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Oct 2025
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🪩 “Austin Powers Effect” — The End of Trends. Louis Vuitton’s insane ship. Aluminum’s LaCroix crush. +Stolen KitKat Picassos
It’s been 30 years since Austin Powers, which was 30 years from the 1960s… That explains innovation today.Hold onto your LaCroixs: The Iran War popped Aluminum prices… It’s America’s fave metal.Louis Vuitton built a cruise-ship store on land… Experiential Retail is out Landmark R ... Show More
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Yesterday
🙋 “Rent-A-Human” — AI’s wildest startup. KFC’s pickle plan. Predictions’ Corruption Detector. +Sleepcations
Bots proactively renting humans to do physical tasks for them?... “Rent-A-Human” is now a biz.KFC launched a pickle jacket… because the best marketers are trend foragers (be a truffle pig).March Madness was actually about insider trading… Prediction Markets expose it all.The hot ... Show More
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Mar 27
👞 “Shoes Stay On” — Clear vs TSA. Uniqlo’s Dodger Stadium pitch. Pam Anderson’s anti-AI. +Fridge Ads
The winner of your 4-hour TSA airport line… Clear Secure. This is their one shot.Uniqlo is renaming Dodger Stadium & taking over America… with slow/fast fashion.What do Pam Anderson, Fruit Love Island, and Reddit all have in common?... They all hate AI.Plus, the newest frontier f ... Show More
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