âThe anti-prenupâ â Headspace gets in Snapchat. Fisker pulls an Apple. Google Maps gets Uber money.
To take on its meditation rival, Headspace is partnering with Snapchat in the rare, elusive no-money deal. Electric car startup Fisker just went public, but itâs deciding to act more like Apple than every other car company (including Tesla). And Uber canât do it all by itself, so its paying tens of millions of dollars to be dependent on Google Maps: Itâs one the Silent Servers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
21 Jul 202018min
âWeWork from the Deadâ â WeWorkâs profitability (?). Dominoâs fortressing strategy. JetBlue & American Airlines colludiness.
Donât even think about thinking WeWork is gone â the coworking pioneer claims itâll be thrivingly âprofitableâ by this time next year. JetBlue and American Airlines have developed a special corona-relationship that basically feels like collusion. And Dominoâs revealed its new chicken wings, cauliflower ambitions, and âfortressingâ strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
20 Jul 202018min
â@McConaughey... didnât get hackedâ â Twitterâs TBOY hack. Hasbroâs Scrabble app. UnitedHealthâs record (double) profit.
Twitter suffered its biggest hack ever, which could forever change its role as the direct-to-consumer communication platform. Hasbroâs new Scrabble app is causing aggressive drama among Scrabble purists, but the toymaker has learned its lesson from the â90s about cannibalization. And UnitedHealth just enjoyed a record $6.6B profit because you paid for health insurance but didnât use it last quarter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
17 Jul 202017min
âRZF = Resting Zoom Faceâ â Zoom launches hardware. Lemonade adds pet insurance. Goldmanâs quiet before the storm.
Welcome to Big Bank earnings season, which kicked off with big words from JP Morganâs Jamie Dimon and is ending with a Goldman Sachs stock surge. Lemonade just launched its 2nd product: Pet insurance. And behold, Zoom from Home your deskâs 2nd monitor that is the closest thing to being in the office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
16 Jul 202018min
âFordâs midwestern modesty... problemâ â New York Times pivots. Oatly hits $2B. Ford resurrects Bronco.
After 24 years, Ford just brought back the Bronco â but Midwestern modesty canât win in a Tesla hype world. The New York Times is replacing lost ad revenue with a new plan: Repackage its reporting into great TV and podcasts. And oat milk pioneer Oatly hits a $2B valuation thanks to a fundraise with big-time investors who fully mainstream-ify it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
15 Jul 202017min
âPepsiCo should rename to SnacksCoâ â Netflixâs earnings preview. Pepsiâs immuni-foods focus. Techâs billions go to India.
Earnings season kicks off and itâs (shocker) supposed to be brutal â so weâre looking at the one potential bright spot: Netflix. Pepsiâs soda sales fell, snacks sales surged, and itâs already focusing on a new trend: Cleansing your insides. And with all the drama between the US and China, the big winner is India â which just snagged a $10B check from Google. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
14 Jul 202017min
âThe SoulCycle of egg freezingâ â Kindbody snags $32M for fertility. Anti-Tesla Rivian raises $2.5B. Bidenâs $700B econ package.
$2.5B is a huge amount of money for a fund raise, but it kinda makes sense when that company is Rivian â aka the biggest threat to Tesla yet. Womenâs fertility startup Kindbody gets $32M to apply SoulCycle-nomics to egg freezing. And Joe Biden releases his $700B economic package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
13 Jul 202017min
âSkip medical school. Spend $1B insteadâ â Walgreens launches 700 doctorâs offices. Rocket Mortgageâs IPO. Krogerâs surprise meat strategy.
The lending artist formerly known as Quicken Loans has filed to IPO, calling themselves âRocket Companiesâ. Walgreens is quitting medical school and pursuing a $1B investment in 700 doctorâs offices instead. And Krogerâs figured out a surprise strategy to boost sales of its own plant-based meat brand: Stick it next to real meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
10 Jul 202018min
