets” – TikTok’s new boss. Weed’s Julia Roberts. Maven’s special unicorn.

🎒 “Revenge backpacks” — Tesla’s round-up marketing. Oreo’s cakes. Walmart’s anti-innovation.

♨️ “2 parts good coffee, 1 part cheap coffee” — Coffee’s swap-flation. Sonos’ rich David. Authentic Brands’ Reebok reboot.

🐠 “My tuna is a tomato” — Seafood’s plant-based surprise. FIGS’ nurse fashion. Marriott’s & Airbnb’s bleisure.

🧑‍🎨 “The Da Vinci of Drive-Thru” — Taco Bell’s renaissance. Disney’s great experiment. Miami’s other money.

⚽ “Kardashian vs Messi” — WeWork’s new SaksWork. Weight Watchers’ cold vaxx summer. Lionel Messi’s Nike shirt.

😈 “We can’t say it on the pod” — SmileDirectClub’s frown. Infrastructure’s $1 Trillion menu. F***YouPayMe’s moment

🦧 “Bitcoin for Batman” — AMC’s storytelling. Walmart’s free tuition. Big Chicken’s $5B wing.

🚦 “Crypto traffic lights: Good or bad?” — Levi’s corporate FOMO. The Fantastic American 4. Bitcoin’s speed limit.

💋 “Rihanna Rich” — Fenty’s celebrepreneur. Clear’s ID-killer. LUber’s opposites.

⛰️ “Coors Premium” – Molson’s economy massacre. Big TV’s ad migration. Tencent’s electric drug.

🍊 “The other juice cleanse” — Delta Variant’s biz impact. Pepsi’s OJ. Gopuff’s dark stores.

🦄 “Big Little Unicorns” — Reese’s $900M schmoovie. DraftKings’ sports bar. Square’s $29B FOMO.

💇‍♀️ “A $750M barbershop” — Pinterest’s plummet. Sherwin-Williams’ paint party. Squire’s barbershop rebound.

🍳 “Chef BoyarDoorDash” — Amazon Prime spider web. DoorDash’s kitchen. Comcast’s anti-Disney.

🧊 “The secret cold brew lab” — Starbucks’ nitro party. Athleta’s Simone Biles moment. Chips’ ice cream headache

🥳 “The Lassie of profit puppies” — Apple’s growth flip. Philip Morris’ self-loathing. Louis Vuitton’s handbag record.

🛍️ “Not PrimeCoin” — Amazon’s Bitcoin drama. Hasbro’s secret movie. Lucid’s semi-zucking.

👙 “Airbnb for Pools” — Facebook’s “Metaverse”. Swimply’s pool play. Kim-Clark’s shrinkflation.

🌯 “The $50 Billion Burrito” — Olympics’ money. Chipotle’s 2 lives. The Opioid $26B settlement.

🤕 “Fail Fast and Make Things” — Tesla’s SuperChargers. Varsity Inc.’s payday. Twitter’s un-Zucking.

🎳 “El Duderino of the Pins” — Bowlero’s $2.6B. Peloton’s 1st video game. Moderna’s Arya Stark.

💩 “Why stocks dropped big” — The Dow’s 700-point plummet. Tractor Supply’s chicken surge. Hero’s conversational commerce.

✨ “We’re ensconced in velvet” — Soho House’s urban club IPO. Zoom’s translation deal. Fathom’s 3D revolution.

🍸 “The 4th alcohol” — Boston Beer’s cocktail-ification. Big Banks’ silver bullet. Your new doctor date.

💰 “You get $300/month per kid” — Cash for kids. Oatly’s shenanigans. LG’s special battery.

🥩“Don’t disrupt the grill” — Weber’s BBQ IPO. Netflix’s podcasts. Inflation’s big winner.

👖 “They don’t fit (at all)” — Levi’s wardrobe refresh. Black Widow’s playbook. Flipkart’s $38B secret war.

👽 “UFB: Unidentified Flying Billionaires” — Space Inc.’s huge week. Subway’s shutdown. Square’s physical bitcoin.

🍝 “A German Tony Soprano” — BMW got snitched. Glossier’s brow store. Marlboro’s cigarette theme park.

