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Inside MedMen’s Downfall
I’ll be honest y’all: I went to MedMen when I was in Los Angeles in March. Why? Because I wasn’t interested in a million-dollar Uber to take me out of where I was in DTLA, and into other areas with more dispensary options. So, I settled on walking a half-mile to MedMen. “You’re at MedMen???”, my husband…
Read MoreDid Costco lose $27 billion from a tweet…
Since 1984, the Costco hot dog and pop combo has cost $1.50. Based on inflation over the past 38 years, the price of that combo should be $4.03 (on top of the fact that the hot dog’s weight is up to a quarter pound). The first Costco hot dog vendor was literally a hot dog…
Read MoreGovTech 2.0
DEEP DIVE GovTech 2.0 A new cohort of startups is building a killer set of businesses on a single premise: Make interacting with the government less awful. Companies like Mainstreet, Propel, Boundless Immigration, and SESO Labor. Startups making it easier to deal with tax credits, food stamps, immigration, and seasonal workers. They’re not selling to the government,…
Read MoreBienvenidos a Miami
Hellooooooo what’s up fam Been a hectic few weeks for your boy—Stevie and I moved to Miami! If you don’t get the reference in the subject line, watch this (yes, Will Smith was a rapper before he was an actor). I’ll always love LA—I loved living there, got to explore a new city with some…
Read MoreThe Marketing Millenials- 05/19/2022
SWIPE FILE Throughout my marketing career, I’ve kept a Swipe File (inspiration file) of my favorite marketing ideas: tweets, thoughts, articles, podcasts, ads, Tiktoks and our favorite, memes. Every week I’ll be sharing 3 of my favorites from my archives + what I’m adding to my swipe this week. 1. Best Influencer = Your Customer Insight from: Lebo Lion (Follow Lebo…
Read MoreThe 10 Worst Health Tech & Services Performers
PUBLIC MARKETS The 10 Worst Health Tech & Services Performers Out of the 41 companies tracked in the Health Tech & Services Index, only 3 finished in the green on the year. Today, I’m taking a look at the 10 worst performers and how these operators got to this point. While there’s plenty of blame…
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