We're hard at work planning our upcoming live show, so we bring you this favorite from the last year: VICE. Suroosh Alvi was a recovering addict when he started a scrappy underground magazine in Montreal. It grew into a multi-billion dollar company that has shaken up the world of journalism. PLUS in our postscript "How You Built That," we check back with Ken ... Show More
Oct 6
Pressbox and Tide Cleaners: Vijen Patel. The $1.99 Gamble That Built a National Brand
What if the best startup isn’t sexy at all? In 2013, Vijen Patel left private equity to pursue “the least-worst idea”: dry cleaning. No patents. No app wizardry. Just laundry lockers in high-rises, ruthless unit economics, and a $1.99-a-shirt price that was seared into America’s ... Show More
1h 6m
Oct 2
Advice Line with Tony Xu of Doordash
Tony Xu, founder of DoorDash, joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage entrepreneurs. Plus, Tony updates Guy on his latest ventures: expanding into grocery and retail delivery - and taking on international markets.First, we hear from Ron in Portland ... Show More
49m 13s
Jun 2022
🍬 “Fruity Pebbles Latte, please” — Nestle’s coffee creamer-copia. Palantir’s perfect pitch. Target’s fire sale.
Nestle sees America is consuming record amounts of coffee, so it’s piggybacking with record coffee creamer sales — and making it sweet. Palantir’s CEO did what no other CEO has: visited the President of Ukraine in wartime Liev. And Target just updated us again that they’re in som ... Show More
19m 53s
Apr 2024
🐔 “Man’s new best friend” — Tractor Supply’s real estate insight. Whirlpool’s espresso machines. AI = Corporate Ozempic.
We won the Webby Award for “Best Business Podcast”! And we can’t thank you enough. 🎊Tractor Supply, the publicly-traded farm store, sells live chickens and is enjoying a record high stock price — And it’s winning because Millennials are migrating from the city to the country (st ... Show More
23m 29s
Jan 2023
🍫 “Addicted to chocolate” — Hotel’s Chocolat’s value. Away’s billboard luggage. Spotify vs Apple layoffs.
Chocolate is the newest addition to our recession-proof products list — because you’re addicted to it (literally). Away Luggage was crushed during the pandemic but is now living its best life thanks to Revenge Travel. And Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and now Spotify have all ... Show More
20m 23s