
Tesla, the #1 most valuable US car company (ever) â Goldman transparentizes â Impossible creates plant-based pork (and drops McDâs)
Impossible Foods is adding plant-based sausage â but rival Beyond Meatâs stock jumped 10%. Goldman Sachsâ stock has barely budged in the last 3 years, so itâs redecorating itself to focus on 1 word: T...
8 Jan 202017min

SmileDirectClub goes to Walmart â Taco Bellâs owner devours hamburger chain â The taser creator could split in 2
SmileDirectClub abandoned its direct-to-consumer ways to launch in Walmart stores, but itâs missing one big thing: Its core product. Taser-inventor Axon acquired a rival last year, but now itâs been a...
7 Jan 202017min

Snapchat buys the âCameosâ company â One Medicalâs IPO moves â Appleâs 2020 HomeKit mantra
Aaaand weâre back. While you were unwrapping gifts, Snapchat treated itself to an augmented reality startup that makes the hilarious filters for Snapchat. OneMedical just filed paperwork to IPO alread...
6 Jan 202018min

Last pod of 2019: Our 3 bold wishes for 2020
In our last pod of 2019 (weâre taking a 2-week break until Monday, January 6th), weâre going digestibly bold: Our 3 bold predictions for 2020. Will Apple buy Tesla? Can Amazon eliminate boxes? And doe...
20 Des 201915min

Ikeaâs tech pivot â FedExâs âhorrificâ profits â Flavors & Fragrances plant-based merger
Ikeaâs always been focused on furniture, now it aims to democratize smart furniture (but it needs help). FedEx plummeted 10% because itâs losing its profit puppy. And International Flavors & Fragrance...
19 Des 201916min

Oprahâs 9-city Weight Watchers tour â Boeingâs worst year ever â Alexaâs profit pivot
Weight Watchers tried to turn itself around the last couple years by adding Oprah to the board, but now sheâs headlining a 9-city WW wellness tour. Now that Boeing has officially suspended production ...
18 Des 201918min

H&Mâs âMoneyballâ strategy â Intelâs $2B AI acquisition â Sprout Socialâs social-ish IPO
H&M has spent 2 years trying to burn fewer clothes (literally), and an 11% sales rebound shows itâs finally working. Intel splurged $2B on a chip company because the last time it tried to build its ow...
17 Des 201916min

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






















