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February 21, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🍸“The Spy Who Primed Me” — James Bond’s Amazon deal. Microsoft’s quantum leap. OpenTable vs Resy.

James Bond’s creative control was just acquired by Amazon… so we need to talk about “Infinite Scarcity.”

Microsoft just defied physics… it’s a quantum creation that’s not a solid, liquid, or gas.

OpenTable has overtaken Resy for America’s coolest restaurants… all thanks to 1 move.

Plus, Google searches for “Is it safe to fly” are up 20x… so we ran the numbers.

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February 20, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🏒 “Hockey War” — NHL’s USA vs Canada win. Botox Bars everywhere. Meta’s undersea cable.

Tonight’s NHL game is USA vs Canada… it’s a geopolitical battle, so tix hit Super Bowl prices.

The fastest-growing retail concept is “Med Spas”... Botox, lip-filler, & butt-plumpers are surging.

Meta is building the largest undersea cable in history… because the future of AI is underwater.

Plus, scientists have identified the happiest and most productive time of day… 7am.

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“The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Susper Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.

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February 19, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🩳 “Nike + Skims” — Nike’s deal with Kim Kardashian. Protector’s bodyguard app. Fire Trucks’ oligopoly.

Nike just partnered with Skims… but has Kim stretched Skims too far?

Protector just launched an Uber for Bodyguards… and 1 video hack made it go viral.

The Fire Truck industry has been taken over by Private Equity… but its stock tripled while fires fell?

The best Black History Month story yet?... Lonnie Johnson’s Super Soaker.

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February 18, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🏀 “3-Pointer Economics” — NBA’s shot problem. Zelle is beating Venmo. Jamie Dimon’s rant.

Venmo & Cash App are getting crushed by Zelle… The boringest app disrupted the disruptors.

The NBA has a problem: Too many 3-pointers… but there’s an economic reason for them.

Jamie Dimon just went on an expletive-laced rant about Work From Home… and we got the tapes.

Plus, the untold origin story of… The Patagonia Fleece.

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February 17, 2025

The Best One Yet - The Best Idea Yet 🐂 Oregon Trail: Tricking Kids into Liking School Since 1971

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Pop quiz: What’s the longest-running video game in history? It’s not Pac-Man or Donkey Kong or even Pong… it’s The Oregon Trail. A true pioneer (and we don’t just mean the ones in the covered wagons), the Oregon Trail has sold more than 65 million copies (that’s more than the Beatles’ White Album) and it spawned an “edu-tainment” industry now worth over $6B. But this wholesome game was created by three Minnesota student teachers, without a single thought towards making money… which is exactly why Oregon Trail made so much of it. Find out why this iconic game is a textbook MVP (Minimum Viable Product)… how an acquisition by Shark Tank’s “Mr. Wonderful” almost led to a collab with Barbie… and why the Oregon Trail is the best idea yet.

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February 14, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🥤 “Vending Machine-Gate” — Poppi vs Olipop. NY’s Texas Stock Exchange. Netflix’s podcast move.

Poppi & Olipop’s rival sodas are the biggest drama in biz… because of $25K vending machines.

Texas gets its 2nd new stock exchange in a year… The New York Stock Exchange is goin’ South-By-Southwest.

Netflix is looking into launching podcasts… because there’s nothing hotter than a habit.

Plus, Ikea just got into dating… it’s “Mattress Matchmaking.”

$NFLX $SPOT $NYSE

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February 13, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🍺 “Local Lite”— Kelce Bros’ light beer bet. Elf Beauty’s “Dicks”. BuzzFeed’s 1st social media app.

The 1 alcohol surging right now? Local Light Beer… driven by Millennial dads #Dadlennials.

BuzzFeed’s launching a new social media app… because it’s fighting “S.N.A.R.F.”

Elf Beauty says there are “So Many Dicks”... and it’s a lesson on customer engagement.

Plus, Donut Bouquets? Sushi Bouquets? Lego Bouquets? The big new Valentine’s trend is “Faux-quets.”

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February 12, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🏎️ “Bieber’s blacklisted” — Ferrari’s rules of ownership. Coca-Cola’s Fairlife milk. DOGE vs. CFPB.

If you customize a Ferrari, they won’t let you buy another… even if you’re Justin Beiber.

Coca-Cola’s biggest acquisition ever is Fairlife… because milk is having a moment.

DOGE is targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau… so we’re look at trim-cuts vs buzz-cuts.

Plus, we wrote a heartbroken love poem ahead of Valentine’s Day… to Peloton.

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February 11, 2025

The Best One Yet - 🟠 “Penny RIP” — End of the Penny. Dunkin’s diss track. T-Mobile’s dead-zone killer.

Trump is canceling the US penny… because our cheapest coin is our most expensive.

The biggest diss track in the SB wasn’t Kendrick Lamar… it was from advertisers.

SpaceX and T-Mobile just shockingly teamed up… to kill the cell phone dead-zone.

Plus, the untold origin story of Ben & Jerry’s… and their most disruptive flavor: Phish Food.

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