The Best One Yet

MGM Studios might get acquired for $9B… by Amazon (James Bond would work for Bezos). Ford’s F-150 truck is the iPhone of cars and the most successful car in American history — now it’s going electric. And Goldbelly just raised $100M to do what no other food platform can: Transform a product into an experience.$MGM $AMZN $F $AMCGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWa...

AT&T’s $150B experiment in media is over, now that it’s spinning off GoT to Shark Week. Equinox’s fancy gyms could become Equinox fancy stock… with a “tribrid” (not hybrid) strategy. And the CDC’s latest mask update has created something companies never expected: The 5th layer of public health. $T $DISCA $DIS $NFLX $IPOFGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a sh...

Shares of Yeti Coolers have quintupled in the last year, but now it’s coming for your Away suitcase. Airbnb just revealed that it knows your life more than it knows your travel. And the Wage Wars have officially kicked off with this summer’s Great Wage Experiment.$YETI $ABNB $CMG $MCD Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this for...

Bumble’s first ever earnings report reveals it’s pivoting from finding you true love to finding you a friend. Bitcoin plummeted 15% because Elon’s on the hunt for the Tesla of crypto. And Hertz stock miraculously rebounded 50% this week after it pulled off the most unique bankruptcy we’ve ever seen (but you still can’t rent a Corolla this weekend under $2K). $BMBL $BTC $ETH $TSLA $HTZGQGot a Snack...

Party City knows you didn’t love Becky’s Zoom baby shower, so it’s betting the future on balloons (literally, Balloon Bouquets). Bird tossed off its helmet and is going public via SPAC. And Japanese venture capital firm SoftBank has a 300-year investment timeline and just delivered a bigger profit than Amazon… with just 1 asterisk.$PRTY $BIRD $SWBK $SFTBYGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks...

Roblox jumped 21% because kids want Robux for their birthday. Macy’s was so close to bankruptcy it should be nursing itself back to health, but instead it’s going BIG in New York City real estate. And stocks just dropped because of inflation worries that can all be explained by a chicken and a rooster.$RBLX $M $TSNGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout...

Concert legend Live Nation has become a slingshot stock with a new calling: Make concerts make money like sports. Darkside is the cyberhacking ransomware crew that may have just jacked up your gas prices. And Blind raised $37M for an office gossip app that your HR team hates so much… they just might pay for it.$LYV $NET $PANW $ULGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork...

Wondering what happened to Quibi? Roku bought ‘em... and now the little dongle that could is in 54M homes. Papa John’s just defied every carby expectation thanks to Epic premium-ized pizza (literally). And Oura raised $100M for a fitness tech ring with a formula for scalability. $PZZA $ROKU Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out t...

If you thought your 1st Uber ride in a year felt more expensive… it was (Uber’s $20B in quarterly bookings were its best ever). Honest Co jumped 44% on its IPO, but influencers have become its greatest strength... and its greatest threat. And Moderna was told it may have to make an unprecedented move: Share its vaccine recipe with other chefs.$HNST $UBER $MRNAGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSn...

We have 2 ideas for how iRobot can make itself over, because its Roomba vacuum isn’t living its best life. The Cadillac Escalade borrowed a strategy from the airlines (and that’s why GM’s stock jumped 4%). And Facebook’s mysterious Oversight Board just made a no-decision on the Trump ban, so we’re examining the Board.$IRBT $GM $FB $TWTRGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOf...

Ferrari doesn’t want to dilute its brand, so it whipped up a (literally) hidden profit puppy. Bitcoin’s dropping, Dogecoin’s surging, but Ethereum is now the most actively used crypto of them all. And Pfizer revealed a shocking ~$1B profit in the vaccine, but it’s all because of its First & Fancy strategy. $ETH $RACE $PFEGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork Want a...

We noticed a funny thing about Estée Lauder’s cosmetics earnings: It’s not a makeup company anymore. Yahoo and AOL just got dumped by Verizon for $5B, so we’re doing a relationship autopsy. And Fortnite is taking on Apple in the App Store Fight Club. $EL $VZ $APO $AAPLGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form: https://forms...

LSD and magic mushrooms are now publicly traded because MindMed’s psychedelics found a trend. Sony’s whipping up Playstations to become the arms dealer in the Streaming Wars. And McDonald’s fried chicken sandwich just got the CIA treatment.$MNMD $SONY $MCDGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form:https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmk...

