🎊 “The end of sneaky fee fees” — California’s fee ban. Teens’ 5 fave products. Reebok’s Chief Shaq Officer.
You know that extra fee you’re stuck pay at the end when you’re buying concert tickets or a hotel room? California just banned them (starting in June) — Because time is money, a ban on fees saves us $...
13 Loka 202322min
🍺🍸🥃 “The Triple Crown” — Mexico’s alcohol win. LinkedIn’s 250 newsies. Taylor Swift’s movie revolution.
This year, Mexican beer, liquor, and cocktails have all hit #1 in America – There are 3 reasons why, and one of them is storytelling (story-selling?).Every social media platform is leaving away from n...
12 Loka 202318min
👞👞👞 “You own 3.6 pairs of Birks” — Birkenstock’s IPO day. Roku’s MoneyBall strategy. The most generous billionaire ever.
249-year old Birkenstock goes public today with an IPO — And if “The Lindy Effect” applies, Birkenstock will live *another* 249 years.Roku’s new streaming strategy: Buy leftover TV shows — We call it ...
11 Loka 202320min
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 “From Blockade to Siege” — Gaza’s Economic War. The French Fry Index. Metropolis’ $1.7B parking lot.
After the surprise attack from Hamas, Israel is responding with punishing economics — It’s escalating its blockade on the Gaza Strip to a siege.The biggest potato company in America? It’s $13B Lamb & ...
10 Loka 202321min
🛞 “Restaurants sell Tires” — Michelin’s Guide’s wild history. Meta’s AI celebs. ExxonMobil’s OPEC-killer.
The Michelin Guide is expanding from restaurants to hotels — This tire company (Michilin) getting into travel guides is one of the great stories of marketing history. To make AI happen, Meta launched ...
9 Loka 202322min
🥤 “Huge Millennial Water Bottle” — Stanley’s tumbler surge. The Ozempic Effect. Shrek’s music stock.
The #1 trending water bottle right now? It’s not Swell, Nalgene, or Klean Kanteen. It’s Stanley — Stanley sales are up 275% because of one “minnovation”.Ozempic is already being used by a shocking num...
6 Loka 202322min
🤖🏃🏻 “AI Forrest Gump” — Tom Hanks’ deepfake drama. World Cup’s 2030 dictator decision. Airbnb’s Pre-Apology Tour.
FIFA just announced the 2030 World Cup hosts… sorry 6 different countries as co-hosts — Because sports has a Dictator Problem.Airbnb is facing more challenges right now than it ever has – So Airbnb’s ...
5 Loka 202320min
💰 “Geniuses are eccentric. So are frauds” — SBF’s trial begins. Mean Girls on TikTok. Millennials’ financial win.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial just kicked off with some wild details ($55M for Tom Brady to work 20 hours?) — But we noticed some similarities between geniuses and frauds.You can now watch the en...
4 Loka 202320min
