👴🏻 “Prettttttty good pod” — Larry David’s comedic Curb strategy. Apple’s R2D2 home robot. Levi’s baggy jeans era.
✅ Vote for TBOY to win the “Best Business Podcast” Webby Award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessApple reportedly just found its “next big thing”: A mobile robot for the home — Apple’s next iPhone could be iR2D2.Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm ends this Sunday with the final episode (whether Susie likes it or not) — So we whipped up 3 work lessons from Larry’s laboratory of creativity.Levi’s jumped 15% after Beyonce name-checked the brand in her biggest album yet — And the new fit isn’t loose fit jeans… it’s Baggy Daddys.Plus, the NC State men’s basketball team defied 1-in-23,512 odds to get to the final four. We explain just how unlikely that with other wildly rare events. Trung Phan’s newsletter: https://trungtphan.com/subscribe/ $LEVI $IRBT $AAPLSubscribe to the best newsletter yet: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
5 Apr 202424min
🐭 “Mouse Trap” — Disney’s epic shareholder vote. Billie Eilish’s anti-AI letter. Amazon’s Just-Walk-Out shutdown.
Disney’s Shareholder Day included an epic vote to determine the future of the company — CEO Bob Iger prevailed, but the activist investor won too. Billie Eilish, Nikki Minaj, Pearl Jam, and 200 other artists wrote an open letter asking tech platforms to cease using AI to steal their work — But can the tech genie be put back in the bottle?And Amazon’s most ambitious new technology was supposed to be “Just Walk Out” — But now they’re shutting that business down, because it was more trick than magic.Plus, new work data should that Thursday is the new Friday (literally). $DIS $SPOT $AMZNSubscribe to the best newsletter yet: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
4 Apr 202422min
🛠️ “There’s power in plumbing” — Gen Z’s blue collar work. Tesla’s worst quarter yet. Google’s incognito deception.
Vote for TBOY to win the Webby Awards: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessGen Z’s newest passion isn’t TikTok, it’s plumbing and other skilled trade jobs — Gen Z is leading a blue collar job surge, because AI can’t fix a clogged toilet.Google just admitting that Chrome’s “Incognito Mode” for searching the web privately actually isn’t private at all — And we know it all thanks to a lawsuit, the truth serum of business.And Tesla just suffered its worst quarter yet, with car sales falling 9% — But we’ve got the solution for Tesla’s “Elon Problem”.$TSLA $GOOG $CATSubscribe to the best newsletter yet: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
3 Apr 202421min
🍟 “$20/hour McPayDay” — California’s bottom-up economics. Netflix’s ski resort. Sports betting’s worst week yet.
California now has the highest minimum wage law in the country at $20/hour for fast food workers — We call it “The McPayDay”, and it’s a test of the economic concept: “Bottom-Up Economics.”Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings acquired Powder Mountain, a ski resort in Utah — It will be part private club, part open to the public. Because Post-Pandemic America loves clubs.And the sports betting industry just had its worst week yet after 3 pro scandals — So we think sports betting needs to learn from the stock market… sports betting needs to learn from insider trading.Plus, 63% of restaurants are officially “too loud”. Do you think music at restaurants should be louder or quieter?: Vote Here.$NFLX $MCD $DKNGWatch us on YouTubeWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2 Apr 202422min
🌚 “Eclipse Economy” — Solar Eclipse boom towns. Japan’s diaper downturn. And Facebook’s best product? Marketplace.
Looking for your Portfolio Life Partner? Sign up for TBOY Dating here:https://tinyurl.com/tboydatingThe total solar eclipse hits the US one week from today on April 8th — So we're looking at the financial impact on the Eclipse Boomtowns, from Texas to Maine. Japan’s largest diaper brand just made a shocking move: Switching from baby diapers to adult diapers — Japan is officially the oldest country in the world, but immigration is the anti-aging cream of economics.And Facebook’s most successful feature ever? It's Facebook Marketplace — with over a billion people buying something, It's bigger than Walmart, eBay, and even Amazon. And prep for the eclipse using NASA’s info here: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/Subscribe to the best newsletter yet: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
1 Apr 202422min
🚀 “Finally launching Again” — Robinhood’s new credit card. Flamin’ Hot’s $3B flavor. Paid childcare’s ROI.
Yetis, this our last pod of the week because markets are closed for Good Friday.Robinhood stock has doubled in the past year, now it’s got a (golden) credit credit — Here’s the business model: While the rest of finance double dips, Robinhood single dips.Flamin’ Hot Cheetos are the most controversial food in America, so owner Pepsi is giving it a promotion — Pepsi’s letting its winner ride, by spinning off Flamin’ Hot into its own brand.Boston Consulting Group just calculated a top investment a company can make: Paid Childcare — Childcare isn’t a cost center, it’s a productivity puppy.And this Easter, Peeps could finally pass the Reese's Peanut Butter Egg as the most popular candy #CocoaCatastrophe$HOOD $PEP $ETSYSubscribe to the best newsletter yet: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
28 Mars 202422min
🐊 “Florida Man issues Florida Ban” — FL bans social media for kids. Krispy Kreme signs with McDonald’s. Millennials need to retire.
Florida just banned social media for kids under 14 — Social Media has become the cigarette of the 21st century.Krispy Kreme stock surged 30% on word McDonald’s will sell their donuts in all 13 thousand US locations — Krispy is borrowing the same strategy as Target.And BlackRock’s Larry Fink just raised alarms about Americans and their retirement savings — Why do we invest in retirement? It lets you skip a tax payment.Plus, we’ve got a message for our Baltimore Besties.$DNUT $MCD $METASubscribe to the best newsletter yet: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: https://tboypod.com/shoutoutsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
27 Mars 202422min
🦟 “The deadliest animal” — Anti-Mosquito startups surge. Spotify’s secret TikTok feature. BYD’s $11K ultimate electric car.
Mosquitos cause 700,000 deaths per year. They’re also just a pain. So startups are rushing to solve the bug bite problem — Because climate change is now an industry. And it’s bigger than you thinkSpotify launched a TikTok-style vertical feed to discover podcasts — Next they should expand it to music. Take back what tiktok tiktook. Music discovery.And BYD is selling a high-quality electric car in China for $11k — And that’s terrifying to US and European carmakers.$SPOT $BYDDY $TSLASubscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletterWant merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.comFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
26 Mars 202424min
