🤝 “The Bonus You Forgot” — Signing Bonus’ surge. United adds Starlink wifi. Revolut’s is Europe’s biggest startup.
The number of signing bonuses has doubled in five years… here’s how to ask for one.United and Air France are adding Starlink satellite wifi… It’s the cupholder effect in action.Europe’s largest startup is $45B Revolut… It’s now more valuable than all the British banks.Plus, what happened to the stretch limo?$UAL $SPY $BCS—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Syys 202422min
🥜 “Unhinged marketing” — Nutter Butter’s Gen Z case study. OpenAI’s new emperor. Shein’s mysterious loophole.
OpenAI is switching from non-profit to for-profit… and Sam Altman was just anointed their emperor.Nutter Butter’s social media has turned insane… it’s a case study in Gen Z’s aesthetic.Shein has become the biggest fashion brand in the world… but it’s loophole is closing.Plus, 25% of travelers forget something at the hotel… so the hotel industry found 2 solutions.$MDLZ $ANF $GAP—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 Syys 202422min
🤓“The Next iPhone” — Zuck’s Orion AR glasses. Northeastern University’s M&A. Terminix’s pest pop.
Mark Zuckerberg just unveiled a $299 headset, new Ray Ban AI glasses… and a prototype of “Orion” holographic glasses.The biggest pest removal company on earth has a problem… Rentokil has too many roaches.The US News & World Report College Rankings just came out… we noticed Northeastern University now has 14 campuses.Plus, the newest Erewhon smoothie isn’t a celebrity beverage… It's an electric car flavor.$META $RTO $GM—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Syys 202421min
🩵 “Blue Light Special” — Kmart’s innovation #RIP. Visa’s monopoly lawsuit. Goldman’s HQ apartments.
The last Kmart store is closing… But our Kmart obituary highlights their wild history of innovation.Visa just got sued for allegedly abusing its credit card dominance… Because it’s charging 2% on everything.Goldman Sachs will now let you live in their former HQ… The bank’s cubicles are becoming condos.Plus, we just got 8 new emoji… but they’re not gonna cheer you up.$GS $AMZN $KMRT—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 Syys 202422min
🏡 “Kirkland Condos” — Costco’s LA apt building. Exxon’s plastic faux-cycling. Jony Ive’s iPhone sequel.
Costco is launching its 1st apartment building… Kirkland is California’s solution to housing.Exxon was sued for making us think plastic is recyclable... because just 5% of plastic is actually is.Jony Ive designed the iPhone… and he just unveiled his next big (secret) thing.Plus, NYC is experiencing the country’s slowest traffic day of the entire year… 4 MPH.$COST $ANF $AAPL—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 Syys 202422min
🐮🐷🐶 “The Squishy Doctrine” — Squishmallows vs. Build-A-Bear. Microsoft’s nuclear island. Nike’s biggest mistake.
Warren Buffett bought Squishmallow’s squishy toys… Now they’re suing Build-A-Bear. Microsoft is restarting Three Mile Island nuclear power plant… because AI is B.Y.O.E. (energy).Nike has a new CEO, but we’re looking at what the old CEO did wrong… Hoka just did it.Pizza Hut will help your resume actually get read… because they’ll print it on a pizza box.$MSFT $YUM $BRK.B $BBW—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 Syys 202420min
🦈 “SharkTank.com” — Amazon’s knock-off pitch show. Olive Garden’s Uber reversal. A human-free social network.
Amazon just launched a new shopping TV show… and it’s a Shark Tank knockoff.The Olive Garden’s stock surged 10%... because it’s done a 180 on delivery with Uber.And we found a social network that immediately gets you 1 million followers… who are all bots.Plus, the hottest new place to meet singles? The Weekend Run Club is the new Tinder.$UBER $SRI $AMZN—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 Syys 202420min
🇯🇵 “Shogun’s creativity hack” — Disney’s FX innovation strategy. The Fed’s Poseidon announcement. Reese’s athletic pivot.
The Fed just cut interest rates by 0.5% like Poseiden… the tides of the economy have finally turned.Hershey just launched Reese’s & Jolly Rancher health supplements… because extreme brands win.Disney has a secret creativity hack for shows like “The Bear” & “Shogun”... and it’s the opposite of collaboration.Plus, it’s the most common birthday of the year… and 9/19 is boosting the economy (literally).$HSY $DIS $SPY—-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Syys 202419min
