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Jul 2024
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🧙 “Cyclops are Hot” — “Romantasy'' is d...

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“Romantasy” (romance + fantasy) delivered books their first year of sales growth in 3 years.

The NBA’s new TV deal is worth $76B over 11-years
 now we think it should got inter-continental with 2 expansion teams.

Etsy just announced a major turnaround plan
 “Keeping Commerce Human”.

Plus, one casino is shutting down in Vegas
 but legally has to give away $1.6M in prizes first.


$ETSY $AMZN $NWSA



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00:00 - intro


02:11 - Gambling


04:59 - Inter-continental


10:17 - Etsy human-touch rule


14:44 - “Romantasy'' is driving book sales


19:00 - Takeaways


19:54 - OTHER NEWS!


21:41 - Best Fact Yet


22:34 - Shout Outs


14:20 - “Romantasy'' is driving book sales


18:36 - Takeaways


19:30 - OTHER NEWS!


21:17 - Best Fact Yet


22:34 - Shout Outs



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