âKylie Jenner is the new Luckinâ â Neouâs Netflix of burpees. Zyngaâs video game collection. Coty Cosmeticsâ Kylie Problem.
Turns out Kylie Jenner isnât quite a billionaire â that messed with Coty Cosmetics stock, but reveals a powerful truth about public vs. private companies. Zynga just shockingly dropped $1.8B to make the biggest tech acquisition in Turkish history, so weâre looking at how Zynga saved itself in the past years. And Neou just raised money as the âNetflix of fitness,â but weâre thinking it needs a different model for the at-home workout megatrend world. 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.
2 Jun 202016min
âVirtual Reality no-showed the corona-conomyâ â MasterClass hits $800M. Williams-Sonomaâs pimp yo crib. Americans gained $$$ in Corona-conomy.
Williams-Sonoma isnât just living the pimp yoâ crib megatrend â itâs revealing whoâs enjoying it the most. Our âAlmost Unicorn Of The Dayâ is MasterClass, which just hit an $800M valuation, but the fundraise highlighted that virtual reality is missing its moment. And youâre probably not shocked that consumer spending dropped last month, but you should be shocked how much Americans are suddenly saving up. 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.
1 Jun 202018min
âGuac never forgetsâ â Chipotleâs early COVID-proofing. Twitterâs un-scared threat. Draft Kings donât care.
Chipotleâs stock has doubled in the corona-conomy because itâs literally been through its own personal pandemic before. Youâve probably seen the political drama going on between Twitter and the president, but weâre focused on the business side: Why isnât Twitterâs stock down like 20%? And sports betting apps like DraftKings are living their best life⌠even though there are no live sports. So weâre looking at how that is humanly possible. 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 Mai 202016min
âA 3rd degree, category 5 Zuckingâ â Instagram TVâs YouTube move. Zooxâs (maybe) acquisition. Apeelâs un-expiring avocados.
Zoox had the biggest ambitions in mobility: self-driving, electric, robo-taxis. But now it may sell out to become Amazonâs delivery boy. Instagramâs latest move to share ad revenue with influencers is the first big Zucking of YouTube. And our âUnicorn of the Dayâ is Apeel, which hit a billion-dollar valuation (thanks to Oprah money) to be the anti-aging serum for your fruit bowl. 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 Mai 202017min
âThis rocket self-drive to space or what?â â SpaceXâs capitalist milestone. Alexa wants podcasts. The COVID-19 umbrella challenge.
Small step for man, giant step for Elon Muskâs SpaceX, as it takes its first human customers to space. Amazon is making moves to invest in local news and sports podcasts because it wants to make âThe Audio Warsâ a thing. And stocks are up as the economy reopens, but this kinda feels like an âumbrellaâ situation. 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 Mai 202020min
âPure-play Millennial stockâ â Elf Cosmetics wins corona-conomy. Appleâs latest Donglegate. HBO Maxâs streaming meal.
The mythical Millennial pure-play stock: Elf Cosmeticsâ stock jumped 16% on word it figured out how to beat the corona-conomy. We found the latest Dongle-gate from Apple â and it means you may have to splurge on AirPods. And HBO Max debuts tomorrow, so weâre looking at how the latest streaming species is more meal than bite. 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.
26 Mai 202018min
âStep on the scale! Step off the scale.â â Ford Motorâs âreopening.â MakeSpaceâs anti-gig-ness. Our 7-question test of the Retail-pocalypse.
Walk on in to the Ford Factory! Actually, donât â it just closed down right after reopening because a worker tested positive, making it a metaphor for our economic reopening. MakeSpace snagged $55M of VC funding to try to *not* be âthe Uber for storage.â And we just finished the biggest week of retail earnings, so we whipped up a 7-question test to determine if companies are winning or losing in the corona-conomy. 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 Mai 202018min
âPimp Yoâ Cribâ â Loweâs megatrend. Facebook becomes a digital catalogue. Clubhouse hits $100M.
Fresh after the first wave of corona-conomy trends, weâre predicting the next megatrend: Pimping yo crib, Loweâs style. Social network Clubhouse launched this year and just hit a $100M valuation⌠with only 1,500 users. And Facebookâs newest product transforms instagram from digital magazine to digital department store (so who got Zuckâd this time?). 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 Mai 202016min
