Since the writers’ strike began, you’ve been watching reruns (Suits, Seinfeld, and Wheel of Fortune) — the Hollywood Strike has been bad for TV, but great for everything else. How did Snapchat hit 5M paying subscribers? It’s because Snapchat is like a telephone — and every other social media is like a phonebook. And Deion Sanders just caused one sunglass startup to experience a $5M sales surge — Because the best PR is personal. $NFLX $SNAP Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want...
Sep 25, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1047
Elon’s musk’s most secretive startup (Neuralink) is moving to human trials — It’s connecting humans to computers to save the world from robots. The most influential media mogul of his era, Rupert Murdoch, is retiring from Fox News, News Corp, and more — It’s Succession, but in real life. And Walmart is adding vet clinics to its stores — Because Walmart’s done trying to be like Amazon. $WMT $AMZN $NWSA $TSLA Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBes...
Sep 22, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1046
No, you’re not crazy. Songs are getting shorter — Because artists aren’t writing music for fans, they’re writing for Spotify’s algorithm. The Fed thinks interest rates will stay high through the end of 2024 — Which is why renting is the clear winner right now. Dollar General is the biggest retail chain in America with more stores than Walmart and McDonald’s combined — But Dollar General also has the worst job in America. $SPOT $DG Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a...
Sep 21, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1045
Natural Cycles just got FDA approval for hands-free birth control — Simply by wearing an Apple Watch, this app tells you when you’re fertile. Disney is struuuuggling right now, so it’s splurging $60B on its most profitable business: theme parks — We call it “The Mickenomic Stimulus Plan.” And Elon just said he will require all users to pay a small monthly subscription to use X (aka Twitter) — That’d make it the first major social network behind a paywall. $AAPL $DIS $NFLX Subscribe to our newsle...
Sep 20, 2023•21 min•Ep. 1044
Instacart is the rare tech company IPO’ing with a profit — Because Instacart has pivoted from Silicon Valley to Madison Avenue. Twelve years ago, San Francisco gave every Kindergartner a college savings account — It’s not an investment, it’s a manifestement. And the UAW auto workers strike has 1 big demand: A 40% raise — So we did the math on whether a 40% raise is reasonable or not. $CART $F $GM $TSLA Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFact...
Sep 19, 2023•21 min•Ep. 1043
The unspoken trend in Millennial weddings right now? Prenups — The prenuptial agreement has gone from taboo topic to financial fun. Jets QB Aaron Rodgers is out for the season… thanks to artificial turf — So we’re looking at why NFL owners are in love with fake grass. And Salesforce has a new strategy: Boomerangs — The software company is re-hiring 3,000 people… who they already fired. $CRM $TTC $LZ Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet...
Sep 18, 2023•21 min•Ep. 1042
Take the weekly news quiz: Go.tboypod.com Subscribe to the daily newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter - MGM has been hacked so badly that the hotel keys cards don’t work — We think the solution to ransomware attacks is “The Liam Neeson Doctrine.” - The biggest IPO on Wall Street in 2 years is Arm computer chips — The stock surged 25% to a $60B valuation because its computer chips are the coolest in the world. (Literally). - And the largest chain of British pubs is launching Surge Pricing for Beer ...
Sep 15, 2023•21 min•Ep. 1041
Code in Uber’s app reveals their secret next product: Uber Chores — It’s Uber’s chance to respect thy elders. The union repping 146K autoworkers goes on strike tonight — It’s GM, Ford, and Chysler, but Tesla’s the elephant in the room. And Coca-Cola just unveiled the first ever soda formulated by Artificial Intelligence — And we found a connection between AI soda, Goldfish Crackers, and our podcast. $UBER $KO $GM $F $TSLA $STLA Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a sh...
Sep 14, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1040
Apple unveiled the new iPhone 15 — But the real story isn’t the phone, it’s the beginning of the end of dongles. Beyonce asked all her fans to wear silver to her concerts — And that surprisingly boosted one business: Etsy. And there’s a strange phenomenon in the workplace when you get promoted: You proceed to quit — We call it “The Promotion Paradox.” $ETSY $AAPL $GOOG Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow...
Sep 13, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1039
Walter Isaacson’s biography on Elon Musk arrives today, so we jumped in for you — And we found the common ingredient among geniuses like Elon, Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Steve Jobs: Curiosity. Twinkies’ parent Hostess is being acquired for $5.6B by Smuckers — Because the most important meal for Wall Street is snacks. A once every 25 years antitrust megatrial begins today against Google — But the biggest risk to Google isn’t losing the case. It’s losing its competitive mindset. $TWNK $SJM $...
