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
Facebookâs new cryptocurrency, Lululemonâs new #sweatlife selfcare shampoo, and Best Buyâs new FitnessTech strategy
Facebook unveiled details of its new cryptocurrency, Libra (aka âZuckBucksâ), so we jump into the key details you need to know. Lululemonâs going hard into its #sweatlife lifestyle push by launching i...
19 Jun 201914min
Blue Apronâs reverse split, Dominoâs self-driving minivan delivery, and Buzzfeed/VW union drama
Tech-focused Dominoâs is unleashing a self-driving delivery minivan later this year. Meal kit pioneer Blue Apronâs shares jumped from 55-cents to over $8 because of a reverse stock split (weâll break ...
18 Jun 201915min
Airbnb launches (crazy) âAdventures,â Chewy.comâs 60% IPO surge, and Verizonâs new ânever forgetâ dongle strategy
Chewy.comâs IPO is based on the concept of âpet humanization,â but itâs showing how to beat Amazon. Airbnbâs insane new âAdventuresâ feature lets you book wild trips you probably didnât realize were p...
17 Jun 201913min
Quibiâs the #1 disruptor in video, Fiverr surges 90% on IPO day, and HSBCâs Saudi Arabia risk/reward
Startup Quibi is launching as a fully mobile streaming app with $1B in funding, and we just got more details on what itâs working on (hint: the return of âPunkâdâ). Gig economy website Fiverr surged 9...
14 Jun 201914min
