The Best One Yet

0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Hoarders Almanac; Pink Paint 3:51 - Peak End Rule: Succession and Ted Lasso are both over — for good — because to be remembered, don’t forget the Peak-End Rule. 9:30 - Archer Dating App: Tinder’s parent company finally launched a gay dating app, but the stock jumped because “I’ll have what she’s having”. 12:39 - Wing Stop: Wingstop stock is close to an all time high, but their AI order taker is a warning for the most common job in America.  17:14 - Takeaways 17:48 - Best Fact Yet 19:10 Shoutouts ________________________________________________ $WBD $MTCH $WING Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

0:00 - Intro 1:23 - Highest Paid Mascot 3:45 - Alo Sanctuary: The fastest-growing athleisure brand in America is now Alo Yoga — Because Alo didn’t build stores, it built sanctuaries. 8:10 - Lucid Fund Raise: Lucid, the $130K electric car with 500-mile range, has a trust fund… and it’s the Saudi Arabian royal fam. 13:01 - Cruise Lines Over Booked: Cruise lines are officially the comeback players of the pandemic: Their boats are more than 100% full, but why aren’t their stocks? 16:57 - Takeaways 17:29 - Best Fact Yet 19:19 - Shoutouts This week’s 1-minute pop-biz pop-quiz: go.tboypod.com Visit Framebridge.com to support the show $LULU $LCID $CCL $NCLH Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Restaurants replaced physical menus with QR Codes during the pandemic, but now their use is plummeting — Because this innovation is not solving a problem. America’s two most important businessmen were in China to pursue profits — but with profits, comes peace. And Delta Airlines was supposed to be the 1st carbon neutral airline, but it just got sued for greenwashing. $YELP $DAL $TSLA $JPM Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on YoutubeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Even in fiction, there are real business takeaways — So we jumped in TBOY-style to Succession’s Waystar Royco (FYI no spoilers). The President and Speaker reached an agreement to raise the debt ceiling — short term crisis avoided, but long term damage done. And Las Vegas casinos just had their most profitable year for gambling ever thanks to one sneaky move: Tweaking Blackjack to create scarcity.$LVS $WYNN $CZR Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fourteen years ago, South Korea’s government made a strategic decision that would change the future of its economy: Encourage Koreans living abroad to open Korean restaurants… aka “Gastrodiplomacy.” Notice something new in your inbox? Gmail has zucked Twitter’s blue checkmark. And since you finished the 3-day weekend in traffic or on the tarmac, we’ve got to look at Clear Secure — Because Clear’s greatest challenge is its own success. $ME $GOOG $META Recorded at Spotify Studios LA  Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Airbnb permanently banned parties last year, but it’s cracking down even more this Memorial Day Weekend with a snitcher’s hotline. Elon’s got a new plan to turn around Twitter — become Fox News 2.0. And Abercrombie & Fitch’s stock just surged 30% thanks to what we call “The Mullet Phenomenon.” Recorded at Spotify Studios LA Our weekly news quiz: go.tboypod.com$ABNB $ANF $AE Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 6th most valuable company on earth? It’s Nvidia — because not all computer chips are equal. We finally have an IPO this year: It’s Cava, the Chipotle of Mediterranean food, and it’s covering the suburbs in hummus. And Google and Uber just teamed up on a self-driving robo-taxi… so we think Tesla should acquire Lyft. Recorded at Spotify Studios LA $NVDA $CAVA $UBER $LYFT $TSLA $GOOG Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We’ve got 1 week and 1 day left until the US defaults on its debt, so it’s time to talk about the craziest option left: The Trillion-Dollar Coin. Professional Bull Riding is creating 8 cowboy-powered teams — Because Wall Street is bullish on bulls (literally). And Peloton just completely changed its entire look, brand, and business model… it wasn’t a makeover, it was plastic surgery $PTON $EDR $SPY Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Krispy Kreme stock is up 50% this year thanks to a bold strategy: Take your top-selling product — and then give it away for free. We just witnessed the biggest economic deal of the year: The Colorado River. And two of the biggest law firms on earth just merged, so we’re going to follow the money… that follows the big money. $DNUT $GOOG $MSFT Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Everyone’s talking about China and India, but the real economic story right now is… Japan. BMW’s newest product? It’s an electric yacht, because smart marketing is all about re-anchoring. And ChatGPT’s brand new app is already #1 in the App Store — And that’s a wakeup call to “The Laptop Class.” Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.