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May 2022
18 m

🐔 “#HoldTheDeal” — Elon’s Twitter buyer...

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Elon put his Twitter deal on hold because he’s got billion-dollar buyer’s remorse (and it could leave Twitter in shambles). Beyond Meat’s betting the plant-based farm on a jerky that it love/hates. And Sonos’ new smart speaker is kinda dumb
 and that’s exactly the point. Enjoy the pod, Besties and Yetis. $TWTR $SONO $BYND $TSLA Follow us on Instagram, Twitt ... Show More
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đŸ›ïž “Fake-flation & Dumb Deals” — Prime Day’s shopping tricks. Dishoom’s dice restaurant. H-E-B’s Texas rescue team.
London’s most popular restaurant, Dishoom, has a wild growth hack
 Roll the dice, get a free meal.Amazon Prime Day is now Prime Week
 but it’s really a fake deal mind game.One biz is saving flood victims in Texas: H-E-B
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Jul 8
đŸŽ· “Justin TimberFAKE” — Spotify’s AI boy-band. Michelob’s Gatorade beer. Soham Parekh’s 19 tech jobs.
The trendiest song over the weekend was by a fake band
 Spotify’s 1st AI band has gone viral.The only major beer growing in America? Michelob Ultra
 thanks to plagiarizing Gatorade.One tech guy is collecting 4 different full-time tech salaries
 all at once.The untold origin story ... Show More
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Jul 7
🏹 “Spreadsheets to Bedsheets” — Goldman’s Greek hotel. Amazon’s dark factory. FedEx’s black jack bet.
TBOY Live Show Tickets to Chicago on sale NOW: https://www.axs.com/events/949346/the-best-one-yet-podcast-ticketsGoldman Sachs tried to bought 3 luxury hotels in Greece
 but Zeus struck the whole project down.Amazon factories now have as many robots as humans
 next up? Dark Facto ... Show More
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