âDoes this tie make my hoodie look fat?â â The Big Tech 4 hit DC. Blue Apronâs shocker profit. AMCâs movie truce.
Amazon. Apple. Facebook. Google. CEOs of the Big Tech 4 hit up Capitol Hill for their biggest Congressional grilling, maybe ever. Blue Apron whipped up its 1st profit since IPOâing, but then the stock plummeted 15%. And AMC Movie Theaters just snagged the most important deal in streaming history â it shortens the infamous â75-day window.â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
30 HeinÀ 202017min
âKodakâs FOMO-mentâ â TikTokâs latest Zucking. Lysolâs consulting gig. Kodakâs stock triples.
Kodak went bankrupt in 2012, but now itâs pulling off an epic pivot from photographer to pharmacist. TikTok is going through a Level 6 Zucking courtesy of Instagramâs new Reels feature. And Lysol wants to become the Bain of Clean. Full disclosure: FOMO-creator Patrick McGinnis invented the term FOMO-ment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
29 HeinÀ 202019min
âAppleâs got a Stage 5 Clingerâ â Jamfâs IPO. DraftKings Opening Day drama. Ro hits $1.5B
DraftKings shares dropped 6% because baseball just had its first mid-season COVID crisis. Jamf stock has doubled since its IPO because itâs got a single mission: Help your company thrive on Apple devices. And our âUnicorn of the Dayâ is Ro, whose valuation tripled to $1.5B by evolving beyond cheap direct-to-consumer Viagra to all of healthcare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
28 HeinÀ 202019min
âFavorite child? Itâs hard seltzerâ â Boston Beerâs 21% surge. The biggest SPAC ever. No blockbusters in 2020.
Sam Adams owner Boston Beer shockingly doubled profits last quarter, but itâs not thanks to Boston Beer. Disney, Apple, and Netflix have made moves that just killed the summer blockbuster biz. And the biggest Special Purpose Acquisition Company ever just went public, officially making this the âSummer of the SPACâ (fun to say). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
27 HeinÀ 202015min
âYou have to be this tall to get in the S&P 500â â Teslaâs profit shocker. Ben & Jerryâs e-ice cream. Microsoft bundle-bullies Slack.
Tesla shares hit a record high on its first ever full year of profit. Microsoft was caught bundle-bullying Slack, which is claaaassic â90s Microsoft. And Unilever announced earnings, but weâre focused on (and concerned about) its direct-to-consumer ice cream strategy with Ben & Jerryâs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
24 HeinÀ 202019min
âSpotifyâs not a tech companyâ â Pfizerâs $2B Operation Warp Speed. Misfitâs ugly veggie $85M. Spotifyâs new record label deal.
Pfizer snags a $2B contract to produce 100M COVID-19 vaccines for the US government as part of Operation Warp Speed. Spotify has so many marginal costs, so it just added a new revenue stream to try to offset that. And Misfit just bagged $85M in fresh funding to scale its subscription food box for ugly fruits and veggies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
23 HeinÀ 202017min
âThe Hamilton Musical (for economies)â â Europeâs $2T joint bank account. Starbucksâ free lattes. Coca-Colaâs ânew newsâ stock bump.
Europe just whipped up a $2T stimulus package that looks a lot like what the United states pulled off⊠in 1790. Starbucks changed its Rewards Program and Wendyâs just launched the 1st ever rewards app for a burger chain. We think the Loyalty Wars are coming. And Coca-Cola jumped 2% after its earnings report because of new news. Ignore old news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
22 HeinÀ 202019min
âThe anti-prenupâ â Headspace gets in Snapchat. Fisker pulls an Apple. Google Maps gets Uber money.
To take on its meditation rival, Headspace is partnering with Snapchat in the rare, elusive no-money deal. Electric car startup Fisker just went public, but itâs deciding to act more like Apple than every other car company (including Tesla). And Uber canât do it all by itself, so its paying tens of millions of dollars to be dependent on Google Maps: Itâs one the Silent Servers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
21 HeinÀ 202018min