Sep 12, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1038
Chobani, the yogurt co, just hired a writer… with a $300K salary — The internet thought that pay was outrageous, we’ll tell you why it’s not. Adidas earnings had a hole blown out by Kanye’s Yeezy debacle — Adidas' solution is the Samba (it’s not jus a shoe, it’s a lifestyle). And a top-performing stock this year? It’s Carvana, up 1,000% since May — Because Wall Street believes in forgiveness. $CVNA $ADDYY Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestF...
Sep 11, 2023•18 min•Ep. 1037
Apple stock just lost $210B in value in just 2 days — Because China found an iPhone replacement. Ikea just confirmed that their loopy maze-like store layout is both loved and lucrative — And there’s a psychological reason why. And SkinnyDipped just raised capital from a dozen celebs for its chocolate-covered snacks — Because they’re doing nothing innovative (and that’s exactly the point). $AAPL $TGT $GIS Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFa...
Sep 08, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1036
Diamond prices have plummeted by 40% this year — Because there’s a 30% chance your engagement ring was grown in a lab. YouTube is going through an existential crisis right now as YouTube Shorts surges — Gen Z YouTube is killing Millennial YouTube. And Polestar, the electric car co, is launching a phone — Because the smartphone is the Holy Grail of Tech, but it’s littered with failures. $GOOG $PSNYW $TSLA Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFa...
Sep 07, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1035
Taylor Swift is turning her concert into a movie and it already broke a pre-sale ticket record — But every medium requires a different methodology. Airbnb was just effectively banned in NYC — We’ll tell you why New York is enforcing its Anti-Airbnb position. And credit card companies are about to raise a secret fee charged every time you swipe — Technically the stores pay it, but in reality we all do: So we call it the “Swipe Tax.” $AMEX $MC $V $ABNB $AMC Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com...
Sep 06, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1034
Football & baseball legend Deion Sanders is turning around one college football team — And his coaching style is really a business lesson. Burger King has been sued for its (allegedly) shrinking Whopper — The big trend in Fast Food right now isn’t Pumpkin Spice, it’s False Advertising. And the stock market theme of this fall? It’s the Return of the IPO — Instacart, Arm, and more are bringing back IPO’s this autumn. $RSTRF $CART $GM $DIS Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Wan...
Sep 05, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1033
In May, we jumped on the mics for an interview on Adweek’s podcast, Young Influentials. In this 30 minute episode, you’ll jump-in TBOY-style… to The Best One Yet. - When we met in a freshman year dorm. - How we spun out TBOY from Robinhood Snacks, and how we rebranded. - How we create this podcast everyday. - Why we launched a newsletter, The Best Newsletter Yet. - But also why we plan to host this pod for another 40 years together. Yetis, we miss you and can’t wait to be back on the mics on Tue...
Aug 30, 2023•30 min•Ep. 1032
We’re dropping something vacation-themed: The Best Books Yet. Here are 3 of our favorite pop-biz books we’re bringing to the beach — they contain incredible stories with insights we’ve weaved into Takeaways before. These are our 3 Beach Biz Reads: Jack’s pick: “Creativity Inc.” — The founding of Pixar, the animation studio behind Toy Story. Creativity can be a one-off hit. But creativity at scale is what Pixar built. Nick’s pick: “Bitter Brew: The Rise & Fall of Anheuser-Busch” — The history...
Aug 23, 2023•18 min•Ep. 1031
It’s our last pod until Tuesday, September 5th as we take our annual vacation… but we whipped up 3 fantastic stories for ya: There are 17K ice cream parlors in the US, but 1 cone company dominates the market — Joy Cones proves that in some markets, boring is better. Skechers just signed England’s #1 soccer player to a lifetime deal to wear Skechers cleats — But its goal isn’t to be #1, it’s to be #3. And Tipping has reached a tipping point and we found the culprit: Toast — Toast’s payments table...
Aug 18, 2023•21 min•Ep. 1026
Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chao just sold for $1B – We found out how it makes twice as much money per restaurant as The Olive Garden. TJ Maxx stock just hit an all-time high and is now worth $100B — Because TJ’s hand-me-down strategy is paying off. And back in 2008, legendary investor Michael Burry (from “The Big Short”) made a billion-dollar bet against the housing market, and he was right — He just made another, even bigger, Big Short. $DRI $TJX $TGT $SPY Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod...
Aug 17, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1030
The Atlanta Braves just became the first publicly-traded baseball stock — So we jumped into their roster… which is their earnings report. Ever heard of a Croc-Tart? It’s a Crocs and Pop-Tart collab — Because collabs are affordable noise. And China just canceled its Youth Unemployment Report — Because 2023 China is starting to look like 1993 Japan. $CROX $K $BATRA Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboy...
