🎹 “TikTooooook” — TikTok’s tripling. LegalZoom’s piggyback IPO. Exxon’s Greenpeace.

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đŸ«Š “Emotional staples” — L’Oreal’s lipstick effect. Tesla’s not-self-driving cars. Business Trip ROI. +Adult pregaming

Lipstick is economic soup for the stressed soul
 And L’Oreal is the Lipstick Effect in real life.Elon dropped a truth bomb: 4M Teslas can’t drive themselves
 Up next? Operation Body Shop.Should you ask your boss approve that business trip?... We ran the ROI on Biz Trips.Plus, adu ...  Show more

🐭 “DisneyWings” — Spirit should sell to Disney. Chipotle’s dopamine app. SpaceX’s AI pivot. +Mascot $$$

Spirit Airlines is getting a $500M Gov’t bailout
 but once again, we’re pitching Disney Airlines.Chipotle is turning its rewards app into Nintendo
 because dopamine daily drives demand.SpaceX just made ANOTHER AI acquisition
 Elon’s mission statements are just placeholders.Plus, ...  Show more

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