White Claw murdered beer, Knewz wants to replace Apple News, and the Trade Warâs bloodiest day
Stocks plummeted at the end of last week on the biggest escalation in the US/China trade war yet (it got personal). White Claw by the Mark Anthony group is the spiked seltzer whose sales have quadrupl...
26 Aug 201915min
Dickâs Sporting Goodsâ big gun test, Wheels Up is a country club for private jets, and Germanyâs negative interest rate opposite day
Dickâs pulled a classic tool out of its belt: A/B Testing. Our âUnicorn of the Dayâ is Wheels Up, which claims itâll be the Airbnb of private jets (and Tom Brady and Serena Williams are members). And ...
23 Aug 201916min
WeWorkâs IPO is really MeWork, JPM shuts down its cash app, and Waymo opens up its self-driving brain
We dove into WeWorkâs IPO paperwork (its S-1) Snacks style. JPMorgan is shutting down a payment app, but itâs a major lesson on how to quit something smartly. And Waymo (owned by Google) is sharing it...
22 Aug 201913min
Appleâs Goldman Sachs card goes live for all, Targetâs âGramamble new food brand, and Teslaâs âJerry Maguireâ moment
Appleâs card with Goldman Sachs was just released for all Americans, so we jump in Snacks style. Target announces its biggest ever food brand, focused on organic food. And Teslaâs solar panel unit ann...
21 Aug 201915min
SmileDirectClubâs IPO, EstĂ©e Lauderâs airport makeup passion, and 181 CEOs renew their vows.
Makeup legend EstĂ©e Lauder jumped 13% after its earnings report, but we were most interested in its âtravel retail channelâ surprise. SmileDirectClub wants to IPO, so we jumped into its filing documen...
20 Aug 201916min
Facebookâs new news relationship, sperm startups raise millions, and Rokuâs 21% jump makes it streaming king
Our last Snacks episode until Tuesday 8/20 (we're off for a week for Jack's wedding). Facebookâs had a rocky relationship with the news industry, but itâs trying a major new partnership to fix what it...
9 Aug 201918min
Lyftâs 5-star earnings, Sam Adams is not a beer company, and opioid stocks get a penalty price tag
Lyft jumped after its huge loss wasnât as bad as expected â but we found two other stories with a bigger takeaway about the tech industry. Boston Beer Company is famous for its Sam Adams label, but a ...
8 Aug 201915min
Shake Shackâs 18% surge, Disneyâs record year, and IAC â the VC-like public company (indirectly) powering Tinder
FYI, take the Snacks survey so we can get to know our Snackers better (fun fact: you could win a $100 Amazon gift card): www.listenerq.com/snacks âShake Shack popped 18% not just because of a new stra...
7 Aug 201913min