Aug 16, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1027
TikTok trend with 40M views? #GirlMath — So we’re looking at Girl Math, Guy Math, and the financial savviness hidden in those videos. Dunkin’s just launched spiked iced coffee in a can even though two alcohol companies already tried that and failed — So we found the one reason why Dunkin’ may work. And searches for UPS truck driver jobs are up 50% since the CEO announced $170K salaries – Now we think UPS needs to wear that shirt, not let the shirt wear it. $UPS $FDX $TAP Want merch, a shoutout, ...
Aug 15, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1028
The WSJ examined 20 years of collegiate (over)spending — but the buck stops with the boards. Target added Starbucks to curbside pickup at 1,700 locations — turning a weekly shopping habit into a daily coffee habit. And Brightline, the first private Amtrak competitor, is breaking ground on rails from LA to Vegas — and it didn’t set a deadline, it set a finish line. $TGT $SBUX Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and T...
Aug 14, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1029
Lyft is trying to end Surge Pricing — But for every business Yin there is a business Yang. Coach is buying Michael Kors for $8.5B — But it’s really about American fashion vs European fashion. And Disney just jacked up the price of Disney+ by 27% — So we whipped up a new thing… Subscription Arithmetic. $LYFT $UBER $CPRI $TPR $DIS Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Lea...
Aug 11, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1025
Dave Portnoy sold Barstool Sports to a gambling company for $550M, but just allegedly got it back for free — Because pirates don’t wear ties. WeWork just warned Wall Street that it might go bankrupt — So we did the math, and WeWork is actually worth $0. And Tilray, the $2B cannabis giant, just randomly bought 8 has-been beer brands from Budweiser — Shocktoberfest came early because weed legalization is late. $WE $PENN $TLRY $BUD $UL Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboyp...
Aug 10, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1024
The maker of trending weight loss drug Wegovy just discovered it reduces heart disease too — It’s a miracle drug, but only if your insurance approves it. MrBeast isn’t just the biggest YouTuber on earth, he also runs a $100M fast food chain — But he just got sued for $100M because of an “inedible” burger. And Siemens powers 1/6th of all electricity on earth, but there’s one problem with its wind turbines — They keep falling over (and they’re the size of the Statue of Liberty). $NVO $LLY $ENR Wan...
Aug 09, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1023
The legendary Pac-12 college athletic conference is on the verge of collapse, so we have a crazy solution to propose – Partner with Apple to turn the “Pac-12” into the “Mac-12.” Zoom just announced the most ironic news of the year — Zoom is bringing employees back to the office because Hybrid Work ate Remote Work. And Warren Buffett is 92 years old, but just delivered the best financial quarter of his life — And we also discovered his favorite child: Geico. $AAPL $ZM $BRK.A Want merch, a shoutou...
Aug 08, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1022
Elf Beauty is a top 10 stock of the past 5 years — Because Elf has legitimized the Dupe. There’s 1 part of travel that’s actually cheaper right now: Domestic Flights — Thanks to a surge in travel to Europe, JetBlue and Southwest have put US travel on the sale rack. And Cruise is the 1st self-driving car to sponsor a professional sports team (the SF Giants) — Because emerging innovations need mainstream moments.$ELF $LUV $JBLU $BKNG Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypo...
Aug 07, 2023•22 min•Ep. 1021
Amazon just announced stellar earnings, sending the stock to a 1-year high — But Amazon’s Achilles Heel is your grocery order. Bank of America will stop saying “Recession” because the economy is far from it — But certain parts of the economy can still feel recession-ish. And Starbucks’ biggest growth market is China… which is a tea country — So Starbucks turned into a caffeine missionary, converting anyone from matcha to espresso. Our weekly TBOY quiz: go.tboypod.com $AMZN $SBUX $BAC Want merch,...
Aug 04, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1020
Pokemon Sleep is soaring to the top of the App Store by gamifying your slumber — But its growth hack is the humblebrag. KFC sales surged 19% last quarter thanks to the debut of their chicken nugget — But we noticed chicken’s been eating beef for 50 years. And Strip Malls were once the armpit of American retail, but now are the #1 play in commercial real estate — Because some things are just un-amazonable. Subscribe to our newsletter at news.tboypod.com $AMZN $NTDOY $YUM Want merch, a shoutout, o...
Aug 03, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1019
Birkenstock just enjoyed a Barbie bump and is reportedly planning to IPO as soon as September — Because Birkenstock is a Cinderella story… literally. Big Oil is quietly making a major pivot — From oil to EVs (meet the new boss, same as the old boss). And Bed Bath & Beyond has been resurrected — Overstock.com just relaunched Bed Bath & Beyond thanks to a trick we call “Brand Arbitrage.” Subscribe to our daily newsletter at news.tboypod.com $CROX $OSTK $XOM Learn more about your ad choices...
Aug 02, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1018
