The Hustle Daily Show

Remember how shipping took forever during pandemic? How there were shortages of medical supplies and cars? Peter Goodman, a New York Times journalist and author of How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain, joins us to discuss how the global supply chain became such a mess and how we should protect it going forward. Join our host Mark Dent, for an in-depth conversation wi...

You’d think a simple pen company couldn’t spark outrage, but Bic somehow got the job done. Bic for Her, a collection of smaller, pinker pens for women, debuted in 2011 and immediately caused controversy. But how did something like this even get greenlit and how long did it last on the market?   Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett, as they take you through our most interesting stories of...

In 1995 Microsoft users were given a short-lived change to their user interface. Instead of the usual desktop, people instead found a cartoon house as their homepage with several animated assistants. So what were the pain points with Microsoft Bob and did any of it live on?   Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett, as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get ticket...

AR, VR and MR are taking over the digital landscape. Each has a specific part to play in extending our potentially mundane realities into the metaverse, but how do you differentiate between the three and how are they all being used differently?   Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett, as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get tickets to INBOUND today (we'll see...

Hidden Door CEO Hilary Mason joins the show today for a chat about how AI integration can augment human creativity in gaming. Hidden Door uses AI to create incredible worlds based on stories that users can interact with and customize. We’ll discuss with Hilary how this is possible and the wider ethics of integrating AI into gaming and creativity for technology companies. Join our host Jon Weigell,...

The robotaxi market is getting competitive even as many models and companies have consistent issues. With the makers of Bugatti throwing their hat in the ring, can Waymo, Cruise, Tesla, or Amazon come out on top? Plus: Uber offers $1k to ditch your car and Amazon hits a $2T valuation.   Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Ben Berkley, as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Fo...

Tip culture is at a tipping point in the US, with more opportunities than ever to tip. However, some have decided not to tip at all…anywhere. So tipping influencers aside, who should pay service workers a liveable wage? Plus: Toys R Us taps ChatGPT and Volkswagen invests $5B in EVs.   Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett, as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. G...

McDonald’s, Burger King, and other restaurants have begun cutting menu prices over the last few weeks. But is it too little, too late for an industry that hiked prices for the better part of the last decade? Plus: Tesla recalls and Robotaxis for all.   Join our hosts Mark Dent and Katherine Laidlaw, as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Grab HubSpot's free AI-Powered Cu...

The amount of AI development is staggering today, but with all innovation comes a price. In this case, the environment is taking the brunt of AI’s large energy demands. Will large tech companies like Google slow down and create solutions anytime soon? Plus: Shopify launches an AI sidekick and Paramount+ increases its price.   Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Sara Friedman, as they take you through o...

AI is finding its way to bleed into every industry. This time it’s making headway into retailers like Target and Walmart to help consumers and workers alike have a better shopping experience. Given AI has already failed in some retailers, will it find a sweet spot this time? Plus: Inside Out 2 is the highest grossing film of 2024 and Dell employees refuse to go back to the office.   Join our hosts...

Well, smoking is cool again. Run go watch any of the biggest films and tv from the past year. What do you notice? They all feature cigarettes and vapes. And today, many Gen Z who try e-cigarettes remain e-cigarette users (CDC). So we talk with a new company called Blip about how they plan to un-hook an entire generation. The Growth Show is a special series brought to you by The Hustle Daily Show a...

Gen Z is now more likely than any other generation to hold stock. With apps like Robinhood available at a tap, the young generation is very familiar with the market. However, how they approach investing might be a bit different. Fortune telling has made its way into financial decision making, but can tarot cards and astrology really direct you towards a richer life? Plus: McDonald’s introduces a $...

Since the introduction of ChatGPT, the demand for online freelance jobs has decreased quite a bit. It seems like AI is taking over everything lately, but people who are looking to make some cash on sites like Fiverr and Upwork are feeling that a bit more nowadays. So what professions are feeling the decline and is it really that bad?   Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett, as they take yo...

