The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios
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Mar 18, 2021 • 17min

“Mango is #1 in fruit” — Mission Produce’s fragmentation. Squarespace’s $10B website. Uber’s UK “workers”.

Avocado icon Mission Produce jumps into the mango game because “commodities only exist in the minds of the inept.” Squarespace hits a $10B valuation building websites, but the real story here is its “Comp”: Wix. And Uber’s huge switcheroo in London is an unprecedented precedent for the entire Gig Economy.$AVO $WIX $UBERGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form:https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewformLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 17, 2021 • 18min

“Call me if the range anxiety doesn’t subside in 7-10 days” — VW’s delegation. GoPro’s un-wearables. Tax-apalooza 2021.

Stimulus bill? Check. Vaccines? Coming. Now comes the biggest tax hike in 30 years. Volkwagen has whipped several remedies for range anxiety. And GoPro’s stock has tripled in 6 months because the latest GoPro product is anti-GoPro. $VWAGY $GPRO Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form:https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9 Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewform  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 16, 2021 • 20min

“Breathe in the Stoxygen” — Stripe’s $95B. Tinder’s background check. Airline’s crystal ball.

America’s biggest startup just got bigger, sucking up all the stoxygen in the room. Tinder just made its 1st ever investment in a non-profit so you can background check Brad pre-brunch. And 1 day in March tells us about the whole year for airline stocks — it’s the closest thing we’ve got to a crystal ball.$MTCH $DAL $AALGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form:https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewformLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 15, 2021 • 17min

“We made the 1st ever podcast NFT” — LEGO goes norm-core. Netflix ends password sharing. Coupang out-Primes Prime.

LEGO is winning the toy world by going hardddd into normcore. Netflix is testing tech that prevents you form using someone else’s password. And the biggest IPO of 2021, South Korea’s Coupang, is actually the biggest innovator in ecommerce.$CPNG $NFLXGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form:https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewformLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 12, 2021 • 19min

“Risk life, deserve Twizzler” — Adidas jumps on Peloton. AMC gets rich. Johnson & Johnson is Batman.

Turns out Adidas wants to be like Nike (and it’s also getting a Peloton). AMC’s sales have plummeted 90%, but it found $300M in cash under its seats. And Johnson & Johnson’s latest vaccine movies reveal it’s actually Batman.$ADDYY $AMC $JNJGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form:https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewformLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 11, 2021 • 18min

“The NBA cancelled and Tom Hanks got COVID” — Corona-conomy’s 1-year. Roblox goes public. Elf Beauty’s burrito lipstick.

It’s official. We’re 1 year into the corona-conomy, so we whipped up the most important numbers from it. Roblox just went public... and 3 out of 4 American kids are using it. And Elf Beauty is doing the opposite of every other cosmetics brand right now. It’s because they’re sticking lipstick on burritos and tracking customers down.$RBLX $ELFGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form:https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 10, 2021 • 19min

“Ohhhh, the macrame” — Kayak’s hotel leap. Amazon’s Alabama situation. Carbon Capture’s guilt economy.

Booking owns a bunch of travel apps, including Kayak, is jumping off the internet to launch its own physical hotel… but we think they got the idea from streaming. Amazon’s situation in Alabama reveals Big Tech’s big unspoken issue: The Union Awakening. And Carbon Engineering is the vacuum cleaner of CO2 that’s betting on the Guilt Economy.$BKNG $AMZN $XOMGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form:https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewformLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 9, 2021 • 17min

“If you could sell stock of The Crown” — AT&T’s alleged cheating. Discord’s maverick. Gatorade’s tech thingie.

The social media app du jour Discord hit a $7B valuation for doing the opposite of every other social media company. Pepsi’s Gatorade just made an unprecedented move in the beverage industry: It’s launching a FitTech gadget. And AT&T gets charged with cheating after telling employees to “work the analysts” in an insider information faux pas.$PEP $TGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form:https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 8, 2021 • 19min

“A $1M JPEG file” — NFT’s pre-mainstream moment. Nasdaq’s “correction” latte. Amazon’s 2nd profit puppy.

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are having their moment. People are buying JPEGs or video files… that anyone can watch online. The Nasdaq’s midday plummet on Friday reminds us of a barista’s moves on your latte foam. And Amazon has a big decision to make with Amazon Go.$AMZN $QQQ NFTGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form:https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewformLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 5, 2021 • 18min

“Jay Z & Jack” - Tidal sold to Square. The She-cession. Carrier’s air-conditioned stock.

We told you in January that the most shocking deal of 2021 might happen… and now Jay-Z’s Tidal has been acquired by Jack Dorsey’s Square. We’re about to get February’s jobs report numbers, but we already know we’re in a She-cession. And Carrier, king of air conditioners, didn’t release an earnings report — it just released a weather report with 1 wild stat.$CARR $SQGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYorkWant a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form:https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewformLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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