The Spirit Airline-ification of cars â Pandoraâs talking ads â and the Phase I trade deal
V-commerce â aka âvoice commerceâ has new momentum after online radio Pandora tests ads that let you talk back. Car prices are starting to mimic airplane ones, forcing you to pay extra if you want any...
16 Des 201916min
Lyft launches car rental â Disney didnât tell Hasbro about Baby Yoda â Delta is really a credit card
If you noticed that Avis shares plunged, thatâs because Lyft just whipped up a car rental service. The hero of Disney+ has been Baby Yoda, but toy-maker Hasbro didnât get the memo and missed out on mi...
13 Des 201916min
Lulu tries to become Nike â How Saudi Aramco makes $90B in profits/year â Awayâs drama arrives
Oil legend Saudi Aramco is the most valuable company in the world and it just IPOâd, but how does it make money? Luggage brandicorn Away went through a week worse than your worst travel trip, so weâre...
12 Des 201917min
Vail Resortsâ adds 17 slopes â Yumiâs epic investors â NAFTA is reborn as USMCA
Just in time for your first turns, Vail Resortsâ earnings gave insights on where you should ski â and highlighted the growing showdown on ski passes. Yumi raised $8M for fancy subscription baby food, ...
11 Des 201917min
Airbnbâs investment in the WeWork for housing â Amazonâs JEDI business ethics â The Volker Rule
Yesterday we broke down why Airbnb shouldnât acquire a competitor â now they just took the first step in acquiring another called Zeus. Amazon lost the $10B JEDI contract with the government, but its ...
10 Des 201918min
Waymoâs robotaxis hit the app store â Otis Elevator spinoff â HipCamp could be Airbnbâs next acquisition
Alphabetâs self-driving car company, Waymo, just took a big step towards real robotaxis â an app for the general public. Otis Elevators made skyscrapers possible, and now itâs getting spun-off into it...
9 Des 201918min
Rent The Runway hooks up with W Hotels â GM & LG joint venture a battery â Tupperwareâs plastic strategy
Rent the Runway partnered up with W Hotels so you donât have to pack clothes for vacation. GM and LG are launching a joint venture focused on car batteries, which are the critical (and absurdly expens...
6 Des 201917min
Canada Gooseâs freezing store â Nintendoâs best week ever â Duolingo hits $1.5B valuation
Absurdly expensive coat designer Canada Goose just opened up a store that literally snows inside â âexperiential retailâ is now âsensational retail.â Nintendoâs Switch console just enjoyed its best we...
5 Des 201918min
