Tesla goes from âdark orangeâ to âlight yellow,â Calm is our âUnicorn of the Day,â and the 10th birthday of the longest US econ expansion.
Tesla didnât report earnings â it reported its car deliveries, and the record numbers boosted the stock 7%. Meditation app Calm just raised more money as a $1B+ valued company, so we dive into the sle...
3 Jul 201913min
Stubhubâs VIP everything for concert tickets, Nikeâs womenâs sports binge, and Deutsche Bankâs downward spiral
Stubhub is treating customers who spend $10k to VIP tailgates, VIP perks, and VIP customer service. The womenâs national team soccer jersey is Nikeâs top-selling soccer jersey ever, showing the potent...
2 Jul 201913min
Budweiser acquires Babe / White Girl Rosé, The RealReal surges 45% on its IPO, and Velodyne is the startup making self-driving possible
With beer sales falling, Budweiserâs parent company AB InBev acquires the maker of Babe canned rosĂ© and White Girl RosĂ© as its summer makeover. The RealReal is leading the re-commerce industry by pull...
1 Jul 201914min
Bitcoinâs best friend, Amazon is a shipping company, and Superhuman pioneers âluxury emailâ
While Bitcoin is rising, we looked at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which is the âshovelâ to Bitcoinâs âmining.â A crazy stat about Amazon reveals how itâs become a shipping company. And Superhuman ju...
28 Jun 201913min
Shopifyâs customer service game-changer, WeWork acquires Waltz, and General Mills falls on snacks vs. pet food
We noticed WeWork is on an acquisition tear, and it just strategically added Waltz to its list. General Mills shares fell 4% because its snack biz is underperforming, while its fancy pet foods are win...
27 Jun 201914min
Googleâs âcity-within-a-city-of-the-futureâ milestone, Starbucks and Dunkinâ hit record highs, and BMWâs big electric car/motorcycle moves
Coffee stocks Starbucks and Dunkinâ are up to record highs this year because theyâre both pursuing 4 specific strategies. BMW unveiled its new lineup of Tesla-battling electric cars and even an electr...
26 Jun 201915min
âViagra for Womenâ gets FDA approval, McDonaldâs fresh beef investment pays off, and Caesers gets acquired to create the biggest US casino operator
McDonaldâs Quarter Pounder was launched with fresh beef a year ago â and that just propelled McDâs to its first gain in burger market share in 5 years. Caesars merged with Eldorado to create the bigge...
25 Jun 201914min
Amazonâs freaky drone patent, Earthâs biggest cannabis company (Canopy) falls 8%, and Walmartâs $288M âSorcererâ bribe
Canadaâs Canopy Growth is the biggest cannabis producer in the world, but its latest numbers reveal it may have a pot demand problem. Walmart paid up a $288M bribery fine, but the management team has ...
24 Jun 201916min
