âJuulâs Darth Vader momentâ â Amazon surges 10%. The Bouqs raises $30M for wedding flowers. Altria devalues Juul e-cigarettes (again).
Juul was supposed to save the world from smoking, but it made a critical decision that its new owner, Altria, is now paying for. The Bouqs direct-to-consumer flower startup raised $30M because it want...
31 Jan 202017min
âBarstoolâs t-shirts follow a simple formulaâ â Barstool Sports becomes a half-icorn. SAPâs FOMO Marketing. Appleâs iRecord quarter.
Appleâs 4 divisions are as big as 4 other super companies. Barstool Sports hits a $450M valuation after an investment from a casino company. And SAP is the most valuable company in Germany, but no one...
30 Jan 202020min
âWhoâs gonna buy James Bond?â â Casperâs un-unicorning. MGMâs bidders. Birdâs newest acquisition.
Scooter pioneer Bird just acquired a German rival, but itâs a sign the future scooter wars are going to look a lot like todayâs delivery wars. Casperâs valuation dropped from over $1B to $744M before ...
29 Jan 202017min
âWE are a real estate company (not a tech company)â â The Wing loses its big investor. Detroit becomes GMâs electric car HQ. Coronavirus messes with stocks.
Womenâs coworking icon The Wing enjoyed a major investment from fellow coworking pioneer WeWork⊠which just sold off that stake. GMâs latest moves in Detroit have turned a shutting down factory into i...
28 Jan 202017min
âEaze is cannabisâ bubblish-momentâ â Intel stock reaches 2000 levels. The man who coined âdisruption.â Eaze pot delivery has problems.
The âSeamless of Weedâ is Eaze, but itâs having problems growing. Intelâs stock hit its highest point since the first internet boom, so weâre looking at chips on chips on chips. And Clay Christensen ...
27 Jan 202016min
âTinder supports safe sextingâ â Googleâs camouflaged ads. The Athletic hits $500M. Tinderâs new security launch.
Tinder is adding new security features for your first date â itâs consistent with a trend thatâs defining tech in 2020. Google made a minor tweak to google.com with major implications. And our âHalf-i...
24 Jan 202016min
âCell-Based Meats disrupting Plant-Based Meatsâ â Memphis Meats raises $161M. Delta shares $1.6B of profits. GM launches a true robocar.
Delta unveiled the biggest corporate bonus plan ever, so weâre looking at its Return On Investment strategy (Happy flight attendants = Happy fliers). GM unveiled a robocar that reaches Level 5 on the ...
23 Jan 202018min
âAmazon is turning your palmprint into a credit cardâ â Amazonâs new payment method. Uberâs âname your own price.â PetMed Expressâ aging dogs.
Amazon is pursuing a new feature to sell to retail stores to take on Apple Pay â Weâre talking âpay by handâ (and weâre calling it âAmazon Handâ). Uberâs whipping up a âname your own priceâ idea for d...
22 Jan 202018min
