
Shopify is âThe Forceâ â Jack Dorsey is MIA in Africa â McDonaldâs enters the Crispy Chicken Sandwich Wars
Cyber Monday set a record as the biggest online shopping day in US history â but the real winner this year is Shopify. Jack Dorsey is busy being the CEO of both Twitter and Square, but now he wants to live in Africa for 6 months. And McDonaldâs is looking to enter the Chicken Sandwich Wars, but its biggest challenge comes from the inside: Franchisees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
3 Dec 201919min

Rename Black Friday â SoulCycle vs. Peloton â Dollar Treeâs 19% stock plummet
Black Friday in-store shopping actually fell from last year â but purchases made on smartphones and with in-store pickup dominated, so weâre renaming it: âMobile Cyber Pickup Week.â SoulCycle just lost its CEO while Peloton stock had its best week ever, so weâre getting on both bikes. And Dollar Treeâs stock dropped 19% last week, so weâre looking at how tariffs are about to change everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2 Dec 201918min

*Live* at Spotify - Part II: Why Spotify is doing podcasts â Our interview with Max Cutler, Founder & MD of podcasts at Spotify
The 2nd half of our Snacks recording live from Spotify. We sit down with Max Cutler, the Founder & MD of Parcast Studios at Spotify â his startup was acquired by Spotify earlier this year. Weâre asking about how he first pitched his company, whether podcasts will follow the Netflix strategy, and what his favorite pod is. Ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
27 Nov 201917min

EBay sells off StubHub for $4B â Uber gets cancelled from London â Charles Schwabâs Lannister-style acquisition of TD Ameritrade
Ebay snagged StubHub for itself in 2007 for $300M, but it just sold the ticket company for a cool $4B. Uber has officially been rejected from London because policy risk is a real thing. And Charles Schwab treated itself to an early gift by buying up rival TD Ameritrade for $26B â and the strategy was straight out of Game of Thrones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
26 Nov 201918min

Amazon knocks off Allbirds â Targetâs shipping nirvana â PayPal buys $4B of Honey
Allbirdsâ CEO noticed that Amazonâs been knocking off its go-to shoes â Amazon calls them âequivalents,â we call them âknock-offsâ. Target is enjoying shipping nirvana and shares are up 91% this year because itâs pulled off same-day shipping magic. And PayPal splurged $4B for deal-snagging pioneer Honey, but Wall Street ironically thinks it overpaid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
25 Nov 201917min

*Live* at Spotify - Part I: How we build this (every day)
Spotify invited us to their NYC offices to record a live podcast â itâs a podcast about podcasts for our podcast listening Snackers. We introduce to the Snackers how we got into podcasting, how we built this podcast (every day), and the 5 ingredients for a podcast that people will actually listen to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
22 Nov 201920min

Victoriaâs Secret needs a new CEO, Chobani launches Oat (milk), and TJ Maxx vs. Urban Outfitters
Victoriaâs Secret still has its 83 year old CEO despite (another) rough quarter â So we whipped up a gameplan for them to get less out of touch with millennials. Greek yogurt legend Chobani just introduced its first non-dairy option: Oat milk. Weâre wondering if plant-based milk is a trend or a fad. And TJ Maxx and Urban Outfitters both reported earnings, but discount prices is helping one and hurting the other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
21 Nov 201917min

Warby Parker launches its 2nd product, Microsoft vs. Slack (Microsoft is winning), and Home Depotâs DIY website problems
Warby Parker is the OG disrupter, cutting out the middle man of retail â now itâs launching its 2nd everproduct line: âScoutâ contacts. Microsoft was threatened by Slack, so it launched a rival/knockoff messaging service called Teams â we just learned itâs got 20M users. And Home Depot usually just rides a strong housing market to strong profits, but it botched one part of the business that relies on Home Depot alone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
20 Nov 201914min