🇺🇸 “America’s Underrated Icons” — NASA, Joy Ice Cream Cones, & The Post Office
For the 4th of July, we whipped up 3 of our most American stories yet… 3 underappreciated institutions that are differentiators for our economy: NASA, Ice Cream Cones, and the Post Office. Plus, Nick & Jack’s Ode to America.Enjoy these 3 patriotic pop-biz stories from the past year while BBQ’ing something fantastic:NASA’s first-ever streaming service (from August 2023)Joy Ice Cream Cones’ monopoly on cones (from August 2023)The Post Office’s booming business model (from November 2023)Jack’s on Lake Champlain, Nick’s on Nantucket, so celebrate the wins this 4th. Happy 248th, America.Subscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us on YouTube Submit Facts & Shoutouts Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn (Nick) & LinkedIn (Jack)About Us: From the creators of Robinhood Snacks Daily, The Best One Yet (TBOY) is the daily pop-biz news show making today’s top stories your business. 20 minutes on the 3 business, economics, and finance stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.00:00 - intro01:42 - Lucky USA04:45 - NASA09:58 - Ice Cream Cones14:54 - Post Office21:16 - Takeaways21:58 - Best Fact Yet24:02 - TakeawaysSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
4 Jul 202425min
🌽 “America’s Most Played Sport” — Cornhole’s circus strategy. M&M’s pet-plomocy. Tesla’s 2nd shrinkage.
Cornhole is the most popular sport in America… thanks to a business model from the circus.With Tesla shrinking for all of 2024 so far, are EVs a fad?... We looked a the data to find out. M&M’s-owner Mars now sells more pet food than candy… because it invented “pet-approved.”Plus, this July 4th is also the 100th birthday of the Caesar Salad… we’ll tell you the real story.$HSY $NFLX $TSLASubscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us on YouTube Submit Facts & Shoutouts Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn (Nick) & LinkedIn (Jack)About Us: From the creators of Robinhood Snacks Daily, The Best One Yet (TBOY) is the daily pop-biz news show making today’s top stories your business. 20 minutes on the 3 business, economics, and finance stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.00:00 - intro01:21 - Caesar salad04:05 - Cornhole’s circus strategy09:12 - Tesla’s 2nd shrinkage.13:35 - M&M’s pet-plomocy18:33 - Takeaways19:18 - OTHER NEWS21:00 - Best Fact Yet22:34 - Shout outsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
3 Jul 202423min
📸 “Hottest Camera in Town” — Fujifilm’s camera revival. Nike’s pain is Adidas’ gain. The end of regulation.
Fujifilm’s old school cameras are surging for the first time since iPhone… because friction creates value.The Supreme Court just slashed economic regulation by reversing “Chevron”… it’s a new era of laissez faire.And Nike’s stock had its worst day Friday in over 20 years… but Nike’s pain is Adidas’ gain.Plus, we just calculating the number of *Women* in Finance, blue eyes, trust fund, 6’5”... and we’ll tell you how many there actually are.$NKE $ADDYY $CVXSubscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us on YouTube Submit Facts & Shoutouts Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn (Nick) & LinkedIn (Jack)About Us: From the creators of Robinhood Snacks Daily, The Best One Yet (TBOY) is the daily pop-biz news show making today’s top stories your business. 20 minutes on the 3 business, economics, and finance stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.00:00 - intro01:23 - Finance Girls03:47 - Fujifilm’s camera revival08:52 - The END of regulation.13:43 - Nike’s pain is Adidas’ gain18:42 - Takeaways19:32 - OTHER NEWS21:13 - Best Fact Yet22:41 - Shout outsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2 Jul 202423min
📺 “$4.7B for NFL fans” — NFL Ticket’s lawsuit loss. Grindr’s AI wingman. The Return of the Billboard.
The NFL just lost an antitrust lawsuit over how you watch the NFL… so fans are getting paid.Every dating app stock is down except for Grindr… because Grindr’s got an AI wingman.And Billboards are back, baby… we’ll tell you how in an age of digital ads, Billboards are big.Plus, if you’re looking for a man in finance, blue eyes, trust fund, 6’5”, we’ve found them… And there are only 215 of them in the entire country.$GRND $MTCH $BMBLSubscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us on YouTube Submit Facts & Shoutouts Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn (Nick) & LinkedIn (Jack)About Us: From the creators of Robinhood Snacks Daily, The Best One Yet (TBOY) is the daily pop-biz news show making today’s top stories your business. 20 minutes on the 3 business, economics, and finance stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.00:00 - intro01:18 - Song of the Summer04:02 - Grindr’s AI wingman08:25 - NFL Ticket’s lawsuit loss12:59 - The Return of the Billboard18:23 - Takeaways19:01 - OTHER NEWS20:33 - Best Fact Yet22:21 - Shout outsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
1 Jul 202423min
🥉“The 1st AI-lympics” — AI Michaels’ Olympics clone. H&M’s makeover store. Walgreens’ political debate.
