Coronaâs hard seltzer, Uberâs new Work app, and Square processes CBD payments
Liquor legend Constellation brands fell 6% even though itâs launching 4 flavors of a new spiked seltzer to save its beer sales. Uber unveiled a new app thatâs purely focused on the gig economy â connecting workers with needs, not just drivers and delivery. And payment processor Square jumped into supporting CBD sellers because cannabis has a banking bottleneck.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4 Okt 201915min
Microsoftâs new âPhonebookâ, Chipotleâs anti-breakfast carne asada strategy, and the World Trade Organizationâs major decision
Donât call it a phone â Microsoft just cooked up a 2-part foldable phone that creates a whole new product category (its mojo is back). The World Trade Organization (WTO) just decided on a 15-year trade dispute between Boeing and Airbus that reveals how trade conflicts should go down. And Chipotleâs new-ish CEO makes a bold move during the breakfast wars â focus on dinner and everything the previous CEO wouldnât do.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Okt 201916min
Charles Schwab cuts commissions to $0, GoProâs new moat problem, and Masco recession-proofs itself
GoPro unveiled a couple pre-holiday cameras, but the move reveals how much itâs lost its moat. Charles Schwab announced itâs cutting stock trading commissions from $4.95/trade to zero, so weâre jumping into the history of fees. And Masco is our Midwestern institution of the day for focusing on paint over cabinets as it pivots strategy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Okt 201914min
Waymoâs valuation plummets, RV-giant Thor Industries jumps 16% on global camping, and Budweiserâs Asia IPO
Bud had a hefty bar tab, so it just spun-off its Asia beer business â and the IPO proved unsexy business models may be sexy again. Googleâs self-driving car division just had its valuation slashed because itâs taking. Way. Too. Long. To. Arrive. And the worldâs biggest RV-maker, Thor Industries, jumped 16% because camping is going global.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 Okt 201915min
AT&T may cut NFL Sunday Ticket, Endeavor cancels its IPO, and Rent The Runwayâs worst week ever
Talent agency Endeavor was supposed to IPO last Friday, but it called off everything Thursday night. Rent The Runway is not taking new customers to its clothing rental until Oct 15th because of a mistake that reveals what kind of a company it really is: Logistics. And NFL Sunday Ticket is the loyalty leader that got people using DirecTV â but now AT&Tis considering ending the expensive deal.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Sep 201915min
Interview with Pelotonâs Co-Founder
Straight from the fitness tech pioneerâs IPO, we sit down with Peloton co-founder and COO Tom Cortese to talk about how they pitched investors, what drives customer loyalty, and if the stock ticker symbol shouldâve been âSWETâ or âSPINâ instead of "PTON".Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 Sep 201918min
Facebook Oculus creates a virtual world, Amazon launches tons of new products, and eBayâs CEO is out
Facebookâs virtual reality arm, Oculus, just cooked up âHorizonsâ â a virtual world at a whole new level. Amazon released a huge number of Alexa-packed products, including a finger ring, copy-cat AirPods, and a high-end speaker. And fresh after WeWork and Juul just lost both their CEOs this week, eBayâs leader is stepping down.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Sep 201917min
WeWorkâs CEO is out, Nike goes for dude-leisure-wear, Nio (the Tesla of China) cancels its earnings call
After a crazy week, WeWorkâs co-founder and CEO stepped down. Nikeâs earnings reveal its next opportunity is really with guys wearing athleisure. And Nio, the Tesla of China, plummeted 22% after another rough quarter that forced it to shockingly cancel its earnings call.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 Sep 201914min
