🤙 “High School Millionaire” — Cal AI’s crazy acquisition. Iran’s drone game. McDonald’s cringe-burger. +New Song car-crash
McD’s CEO went viral for awkwardly eating its new burger… but it smells like a 90s marketing McTastrophe.Iran’s $20k drones cost us $4M to shoot down… It’s financial asymmetry, affecting stocks.Cal AI...
4 Mar 22min
🛡️ “War-folios” — Iran market reaction. Dutch Bros’ energy. Anthropic’s moral marketing. + Fitbit for farting
Oil’s up, airlines are down, and so is Chipotle… We look at how War in Iran hits everything markets.Dutch Bros is now the #3 coffee chain… but it’s actually an energy drink chain in disguise.Anthropic...
3 Mar 23min
💉 “Corporate Botox” — Block’s 40% layoff. Netflix’s wedding crashed. Coach Handbags’ anthropologist. +Burger King’s AI
Jack Dorsey is replacing 40% of Block’s employees with AI… and the Wall Street reward was huge. Coach is selling 3 million Gen Z women its $350 handbag… thanks to an anthropologist.Wedding Crashers ex...
2 Mar 23min
🤠 “LIVE with Poppi Co-founders Allison & Stephen Ellsworth — Pepsi’s $2B Power Couple
Husband and wife Allison and Stephen Ellsworth have 3 kids and 3 Super Bowl commercials - Because together they created Poppi, the better-for-you soda disruptor that PepsiCo bought for $1.95 Billion l...
27 Feb 29min
🤠 “Austin LIVE Show” — AI Mermaids. Levi’s skinny deregulation. Uber’s Swiss Army Knife. +Topo Chico shortage
Live… from Austin… it’s The Best One Yet!We performed live at Austin’s famous State Theater. Some extra razzle dazzle & sprinkle dinkle — but our usual daily Takeaways you know & love.#1. How to slop-...
26 Feb 32min
🕶️ “Smuggle, Inc.” — Mexican Drug Cartels’ biz. Crocs’ microdrama. AI’s Sci-Fi essay. +Self-Blowing Snowblower
Why are Mexican Drug cartels so hard to stop?... Because they're run like the Fortune 500Crocs' comeback plan is microdramas... 4-minute sultry soap operas of clogsThe Substack Selloff... It's a Sci-F...
25 Feb 24min
😰 “Human-shaming” — Sam Altman’s bubble. Axe’s bodyspray rebound. Milan’s Brexit win. +Hockey tooth recession
Axe Body Spray has a comeback plan… help users use less Axe Body Spray.10 years after Brexit, Milan is shining as the winner… Milan is the new London.Sam Altman dissed humans for drinking more water t...
24 Feb 22min
🔙 “Reverse Uno” — Tariffs’ mogging. Ice Cream’s exit. Nike’s ACG mystery. +The 1st Handshake
The Supreme Court just tossed a Reverse Uno Card on Trump’s tariffs… Trade War over?Nestle is selling off its $1B ice cream biz… because everyone loves ice cream, except CFOs.What’s that mystery brand...
23 Feb 21min
