The Best Idea Yet 🐂 Oregon Trail: Tricking Kids into Liking School Since 1971

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🤏 “Zuck’s Tiny Taxes” — What Billionaires pay. New Balance’s surge. Ring’s puppy problem. +Jamie Dimon’s bar

New Balance’s sales have surged 180% in 5 years to $19B… all thanks to 1 single meeting.Amazon’s new service will find your lost dog… but it’s freaking out everyone (and investors).How do billionaires pay taxes (or not)?... We’ll tell ya what Zuck does.Plus, the hottest bar in NY ...  Afficher plus

⛷️ “Gnarly Numbers” — Vail’s ski-pocalypse. Robinhood’s VC IPO. Stanley’s manly pivot. +$700K Girl Scout Cookie

Robinhood revealed the companies their VC fund invested in… because it’s IPOing this month.Stanley’s Quencher sales are dropping… so it’s pivoting to guys, gym bags, and protein #ManlyHow do you save Colorado’s worst ski season?… With one innovative fence. And a trick from Fenway ...  Afficher plus

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🐂 Oregon Trail: Tricking Kids into Liking School Since 1971 | 13
The Best Idea Yet

Pop quiz: What’s the longest-running video game in history? It’s not Pac-Man or Donkey Kong or even Pong… it’s The Oregon Trail. A true pioneer (and we don’t just mean the ones in the covered wagons), the Oregon Trail has sold more than 65 million copies (that’s more than the Bea ...  Afficher plus

🔫Super Soaker: Invented by a Rocket Scientist (Literally) | 27
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Lonnie Johnson was already a brilliant Air Force engineer working on cutting edge, planet-saving inventions…when a surprise bathroom discovery (we’ve all been there) sparked an idea that changed water fights forever. This nuclear scientist's side hustle—a game-changing water gun ...  Afficher plus

🎩 Monopoly: The Shocking Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Game | 17
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Monopoly: the game that taught you to ruthlessly bankrupt your friends and family, one hotel at a time. With 250 million copies sold worldwide, ⅔ of American homes have a copy. But you probably don't know its shocking origin story: Monopoly rewards runaway greed — but was origina ...  Afficher plus

Ep481 - Mary Pilon | Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game
Talks at Google

Author Mary Pilon visits Google to discuss her book, "The Monopolists". The book reveals the unknown story of how the classic board game Monopoly came into existence, the reinvention of its history by Parker Brothers and multiple media outlets, the lost female originator of the g ...  Afficher plus