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The world’s most-northern piece of real estate just hit the market for $300M — We predict who will buy Svalbard, and what kind of wild polar park it will become.

Warby Parker’s stock surged 18% last week because of a wild retention stat — 100% of Warby-wearers buy a 2nd pair within 4 years.

And General Motors just announced it’s killing the Chevrolet Malibu, which was GM’s last sedan — turns out, all American sedans are no-more, not just because consumers want huge cars.

Plus, Sriracha is pausing sauce production due to green chili peppers — They think it’s a problem, but we think it’s a missed marketing opportunity.

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“Ideas are cheap; the people are what matter.”

Startups face a lot of risk. But research suggests that 65% of startups fail because of one particular problem: people.

Ricky Mulvey caught up with Martin Gonzalez, creator of Google’s Effective Founders Project, to discuss what public investors can learn from the people problems that plague startups… and any other organization. They discuss:

• How to spot strong leaders.
• The downside of overconfidence.
• How company culture affects stock returns.

Companies discussed: SPOT

Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guest: Martin Gonzalez

Producer: Mary Long

Engineer: Dez Jones

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Sure, the Apple Vision Pro has some flaws, but it’s incredible to be in a recording studio with Alicia Keys. Mary Long and Jason Moser checked out the new headset and discuss:

- The training and educational use cases for spatial computing. 

- How Apple and Meta products stack up against each other.

- Meta’s virtual reality strategy. 

- The strong value proposition for VR training in healthcare.

Companies discussed: AAPL, META, GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, PCOR, ADSK, AXON, ISGR, GMED

Host: Mary Long

Guest: Jason Moser

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineer: Tim Sparks

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Relatively strong earnings results from Shopify and Roblox were overshadowed by questions about the outlook for the rest of the year and whether consumers will keep up the online shopping and in-game spending..

(00:21) Ron Gross and Andy Cross discuss:

- Disney’s path to streaming profitability, and the warnings from Shopify and Roblox that growth in the back half of 2024 might be a bit lighter.

- Trade Desk’s relative strength in a tough earnings environment, and Airbnb bracing for some travel slowdown.

- How drinkmaker Celsius continues to find the energy for growth.

(19:11) Motley Fool Co-founder David Gardner provides some timeless advice for college grads.

(27:27) Ron and Andy break down two stocks on their radar: Toast and Trex.

Stocks discussed: DIS, SHOP, RBLX, TTD, ABNB, CELH, TREX, TOST

Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Andy Cross, Ron Gross, David Gardner, Mary Long

Engineers: Dan Boyd

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Laura answers a question about selling your home and explains a legit way to skip taxes or pay significantly less, called the capital gains tax exclusion.

Money Girl is hosted by Laura Adams. A transcript is available at Simplecast.

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Victorinox’s legendary Swiss Army Knife faces an existential challenge: knife bans — So it’s offering a knife-less swiss army knife that’s actually more like a steak knife.

Disney and Warner Brothers Discovery are launching a streaming bundle this summer that includes Disney+, Hulu, and Max — People say this is like a cable TV all over again, we show how it’s not. 

And Del Monte Foods has created a ruby red pineapple through cross-breeding that sells for $400 apiece — It’s a “halo product” designed to sell regular products.

Plus, you voted for us to win the webby awards, so we recorded this podcast in pink rompers… and did our first TikTok dance video. Watch on Instagram here or on TikTok here @tboypod

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Wall Street thinks two growth stock prices have gotten a little too high. Plus, we feature a weed company with a lot of cash.

(00:21) Kirsten Guerra and Ricky Mulvey break down earnings from Duolingo and Roblox.

Then, (16:30) Nick Sciple takes a look at the legal pot business, and a legislative change that could have profound implications on the market.

Companies discussed: DUOL, RBLX, GOOGL, GOOG, CRON

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Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guests: Kirsten Guerra, Nick Sciple

Producer: Mary Long

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks

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Neutrogena has lost its crown as the #1 dermatologist-recommended skincare… and #1 in sales — Because CeraVe did 3 things Neutrogena was too afraid to do.

The New York Times just passed a wild milestone — The NYT has more gaming & cooking subscribers than news subscribers.

And FTX just announced the perfect bankruptcy — All FTX customers are will be repaid in full, despite Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud. We’ll explain how.

Plus, NYC is officially the millionaire capital of the world — 1 out of every 24 New Yorkers is a millionaire (which means there are 3 millionaires on every block in this city).

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Uber’s earnings may seem a little hand-wavy, but there's more to the story.

At (00:12) Tim Beyers and Mary Long take a look at earnings from Uber and Toast.

Then, (16:34) Alicia Alfiere and Ricky Mulvey ask if AI will kill Chegg, the homework helper.

Tickers discussed: UBER, SICP, JOBY, TOST

Host: Mary Long

Guests: Tim Beyers, Alicia Alfiere, Ricky Mulvey

Engineer: Tim Sparks

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Laura reviews ten costly misconceptions about investing that you should never believe.

Money Girl is hosted by Laura Adams. A transcript is available at Simplecast.

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