Microsoftâs new âPhonebookâ, Chipotleâs anti-breakfast carne asada strategy, and the World Trade Organizationâs major decision
Donât call it a phone â Microsoft just cooked up a 2-part foldable phone that creates a whole new product category (its mojo is back). The World Trade Organization (WTO) just decided on a 15-year trad...
3 Okt 201916min
Charles Schwab cuts commissions to $0, GoProâs new moat problem, and Masco recession-proofs itself
GoPro unveiled a couple pre-holiday cameras, but the move reveals how much itâs lost its moat. Charles Schwab announced itâs cutting stock trading commissions from $4.95/trade to zero, so weâre jumpin...
2 Okt 201914min
Waymoâs valuation plummets, RV-giant Thor Industries jumps 16% on global camping, and Budweiserâs Asia IPO
Bud had a hefty bar tab, so it just spun-off its Asia beer business â and the IPO proved unsexy business models may be sexy again. Googleâs self-driving car division just had its valuation slashed bec...
1 Okt 201915min
AT&T may cut NFL Sunday Ticket, Endeavor cancels its IPO, and Rent The Runwayâs worst week ever
Talent agency Endeavor was supposed to IPO last Friday, but it called off everything Thursday night. Rent The Runway is not taking new customers to its clothing rental until Oct 15th because of a mist...
30 Sep 201915min
Interview with Pelotonâs Co-Founder
Straight from the fitness tech pioneerâs IPO, we sit down with Peloton co-founder and COO Tom Cortese to talk about how they pitched investors, what drives customer loyalty, and if the stock ticker sy...
27 Sep 201918min
Facebook Oculus creates a virtual world, Amazon launches tons of new products, and eBayâs CEO is out
Facebookâs virtual reality arm, Oculus, just cooked up âHorizonsâ â a virtual world at a whole new level. Amazon released a huge number of Alexa-packed products, including a finger ring, copy-cat AirP...
26 Sep 201917min
WeWorkâs CEO is out, Nike goes for dude-leisure-wear, Nio (the Tesla of China) cancels its earnings call
After a crazy week, WeWorkâs co-founder and CEO stepped down. Nikeâs earnings reveal its next opportunity is really with guys wearing athleisure. And Nio, the Tesla of China, plummeted 22% after anoth...
25 Sep 201914min
Bloomingdaleâs launches rental clothes, Fitbit is on the market for sale, and Thomas Cook just shut down mid-flight
Literally while some people were in the air, British travel agency Thomas Cook shut down, so we look at the millions affected by a big corporate bankruptcy. Fitbitâs fought hard to survive since Appl...
24 Sep 201917min