🏡 “How to survive a Zucking” — Nextdoor’s $4B SPAC. Bloomingdale’s millennial mall. The Jedi’s $10B fail.

🏒 “Watch this penalty shot for $0.99” — Torrid’s plus-size IPO. Didi’s 20% plummet. Buzzer’s sports savior.

👋 “Bezos is gone” — Amazon’s new CEO. Foot Locker’s blister. Wheels Up’s private jet pop.

🎨 “TikTooooook” — TikTok’s tripling. LegalZoom’s piggyback IPO. Exxon’s Greenpeace.

🍯 “Date-friendly food” — Bumble’s 1st restaurant. Trane’s air conditioners. Gympass’ $2B workout.

🍭 “No more candy eCigs” — Juul’s $40M settlement. United’s more legroom. Foxconn’s 8th wonder.

🤑 “I Venmo’d Venmo” — Venmo’s hook-em-book-em. Facebook’s platinum pegasus. Honda’s awkward alliance.

🐩 “Chewy’s Shiba-Doodle purebred” — Chewy’s pet adoption. Peacock’s Hamilton moment. Infrastructure’s 2 un-compromises.

🐐 “37 best sneaker listicles ever” — BuzzFeed’s SPAC. Goat’s $3.7B fundraise. 6 Big Tech bills.

💎 “Insta-Pot Diamonds” — Pandora’s lab jewelry. Winnebago’s record record. Microsoft’s $2T platinum pegasus.

🔥 “Profile pics are dead” — Tinder’s vid game. Airlines’ great pilot panic. Blackstone’s $6B house party.

🏠 “Home-lennials” — Costco’s Kirkland secret. Bitcoin’s pureplay miner. WeWork’s trophy.

⚽ “ManU isn’t an exotic puma pet” — Manchester United’s fan brand. Jack In The Box’s influencer restaurant. The 2021 SPAC-down.

👼 “Keep the Victoria, bury the Secret” — Victoria’s Secret’s soccer moves. Spotify’s soft power. The Reparation economy.

💊 “The iDoctor will see you now” — Apple’s health mojo. Waymo’s $2.5B map. Deutsche’s profit ship.

👜 “A $6 handbag beat Amazon” — Shein’s real-time fashion. Yelp’s restaurant recon. Sinclair’s $23 sports+.

🔥 “I told ya so” — Lordstown’s mirage. Dave & Buster’s decay curve. US vs China econ winner.

🛒 “I bought it at Netflix” — Netflix’s store. Tesla’s ultra-luxury car. DiDi’s $100B IPO.

👻 “My boss is a hologram Jedi ghost” — Chipotle’s brisket effect. WeWork’s hologram-ification. Klarna’s TikTok credit card.

⛷️ “Ski guac is extra” — Vail Resorts’ “Epic” trick. Bitcoin’s El citizenship. Elon’s $0 tax.

🥰 “FaceTime for all” — Fastly’s mess-up. Bitcoin’s last straw. Apple’s FaceTime hero.

🧑‍ 🚀 “No mooch for you” — The G7 ending tax havens. Marriott Vacations’ boomers. Biogen’s birthday cake.

🖼️ “Mirror, mirror, doing pushups'' — Lululemon’s Mirror. United’s supersonic. Jokr’s super delivery.

🍽️ “Chef Elon’s Tesla Cafe” — Tesla’s eating club. Twitter’s $3 subscription. Snappy’s $70M gifts.

🦍 “Free popcorn for the people” — AMC’s gorilla pivot. Etsy’s $1.6B wardrobe. Big Meat’s cyberattack.

🍩 “CBDonuts” — Krispy Kreme’s IPO. Cannabis’ Either/Or. Lyft’s Millennial inflation.

🤩 “Too Hot To Selfie” — Poparazzi’s #1 summer app. Urban Outfitters’ discount death spiral. Biden’s blue collar $6T.

💗 “Dislike of the Like” — Insta’s Like button. Gap’s Walmart sleepover. Royal Caribbean’s test cruise.

👨‍🎤 “The BTS Boy Band Strategy” — McD’s adult happy meal. Exxon’s cinderella. MGM’s Primification.