The Best One Yet 🥠“Return on fortune” — OpenFortune’s cookie ads. 32% MBA app surge. Zyn’s cigarette savior.
Oct 24, 2024
Fortune cookies might soon come with ads, thanks to a startup producing 135 million of them! Meanwhile, MBA applications have jumped 32%, driven by tech layoffs and the rise of AI. On a different note, Philip Morris sees stock success as Zyn sales surpass traditional cigarettes, igniting debates around youth addiction. Plus, Austin's hottest eatery is an AI-driven restaurant—talk about a modern twist on dining! Exciting times in marketing, education, and dining!
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AI Restaurant
- The Ethos Restaurant in Austin, Texas, amassed 73,000 Instagram followers with AI-generated food images.
- Despite being fake, it profits by selling merchandise featuring the AI-created dishes.
Zyn's Impact
- Philip Morris, known for Marlboro cigarettes, now sells more nicotine pouches (Zyn) than cigarettes.
- This shift has led to record profits and stock prices, even as smoking rates decline.
Embrace Your Family
- To survive a dying market, companies should embrace their core function, not just their current product.
- Railroad companies should have become transportation companies when cars emerged, just as Philip Morris is becoming a nicotine company.