The Best One Yet

Starbucks’ is trying to save “the 3rd place”... by ending their open doors bathroom policy. Greedy LA landlords are jacking up rents 100%... but there could be a housing market silver lining. Planet Fitness stock hit an all-time high… but its greatest risk is “a run on the gym”. Plus, Philadelphia Eagles WR AJ Brown read a book during a playoff game… now it’s #1 on Amazon. $SBUX $PLNT Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 🥜  Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen. “The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly —----------------------------------------------------- GET ON THE POD:  Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts  FOR MORE NICK & JACK:  Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter  Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/  Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/  SOCIALS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod  Anything else: https://tboypod.com/  Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

TikTok will be banned in 5 days… but its replacement is Whatnot: It’s Instagram + eBay + MTV. Sonos is known for its fancy sounds systems… but the CEO just quit because of 1 big mistake. Nvidia chips have export restrictions… because in the AI arms race, chips are the new uranium. Plus, the #1 candy in America was invented by a frog salesman… It’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and it’s the next episode of our weekly deepdive show The Best Idea Yet 🥜 $SONO $NVDA $META To hear more on Reese’s PB cups, subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen. “The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly. —----------------------------------------------------- GET ON THE POD:  Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts  FOR MORE NICK & JACK:  Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter  Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/  Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/  SOCIALS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod  Anything else: https://tboypod.com/  Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chuck E. Cheese is back from bankruptcy… with a brand new babysitter strategy. Pools, massages, bars… Offices are getting “hotelified” for the 2025 Return-to-Office push. Disney, Fox, and Warner’s joint sports app, Venu, just shut down… and the NBA tells us why. Plus, it’s Planuary… Our New Year’s resolution is to plan the whole year this month (we’ll tell ya how).  $FUN $DIS $WBD Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet. “The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly. —----------------------------------------------------- GET ON THE POD:  Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts  FOR MORE NICK & JACK:  Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter  Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/  Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/  SOCIALS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod  Anything else: https://tboypod.com/  Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The #1 in the whole App Store is Watch Duty… a hero saving lives in LA’s wildfires. Rolls-Royce now sells 100% top-to-bottom custom cars… it’s commissioned art, like Picasso. 17% of Christmas gifts get returned… so we invented a solution: “Reverse Logistics” This Sunday is the biggest day of the year for dating apps… Swiping is about to surge 70%. $BMWKY $AAPL $LULU Want more? Check out the latest episode of our weekly deep dive show, The Best One Yet. This week’s episode is on The Oregon Trail: “Tricking Kids Into Liking School Since 1971” 🐂 Subscribe at Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen. “The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly. —----------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet. GET ON THE POD:  Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts  FOR MORE NICK & JACK:  Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter  Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/  Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/  SOCIALS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod  Anything else: https://tboypod.com/  Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump proposed buying Greenland… so we looked into how/if/when it’s possible. John Deere’s big tech update at CES?... a robo-self-driving tractor to cut your grocery bill. Starface has become a $100M startup… by putting star stickers on pimples. Plus, we’re living in the Panda-conomy… because when Pandas are out, sales surge. $DEER $NVDA $SPY Want more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: “The Best Idea Yet”: The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with — From the McDonald’s Happy Meal to Birkenstock’s sandal to Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers to Sriracha. New 45-minute episodes drop weekly.  Subscribe here Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen. —----------------------------------------------------- GET ON THE POD:  Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts  FOR MORE NICK & JACK:  Newsletter: https://tboypod.com/newsletter  Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/  Connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/  SOCIALS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod  Anything else: https://tboypod.com/  Subscribe to our new (2nd) show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks Episodes drop weekly. It’s The Best Idea Yet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.