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Mar 2024

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🍓 “The perfect strawberry” — Oiishi’s i...

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🔔 “Doorbell Disruptor” — Interview with Ring Founder Jamie Siminoff at our LA Live Show

From our Sold Out Live Show in Los Angeles, it’s the 1st guest we’ve ever interviewed whose official title is “Chief Inventor.”Because after half-a-dozen stalled startups, a rejection on Shark Tank in front of 3M viewers, and running low on cash, Jamie Simonoff sold his Ring home ... Show More

🎬 “LIVE from LA” — SpaceX’s take-it-or-leave-it IPO. The Knicks’ biz mistake. Dua Lipa’s Google Maps. +LA’s Glow-conomy

The NY Knicks make $20M each Finals home game… but wasted $420k on Free Tees.SpaceX’s IPO breaks so many rules, it’s inspired by a Rolling Stones song… Take it or leave it.Why did Dua Lipa partner with Google Maps?... Because Maps is the future of social networks.Plus, it’s LA’s ... Show More

🏨 “Frank the Tank” — Hilton’s college hotel. Steph Curry’s Chinese shoe. Google’s Old Offering. +Uber Lost&Found

Hilton launched “Undergraduate Hotel”… Because of the College Economy.Steph Curry ended his sneaker free agency… signing with Li Ning from China.Google just did the biggest fundraise in history: $80B… It’s an “OPO”: Old Public Offering.Plus, Uber reports on the most forgotten thi ... Show More

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