Googleâs $399 smartphone, Crocsâ comeback, and GMâs robotaxi Cruise snags $1B
Googleâs I/O event day enjoyed protests, AI tech to screen fake calls, and a $399 Pixel phone. General Motors acquired self-driving car startup Cruise when it was worth $1B â Now itâs worth $19B, and ...
8 Touko 201915min
Big Trade War update, Appleâs bought 20+ companies in 6 months, and the largest VC investment in Latin America ever
The Trade War was supposed to end this week with a peace deal. Thatâs not looking likely, and weâll tell you why. Appleâs CEO casually dropped that the companyâs bought over 20 startups over the last ...
7 Touko 201917min
Warren Buffettâs epic annual event, Planet Fitnessâ innovative real estate strategy, and almond milk vs. Dean Foods dairy
The annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting showcased 88-year-old legendary investor Warren Buffett, so we broke down his 6 hours of one-liner business takeaways. Planet Fitness shares are up 75...
6 Touko 201916min
The Taser CEO gets $246M in stock comp, Beyond Meat surges 163%, and Wayfair drops 7% because youâre expensive
Axon Enterprises is the company behind the taser, and it just awarded its CEO $246M in compensation â So we look in to how itâs set up to incentivize him. Beyond Meat surged 163% on its IPO day. And W...
3 Touko 201914min
Molson Coors falls 8% on mid-beer crisis, Royal Caribbean becomes pricing power superhero, and Fitbit is our âSurvivor of the Dayâ
With beer sales slowing, Molson Coors is desperately focused on innovation (aka non-alcohol drinks), but shares fell because of its beer battles. Fitbit used to be profitable, now itâs using partnersh...
2 Touko 201916min
Facebookâs new âFB5â redesign (and dating feature), Appleâs past-dependent business model, and Merckâs profits quadruple
Appleâs earnings report was critical for what it didnât say, just as much as what it did â And it reveals that Appleâs transformation. Facebookâs F8 event revealed new features (dating and crushes), b...
1 Touko 201914min
Spotify hits 217M profitless users, Airbnb & Marriottâs twin announcements, and Chewy.comâs âpet humanizationâ IPO
Spotify now boasts 100M paying subscribers, so we looked into why itâs still losing so much money (hint: Itâs betting on podcasts). Airbnb and Marriott both revealed new services that look a lot like ...
30 Huhti 201917min
Beyond Meat boots its meat-focused investor, Comcast (shockingly) hits record high, and one startupâs worst 1st week
Plant-based meat innovator Beyond Meat had an awkward investor: The worldâs 2nd biggest meat producer, Tyson Foods -- So Beyond Meat kicked it out before its upcoming IPO. Old school cable throwback C...
29 Huhti 201913min
