🏋️ “A slimdown in a syringe” — Weight Watchers’ Ozempic win. Rihanna’s perfume power. Tax Day’s big battle.
The latest fad diet isn’t a diet, it’s a shot — Ozempic is being called a miracle weight loss drug, and it’s disrupting Weight Watchers. LVMH is proud of their pricey perfume, and they are selling mor...
14 Apr 202322min
🦈 “The infant anthem” — Baby Shark’s podcast strategy. Twitter’s X Company. Restaurant-flation.
Baby Shark is the most-watched YouTube video of all time, but now it’s charging money for podcasts — because there’s big $$$ in digital babysitting. Twitter (the company) is no more… It’s now owned by...
13 Apr 202319min
⚽ “Ryan Reynolds FC” – Wrexham’s soccer contentification. Tesla’s MegaBatteries. National Parks’ small fees.
Actor Ryan Reynolds acquired a Welsh soccer club that’s now winning — The story’s worthy of a documentary (oh wait, there already is one). Tesla’s craziest product yet isn’t cars, cybertrucks, or robo...
12 Apr 202320min
🍄 “The Irish plumber from Brooklyn” — Super Mario’s movie record. Tupperware’s expiration date. Millennials’ home-buying milestone.
Nintendo stock is up 6% since “Super Mario Bros” premiered in theaters, because marginal creativity is the most profitable kind. We just hit a major Millennial Milestone: More Millennials own homes th...
11 Apr 202320min
🧢 “Merch Monday” — Aesop’s profit shampoo. Levi’s denim drama. The Pope’s fancy AI.
L’Oreal acquired Aesop, the Australian soap and shampoo company, for $2.5B because they sell the most profitable physical thing we’ve ever seen. Levi’s stock dropped 15% in one day last week because w...
10 Apr 202319min
🌯 “Burrito Brawl” — Chipotle sues Sweetgreen. Twitter’s algorithm opening. The Anytime-Anywhere Economy.
Chipotle just sued Sweetgreen for burrito bowl IP infringement, but we think Sweetgreen could turn lawsuits into lemonade. For the first time, a major social media algorithm has been released and open...
6 Apr 202321min
🎹 “Beethoven on shuffle” — Apple’s classical music app. Women’s college basketball record. Jamie Dimon’s legendary letter.
Apple’s newest product is shockingly basic: A music streaming app just for classical music… but it could turn customers into fans. The real winner of March Madness was the NCAA women — They smashed vi...
5 Apr 202321min
🤼 “Real Fighting + Fake Fighting” — WWE’s Pay-Per-View. Lemon8’s sneaky app. GM’s CarPlay ban.
World Wrestling Entertainment was just acquired for $9B (fake fight), but now it’s merging with Ultimate Fight Championships (real fighting) into a knockout stock (literally). The fastest-growing app ...
4 Apr 202320min
