
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 ...
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 bui...
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 intro...
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/knocko...
20 Nov 201914min

Kylie Jennerâs makeup exit, Fordâs Mustang e-SUV, and FedExâs tax-cut-apalooza
Coty cosmetics realized it was probably easier to just acquire 51% of Kylie Jennerâs beauty brand than compete (so it did). Ford unveiled its Mustang-looking electric SUV thatâs not just a compliance ...
19 Nov 201916min

Warren Buffett bets on Restoration Hardware, Pinterest is too nice, and Peloton follows Teslaâs playbook
Fancy home goods chain Restoration Hardware jumped 8% after an investment by Warren Buffettâs Berkshire Hathaway⊠and itâs totally not Warrenâs style investment. Pinterest is such a nice social media ...
18 Nov 201915min

Canadaâs shocking cannabis oversupply, Teslaâs 1st-mover e-advantage, and 1Passwordâs one password rules them all
Canopy Growth is the most valuable cannabis company, but the price of cannabis it sold last quarter dropped by 27% because Canadaâs got an oversupply problem. Daimler and Ford just announced big inves...
15 Nov 201915min

Googleâs checking account, Nikeâs breakup with Amazon, and Convoy is our âUnicorn of the Dayâ
Google plans to launch a checking account, another sign that Big Tech wants to understand your daily spending. Nike decided it no longer wants to sell on Amazon, probably thanks to its new CEO (who is...
14 Nov 201915min






















