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Oct 2023

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👠 “Devil Wears Gap” — The Gap’s fashion-tainment. Spotify’s fitness play. BYOPower. +2016 stocks.

Spotify is popping prices again and playing us AI music… Its next move? Spotify Sweat.The Gap just hired a Chief Entertainment Officer… because every brand needs a movie studio.The hot abbreviation in this economy? BYOP = “Bring Your Own Power”... And GE Vernova is the winner.The ... Show More

💄 “Makeup King” — Elf Beauty CEO Tarang Amin’s Interview with TBOY

The CEO of e.l.f. Beauty says charging $38 for lip oil is "immoral."In this fun exclusive interview, e.l.f.’s CEO Tarang Amin explains why he thinks big profit margins are unethical and how his biz creates "dupes" better than the lux originals… for a fraction of the price.So we g ... Show More

💊 “Dr. Altman” — ChatGPT’s Health launch. Daktronics’ football jumbotrons. Elf CEO Tarang Amin. +Dating Sunday

OpenAI & Anthropic pulled a Grey’s Anatomy and launched health bots… it’s healthcare’s ozempic moment.Daktronics’ built the biggest jumbotron in college football & its stock rose 1,000%… because CFB is the NFL.We interviewed Elf Beauty’s CEO on the pod… and our favorite part is “ ... Show More

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