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
Slack is now public, Netflixâs strategic reveal, and Appleâs trade war letter
Slack shares jumped 49% on their first day of trading, so we jumped into the company that thinks itâll replace work email within 7 years. Netflixâs Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston movie set a person...
21 Jun 201915min
Grocery Outlet IPOs today, YouTubeâs huge change, and Adobe reveals why Silicon Valley loves software
Grocery Outletâs âWOW!â IPO (listen to the pod â youâll see what we mean) is the convergence of two major retail trends. YouTube may be launching a separate version for kids and even disable its profi...
20 Jun 201913min