This will be the 1st ever AI Olympics… because sports announcer Al Michaels will be an AI bot.Zara & H&M are losing to Shein, so they’ve got a new turnaround plan… Sexy superstores.And Walgreens’ stock has plummeted 90%... and it’s connected to last night’s Presidential Debate.Plus, Summer Fridays are disappearing… The seasonal tradition has fallen 80% since 2019, so we need to Save Summer Fridays. Sign our petition here, on Instagram$HNNMY $WBA $AMZNSubscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us on YouTube Submit Facts & Shoutouts Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn (Nick) & LinkedIn (Jack)About Us: From the creators of Robinhood Snacks Daily, The Best One Yet (TBOY) is the daily pop-biz news show making today’s top stories your business. 20 minutes on the 3 business, economics, and finance stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.00:00 - intro1:08 - Summer Fridays Petition04:04 - The 1st AI-lympics 09:55 - Walgreens’ political debate. 14:04 - H&M’s makeover store. 18:21 - Takeaways19:00 - OTHER NEWS 20:22 - Best Fact Yet21:57 - Shout outsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
28 Jun 202424min
🤑 “Big Deal Energy” — $5 Hot-Deal-Summer. Delta’s spa strategy. Rivian’s VW sugar mama.
McDonald’s, Starbucks, & Wendy’s all just launched $5 Deals… because it’s Hot Deal Summer #BigDealEnergyDelta just opened its 1st luxury massage lounge at JFK… because Delta is the new DINK airline.And Rivian just got a $5B check from Volkswagen… because VW badly needs an IT guy.Plus, the 2 biggest companies in the world are both run by openly gay men… Pride has come a long way in business.$RIVN $VWAGY $MCD $WEN $SBUXSubscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us on YouTubeSubmit Facts & Shoutouts Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn (Nick) & LinkedIn (Jack)About Us: From the creators of Robinhood Snacks Daily, The Best One Yet (TBOY) is the daily pop-biz news show making today’s top stories your business. 20 minutes on the 3 business, economics, and finance stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.00:00 - intro4:12 - Rivian's NEW Sugar Mama9:40 - Delta Spa Strat14:50 - Hot Deal Summer18:39 - Takeaways19:29 - Other News!20:50 - Best Fact Yet22:19 - ShoutoutsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
27 Jun 202423min
👙 “Pool Boy, Inc.” — Pool Corp’s swimming stock. Netflix’s “Keeper Test.” Walmart’s digital price tags.
PoolCorp has become the largest pool company in America… by borrowing Apple’s key financial strategy.Netflix updated its legendary 15-year-old Culture Doc… but the highlight is “The Keeper Test.”The hot new trend at grocery stores is digital price tags instead of stickers… we’ve got a consumer warning from aisle 6.Plus, one golf course is using llamas as caddies… yep, llamas are now taking caddy jobs.FYI, as promised here’s Netflix’s original PowerPoint deck on company culture created by its co-founder Reed Hastings back in 2009: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/culture-1798664/1798664$POOL $NFLX $WMT $AAPL $MSFTSubscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us on YouTubeSubmit Facts & Shoutouts Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn (Nick) & LinkedIn (Jack)About Us: From the creators of Robinhood Snacks Daily, The Best One Yet (TBOY) is the daily pop-biz news show making today’s top stories your business. 20 minutes on the 3 business, economics, and finance stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.00:00 - intro03:24 - Pool Boy Inc.07:40 - NFLX Keeper Test12:29 - Digital Price Tags16:54 - Takeaways17:36 - Other News19:13 - Best Fact Yet20:44 - shoutoutsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
26 Jun 202421min
🍻 “0.0% Takeover” — Athletic buys Ballast Point facility. Car Dealerships’ ransom-hack. American Tourists save the PIGS.
Ballast Point's San Diego brewery was just purchased… by the biggest Non-Alc Beer: Athletic.Europe’s economy is being powered by American tourists… It’s the revenge of the “P.I.G.S.”One ransom attack has made it impossible to buy or fix a car… so we’re calling Liam Neeson.Plus, the world’s ugliest dog… can be seen here: https://shorturl.at/qZE7S$STZ $SPY ATDRYSubscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us on YouTubeSubmit Facts & Shoutouts Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn (Nick) & LinkedIn (Jack)About Us: From the creators of Robinhood Snacks Daily, The Best One Yet (TBOY) is the daily pop-biz news show making today’s top stories your business. 20 minutes on the 3 business, economics, and finance stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.00:00 - intro01:39 - World's Ugliest Dog04:34 - Athletic Brewing08:28 - Car Dealership Ransom13:21 - American Tourism Saves Europe17:45 - Takeaways18:32 - In Other News19:58 - Best Fact Yet21:31 - ShoutoutsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
25 Jun 202422min