The inspiration for Ari Gold just took his entertainment-everything company Endeavor public and it was… entertaining. Amazon whipped up its best quarter in history thanks to the Wayne Gretzky principle. And Joe Biden’s freshly unveiled $6 Trillion prescription for the economy could be the beginning of a new 40-year cycle.$EDR $AMZNGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewY...

Facebook and Apple both delivered stick-it-up-on-the-fridge record quarters… but 1 single quote reveals who has the advantage. Crocs stock surged 25% this week thanks to its adorable secret hero product, Jibbitz. And Alphabet announced earnings, but we think this was something different: The 1st ever YouTube earnings report.$CROX $GOOG $AAPL $FB $NFLXGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @Jac...

Pinterest crushed 2020, but investors just crushed the stock because it looked like a fake succulent (good from far, far from good). Apple and Spotify just announced the same product, but with different goals. And Polaris invented the snowmobile, but now it’s beating Harley with the bachelor party playbook.$PINS $PII $SPOT $AAPLGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkW...

The Uber for dog-walking is going public, but Rover has pulled off something no other platform app ever has. Willow just snagged $82M for a breast pump because it’s the AirPods of MomTech. And Exxon Mobil was the biggest public company in the US, but now it’s #26 — and we just heard someone ring “The Blockbuster Alarm.”$NEBC $XOMGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork...

Wall Street’s having a pandemic pool party and PoolCorp’s stock is hosting. Tesla reports earnings today, but we think the real situation is some awkwardness over in China. And UiPath is the biggest IPO you’ve never heard of with 1 focus: Killing the mindlessness, destroying the boring.$PATH $TSLA $POOL $SWIMGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on th...

Nestle just pulled off its best quarter in a decade because 1 coffee habit is worth 3 Hot Pockets customers. Churchill Downs is focused on the May 1st Kentucky Derby, but the horse company has become a gaming company. And Southwest Airlines just pulled off something no other airline has (all because of its DNA).$LUV $NSRGY $CHDNGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkW...

If you’re in Houston right now, you may see a self-driving pizza go by (Domino’s just whipped one up... and Chipotle and Walmart want in). Netflix stock dropped 7%, but the real surprise was a sneaky hint about video games. And a surprising risk to the climate on Earth Day is actually crypto: Bitcoin could become the gas-guzzler of our generation. $BTC $DPZ $CMG $WMT $NFLXGot a SnackFact? Tweet it...

Apple’s big spring event was all about purple iPhones, fancy podcasts, and 1 new gadget to never lose any of them. Budweiser’s Natty Light launching an alcoholic popsicle because it thinks you’ve been over-categorized. And Sweden’s 330-year-old Husqvarna launches a self-mowing lawn machine because of Industrialization 4.0.$BUD $HSQVY $AAPLGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @Nic...

Dogecoin has surged over 8,000% in 2021 to become the 4th biggest crypto… just in time for its joke unofficial holiday (much happy). ManU and its buddies whipped up a new international soccer super league that’s the biggest move in sports capitalism in a year. And Peloton’s stock fell 10% at one point yesterday for messing with the 1 rule of crisis management.$DOGE $MANU $PTONGot a SnackFact? Twee...

Jessica Alba’s side-hustle from Hollywood is to take her Honest Company public, but it all comes down to diaper (cakes). Jeff Bezos released his very last shareholder letter — He believes consumers, not AMZN stoke owners, benefit the most from Amazon. And after all the big banks reported earnings, we noticed 1 theme: They’re pouring pregame cocktails for the Roaring 20’s.$HNST $AMZN $GS $JPM $MSGo...

Our last pod until Monday, April 19th — Jack just dashed to the hospital with his wife to have their awesome new baby. We’ll be back on the mics in 1 week, Snackers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coinbase dropped some fresh numbers that are so heavy, it got us thinking about blizzards. Patreon, Cameo, and Substack all hit new unicorn valuations, so we’ve got a suggestion: a 3-way merger to form Creator Inc. And you may not recognize RPM’s acronym, but it polishes the chair you’re sitting on — and it’s a proud 47-year member of Club Dividend.$COIN $RPMGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSna...