🏦 “Mergers & Athletes” — Goldman’s sports agency. Burberry’s british pivot. Sonder’s hotel drama. +RIP Penny

The Michelin Guide is expanding from restaurants to hotels — This tire company (Michilin) getting into travel guides is one of the great stories of marketing history. To make AI happen, Meta launched 26 celebrity-based chatbots who look and interact like real people — Zuck paid the celebs millions, proving that AI fortunes favor the huge.And ExxonMobil is reportedly planning its biggest acquisition since… Exxon acquired Mobil — The $60B deal would make ExxonMobil the 4th biggest oil-producing (country) on Earth. $MGDDY $XOM $METASubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

9 Okt 202322min

The #1 trending water bottle right now? It’s not Swell, Nalgene, or Klean Kanteen. It’s Stanley — Stanley sales are up 275% because of one “minnovation”.Ozempic is already being used by a shocking number of people — It’s not just a weight loss drug. It’s changing the entire economy.And you can now buy stock in Shrek (literally the music from the movie Shrek) — It’s financial memorabilia for which we’re happy to pay an emotional premium.$NVO $HPGSFPlay our weekly news quiz: go.tboypod.comSubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

6 Okt 202322min

FIFA just announced the 2030 World Cup hosts… sorry 6 different countries as co-hosts — Because sports has a Dictator Problem.Airbnb is facing more challenges right now than it ever has – So Airbnb’s going on a Pre-Apology Tour.And Tom Hanks just went on Instagram to warn you: The Tom Hanks video you’re seeing isn’t really him — Artificial Intelligence had its Tom Hanks moment.$ABNB $METASubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

5 Okt 202320min

Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial just kicked off with some wild details ($55M for Tom Brady to work 20 hours?) — But we noticed some similarities between geniuses and frauds.You can now watch the entire “Mean Girls” movie… via 23 TikTok posts — It’s a prime example of how we prefer snacking on content.And everyone rips on Millennials for being financially behind previous generations — But Millennials are ahead on retirement savings, thanks to the “auto-401k”.$PARA $BTC $ETHSubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Okt 202320min

Toys ‘R’ Us is back with an ambitious expansion plan that they call “land, air, and sea” — Because location isn’t just a physical place, it’s also a mindset.The Nobel Prize was awarded to 2 scientists who invented the mRNA platform — But the surprise winner of the COVID vaccine is UPenn.And the Sphere in Las Vegas just hosted its 1st concert, so the stock popped 15% — This 8th wonder of the world highlights a new phenomenon: “Second-Screening.”$SPHR $AMC $MRNA $PFESubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

3 Okt 202319min

Blue Apron was sold to Wonder for $100M — The problem? That’s 95% lower than the mealkit compay’s peak valuation. We found out why.The S&P 500 fell by 5% in September — We found the quintuple whammy of economic worries that explain it.And luxury car brands are moving from car sales to condo sales — Because the cure for a commodity is a brand.$APRN $SPY $DRPRY $VWAPY $AMLSubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2 Okt 202320min

Ask Nick & Jack (almost) anything with this form. The newest and fastest-selling product at Costco? 1 oz gold bars — Because gold is the financial emergency survival kit for money.Microsoft is hiring for a surprising new role — Microsoft needs someone to build its own nuclear power plant. And Levi’s outgoing CEO has one major regret: He wishes he’d fired *more* people — Because you should “fire fast and hire slow.”$GOLD $COST $LEVI $MSFT Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

29 Sep 202320min

Tomorrow is the last day you can order a DVD from Netflix — For 10 years Netflix was just DVDs, then it made a brilliant pivot… by putting the DVD people in another building.Detroit is known for making cars, but now for politics too — Because in 2024, EVs are on the ballot.And ChatGPT is talking to the designer of the iPhone to make a physical thing — Pretty soon, you may be chatting to a “chatpod”.$NFLX $AAPL $TSLA $GM $FSubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

28 Sep 202320min