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💍 “The Ring Price Plummet” — Diamonds’ lab-grown disruption. YouTube’s Millennials vs Gen Z. Polestar’s electric car smartphone.

Sep 7, 2023

Diamond prices have plummeted by 40% due to the rise of lab-grown diamonds. YouTube Shorts is causing an existential crisis as Gen Z YouTube takes over, while Polestar, an electric car company, is launching a smartphone.

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Lab-grown diamonds have caused a 40% drop in diamond prices, highlighting the disruptive power of this quiet industry.

YouTube is grappling with the rise of its short-form video feature, shorts, which poses profitability challenges and internal conflicts.

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Lab-grown diamonds disrupt the industry with lower prices

Lab-grown diamonds now make up 30% of the diamond market, leading to a drop in diamond prices. Disruption in industries doesn't have to be loud, as the lab-grown diamond industry shows with its quiet but significant impact.

Introduction

1min

Diamond Prices and YouTube Shorts

12min

The Battle Between Millennial YouTube and Gen Z YouTube

3min

Polestar: Electric Cars and the Next Smartphone

5min

Signed Footballs, Shout Outs, and Stocks

2min

Diamond prices have plummeted by 40% this year — Because there’s a 30% chance your engagement ring was grown in a lab.

YouTube is going through an existential crisis right now as YouTube Shorts surges — Gen Z YouTube is killing Millennial YouTube.

And Polestar, the electric car co, is launching a phone — Because the smartphone is the Holy Grail of Tech, but it’s littered with failures.

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The Best One Yet

💍 “The Ring Price Plummet” — Diamonds’ lab-grown disruption. YouTube’s Millennials vs Gen Z. Polestar’s electric car smartphone.

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Lab-grown diamonds disrupt the industry with lower prices

YouTube's existential crisis: the clash between Millennial and Gen Z content

Polestar: a car company venturing into the smartphone market

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts