
Exclusive đŠ âEducation Super Appâ â Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY
How do you get someone to learn everyday? Make it addictive⊠in a good way. Luis von Ahn has mastered engagement with Duolingo, transforming it into the largest education app on earth with over 40M daily users. And in our exclusive interview, Duolingo CEO announces the next product: Chess.In this episode, youâll hearâŠWhy the CEO (proudly) calls Duolingo âaddictiveâWhy he will never open an office in Silicon ValleyThe psychology behind push notifications, streaks, and the unhinged owlDuolingoâs viral super bowl commercial (aka âThe Growing Buttâ)Using fire to fire fight in the fight against social media âIf itâs not fun, it wonât workâWhy âscreen-timeâ isnât a problem â itâs inevitableWhy artists will beat nerds in the age of AIHow millionaires on Duolingo subsidize migrantsWhy Duolingo employees didnât want to make money (at first)Watch the extended version on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod â-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
22 Apr 52min

đ§Ÿ âwtf is that?â â Say Hello to Tariff Fees. Costcoâs 1st beer dupe. Return of the Mascots.
Youâre about to see âTariff Feeâ on your receipts⊠But the phrasing is about to get political.Companies are embracing mascots again ⊠Jake From State Farm just beat the Kardashians. Costcoâs one weakness? Itâs never successfully sold a Kirkland beer⊠until now.Plus, weâve got Duolingoâs CEO on tomorrowâs pod⊠and heâs announcing something big.$COST $MCD $DUO $SPYWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of⊠the Super Soaker đ«Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.âThe Best Idea Yetâ: The untold origin stories of the products youâre obsessed with â From the McDonaldâs Happy Meal to Birkenstockâs sandal to Nintendoâs Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.â-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
21 Apr 22min

đŁ Peeps: A Backroom Marshmallow Mystery
Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/Roscoe Rodda was in the fight of his life. His candy factory was right down the road from Milton Hersheyâsâyes, THAT Hersheyâsâand he needed to set himself apart. So Roscoe embraced a single holiday to get the competitive confectionery edge: Easter. Chocolate eggs, jellybeans⊠and a secret treat painstakingly sculpted behind closed doors: a marshmallow chick with inquisitive waxy black eyes. These chicks circulated in obscurity until a Navy engineer-turned- candymaker molded them into a squishy, sugary phenomenon. (Today, 1.5 billion Peeps are eaten worldwide, just during Easter alone.) Find out how Peeps went from secretive snack to Easter GOATâand why some people love âem, some hate âem, but everyone loves exploding them in the microwave. Hereâs why Peeps are the best idea yet.Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet for the untold origin stories of the products youâre obsessed with â and the bold risk takers who made them go viral.Episodes drop every Tuesday, listen here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/â-----------------------------------------------------GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
18 Apr 41min

đȘ âNepo-preneursâ â Family biz boom. Twinkiesâ 4/20 munchies trade. Chinaâs rare earth embargo.
Twinkie is embracing 4/20 with Munchies Mobiles... because the US economy is now PG-13.China just stopped selling us Rare Earth Metals⊠We call it the Acupuncture Needle Strategy.Say hello to âNepo-preneursâ⊠Because kids joining family businesses just surged 13%.Plus, the top way to reduce stress at work? Playing Tetris⊠$SJM $LMT $SPYWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of⊠the Super Soaker đ«Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.âThe Best Idea Yetâ: The untold origin stories of the products youâre obsessed with â From the McDonaldâs Happy Meal to Birkenstockâs sandal to Nintendoâs Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.â-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
17 Apr 22min

đ âHedge Fund Universityâ â Harvardâs $2B battle. Coachellaâs Pay-Now-Party-Later. Netflixâs Dr. Evil plan.
Harvard is taking on the Trump admin for $2B⊠so we looked at the Economics of Endowments.60% of Coachella ticket sales were payment plans⊠itâs not buy-now-pay-later, itâs pay-now-party-later.Netflix thinks itâs recession-proof⊠So its new internal goal? Hit $1 trillion Dollars.Plus, whatâs the most forgetful day of the year?... Uberâs Lost & Found data just told us$NFLX $SPOT $UBERWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.âThe Best Idea Yetâ: The untold origin stories of the products youâre obsessed with â From the McDonaldâs Happy Meal to Birkenstockâs sandal to Nintendoâs Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.â-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
16 Apr 22min

đ€ âChinaâs Factory Revoltâ â Trade war moves to TikTok. Moleskineâs Gen Z board. Zuck's FTC lawsuit.
Chinese factories are retaliating in the trade war⊠with TikTok videos exposing $5 Lulu pants.Moleskineâs journals are thriving despite the digital age⊠because they created a Gen Z Board.Will Instagram get split from Meta?... Zuckerberg testifies this week in FTC vs. Meta.Plus, the untold origin story of⊠The Super Soaker.$LULU $META $SPYWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of⊠Super Soaker đ«Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.âThe Best Idea Yetâ: The untold origin stories of the products youâre obsessed with â From the McDonaldâs Happy Meal to Birkenstockâs sandal to Nintendoâs Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.â-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
15 Apr 21min

đ âLouis VuiTexasâ â LVMHâs Made in America fail. Dubai Chocolateâs virality. iExports > iPhones.
Louis Vuitton opened its 1st Texas factory 6 years ago⊠but weâll explain why itâs failing (#FooeyVuitton).Dubai Chocolate went viral 17 months ago⊠It shows why every biz needs a âTrend Team.âTrumpâs trade war focus is the âtrade deficitâ... But Americaâs economy is Brains & Brands.Plus, tomorrow is tax day⊠But if you havenât done yours yet, Pokemon can help.$LVMUY $SHAK $SPY Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.âThe Best Idea Yetâ: The untold origin stories of the products youâre obsessed with â From the McDonaldâs Happy Meal to Birkenstockâs sandal to Nintendoâs Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.â-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
14 Apr 21min

đ âColonoscopy Stock Marketâ â BTS trade war drama. Versaceâs Prada acquisition. A Colon econ lesson.
Yesterday we covered the trade war pause⊠today the behind-the-scenes Trump drama.Versace was just sold to its Italian cousin Prada at œ price⊠because time kills all deals.Nick just got his 1st colonoscopy⊠so Jack found our fave economics lesson in the exam.Plus, Google is now paying AI engineers to do nothing⊠no joke. $CPRI $PRDSY $SPYWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of⊠Peeps đŁSubscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.âThe Best Idea Yetâ: The untold origin stories of the products youâre obsessed with â From the McDonaldâs Happy Meal to Birkenstockâs sandal to Nintendoâs Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.â-----------------------------------------------------Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts FOR MORE NICK & JACK: Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/ Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/ SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Subscribe to our new (2nd) show⊠The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly. Itâs The Best Idea Yet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
11 Apr 22min