
Appleâs iPhone 11 day, Fordâs âjunkâ credit rating, and Next Door is the anti-Facebook
Everyoneâs looking at the new iPhone 11 unveiled at Appleâs big product unveil (spoiler alert: new colors), but weâre focused on its strategic moves with Apple TV+. Fordâs bonds just hit junk status, ...
11 Sep 201916min

Uber Freightâs $200M annual allowance, Starbucksâ 1st pick-up only store, and AT&Tâs 23-page love/hate letter
Uber is already deeply unprofitable, but whipped up $200MÂ to invest annually in its fastest-growing business: Uber Freight. Starbucks will launch its 1st pick-up only store in New York this fall, but ...
10 Sep 201916min

Glossierâs growth hack, DocuSign jumps 22% on its gateway drug, and Beyond Meat falls 4% on fresh competition
Glossier just snagged a new COO from Amazon, highlighting the companyâs growth hacking success. DocuSign surged 22% as the e-signature pioneerâs anti-friction strategy pays off. And Beyond Meat drops ...
9 Sep 201915min

Match drops 5% on Facebook Dating, WeWorkâs valuation may get halved, and Slackâs â10Mâ problem
Tinder-owner Match fell 5% on word Facebookâs new dating feature goes live, like, right now â even though Match already knew the competition was coming. Slack released its first earnings report since ...
6 Sep 201916min

Aerie bralettes save American Eagle, Juulâs flavored e-cigs banned in Michigan, and Googleâs $170M fine
While American Eagles sales suffer, its Aerie lingerie brand is thriving â and itâs a perfect example of spinoff brands. Michigan became the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes, just as Juul came...
5 Sep 201914min

Facebook tests ending the âlikeâ counter, Ulta Beautyâs 30% plummet, and Brexit + Argentina problems
A âreverse engineerâ took it upon herself to investigate Facebookâs code â and she discovered the company toying with a âhide your likesâ feature. Ulta Beauty dropped 30% last week, so we looked into ...
4 Sep 201916min

Walmart gets its M.D., WeWorkâs acquires Spacious, and Dollar Tree & Dollar Generalâs Matrix-like tariff creativity
WeWork just acquired Spacious before its IPO, and the startupâs business model fascinated us. Walmart is stealthily testing out a new health center it could take nationwide. And Dollar Tree and Dollar...
3 Sep 201915min

Amazon gets in with the Yankees, Forever 21âs bankruptcy, and higher minimum wages can save companies money
The Disney merging with Fox saga is officially over now that Disney sold YES Network⊠partially to Amazon. Forever 21 is a fast-fashion founding father, but itâs reportedly going bankrupt (thereâs ano...
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