Lab-grown meat got banned in Florida, and other states like Alabama, Arizona and Tennessee are almost there too. Amidst the national backlash though, there are still plant-based meat companies that are securing large funding. Enter Tender, a startup that has a fast food chain contract and over $11m in funding. So what does the future of plant-based and lab-grown food look like and can it be commer...

What’s up with seaweed? The plant now has lots of startups attached to its name with generous funding and a global market totaling $18.4B. So how are companies across industries making millions off seaweed and how can yours be one of them? Plus: Summer Fridays have fallen off and Someone is trying to charge Apple for his divorce costs.   Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Cyan Zhong, as they take you...

When Uber first launched in most US cities, it didn’t have legal permission to operate – the ultimate example of moving fast and breaking things. Katie Wells, author of Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and The Fall of The City, joins to discuss the impact the ride-sharing giant has had on cities ever since as it grows to more than 100 million monthly active users and achieved a profitable year in...

Since its pandemic boom, the pizza industry has slowed down quite a bit. With low sales growth metrics among all restaurant segments, your local slice shop and nationwide favorites aren’t getting any extra cheese lately. So why is pizza slowing down and what can be done about it? Plus: Amazon gets hit with a billion dollar lawsuit and LinkedIn hires AI to write your cover letters.   Join our hosts...

Miss AI is the latest ridiculous AI development you probably didn’t know about. It’s a pageant for AI generated “women” that are judged on looks as well as the AI that created them. Is this odd competition a shadow of innovations to come, or is it a one-off strange dystopian event? Plus: Waymo is in recall mode and Sony acquires Alamo Drafthouse.   Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett, as...

Apple announced its take on AI, Apple Intelligence. What will it mean for iOS users and the AI future? Plus, a big day for the economy and Warner Bros. Discovery’s latest sports TV rights deal.   Join our hosts Mark Dent and Katherine Laidlaw, as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Grab HubSpot's free AI-Powered Customer Platform and watch your business grow https://clic...

Cryonics startup Cradle Healthcare Co has so far earned $48m in funding to make eternal life a reality. Other than pausing biology though, there are more pursuits here that include organ freezing and brain sample preservation. So how could this technology change our lives and is there anything stopping it? Plus: Bad Boys 4 cleans up at the box office and the largest skyscraper in the US could be o...

Las Vegas added another attraction to its list in The Sphere, a $2.3B LED screen orb. This orb has been putting on performances since 2023 and continues to try and reshape the live entertainment space. So is The Sphere the future or live entertainment? And are these expensive events taking over? Plus: Ikea is getting in on Roblox and the US sees thousands of jobs added amid high unemployment. Join...

Jennifer Romolini had what she thought was the dream: a C-suite job at a tech company, a hit book, and a coveted spot on the conference speaking circuit. So why did it suck so much? She joins us to talk about workaholism, toxic girl boss culture, and finding a better way to feed the ambition monster in all of us. Join our host Katherine Laidlaw, for an in-depth conversation with Jennifer Romolini....

AI is developing at a rapid pace. It’s going so fast that regulations can’t keep up and sometimes neither can the public that uses it. So how do we slow down this industry-wide arms race and is there any way to ensure safety at a pace like this? Plus: Humane’s AI Pin could be a fire hazard and Robinhood acquires a UK crypto exchange. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Ben Berkley, as they take you thr...

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek recently described the cost of content as being “close to zero.” Numerous musicians protested, again bringing to the forefront Spotify’s controversial payment practices and support for creators. Plus: the potential birth of the Texas Stock Exchange, and Netflix’s budding gaming portfolio.  Join our hosts Juliet Bennett and Mark Dent, as they take you through our most interest...

Airport food is a drag sometimes. Many of the restaurants in US airports are oddly generic in name and are one-off establishments. We’re not talking about McDonald’s, we’re talking about places like “New York Bagel Deli” and “Cibo Express”. So who owns these businesses and how did they corner the US airport market? Plus: Messi comes out with a drink and the Tokyo government’s dating app has some i...