
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

Google co-founders retire â Zume robot pizza aims for $4B valuation â Rokuâs ratings drama
Googleâs legendary co-founders are stepping down effective immediately, but itâs probably because Googleâs had its most controversial year in ever. Our âUnicorn of the Dayâ is Zume whose robot pizza i...
4 Des 201917min






















