Podcast appearances and mentions of Jeff Bezos

American engineer, entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, Inc.

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    Silent Sales Machine Radio
    #644: Our weekly highlights and recap of powerful business lessons

    Silent Sales Machine Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 44:56


    In today's episode, we have highlights of a prior show. This episode is ideal for newer sellers who are struggling to make the Replens Model “click.”   We covered episode #585 - New Keepa Sourcing Strategies are here for Replens Sellers. Hear the whole episode at https://silentjim.com/podcast or view the original YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/H8IVKgMn6mo   Today's highlights:   Jim and the guests discuss the “Childbirth pains” of growing your Amazon business. They also discuss “before click” (BC) and “after click” (AC) in terms of the Replens sourcing and it all starting to “click!”   Jim talks about how Creativity, Leadership and Relationships are the most important areas of your business that you cannot hand to anyone else! The goal is to work “on” your business and not “in” your business!   The guest, Robin, discusses what the Kick Start program entails (within PAC). It's designed to help new sellers learn the very basics of starting to sell on Amazon. Jim also discusses the importance of team work and everyone working together to help each other grow and succeed!   Jim talks about Jeff Bezos and how he wrote about the time and money saved by shopping on Amazon - essentially trading dollars for time!   Jim and the guests discuss the new proven Amazon course called The Advanced Keepa Training. The guests also share that new sellers can sell in the following categories: arts and crafts, office supplies, home and kitchen, pet supplies (not food)   The guest, Brian, explains how it's possible to use Keepa creatively with different filters to narrow down searches to find underserved ASIN's (listings). Jim uses the brand Nike as an example   This episode is sponsored by the JimCockrumCoaching.com team! We have nearly 60 coaches currently. Set up a time to chat with us about coaching if you are ready to speed up your journey towards having a real business that you can be proud to own. Get a free session with a business consultant on our team at 1-800-994-1792 / 1-801-693-1688 or TEXT US at 385-284-7701 (US & Canada only for Text)   Show note LINKS:   ProvenAmazonCourse.com - the comprehensive course that contains ALL our Amazon training modules, recorded events and a steady stream of latest cutting edge training including of course the most popular starting point, the REPLENS selling model. The PAC is updated free for life!   REPLENS KICKSTART program - Brand New to Amazon and REPLENS? All students of the provenamazoncourse.com course who've not yet made their first REPLENS sale will benefit greatly from this series of live (and recorded of course) zoom group sessions with a coach - it's only $39! Contact Support@SilentSalesMachine.com for details.   Provenamazoncourse.com/Keepa - 10 Advanced Keepa strategies that will make you a product souring ninja!   Keepa.com - https://get.keepa.com/ede41 -The service we use to help interpret all of Amazon selling data. For more information, Jim goes into more detail regarding why we love KEEPA and why every replen seller needs it on episode 369 of this podcast at https://SilentJim.com/podcast   If you have any questions as a PAC student you should email Support@SilentSalesMachine.com   My Silent Team Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysilentteam - 100% FREE! Join 72,000 + Facebook members from around the world who are using the internet creatively every day 

    The Trillionaire Mindset
    87: Our Very First Shark ft. Daymond John

    The Trillionaire Mindset

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 80:46


    Become an exclusive member to get ad-free and bonus episodes at https://tmgstudios.tv Buy our Merch HERE: https://tmgstudios.tv/collections/trillionaire-mindset Our first ever Shark stops by the show to give his wisdom and talk about his new project! Including a look into the AI bubble, Nvidia's rise, and the DeSantis election announcement meltdown. Oh and see Jeff Bezos bring down the house, get to know the engaged bachelor.  Get the only digital wallets with real cash access, activated by MoneyGram. Learn more at https://moneygram.com/stellarwallets Check out our channel page on Apple Podcasts, go to: https://apple.co/trillionaire SUBSCRIBE to Trillionaire Mindset at https://www.youtube.com/trillionairemindset Want to subscribe to our newsletter? http://bit.ly/3k4Nfar   Trillionaire Highlights Channel: https://www.youtube.com/TrillionaireMindsetHighlights Trillionaire IG: https://www.instagram.com/trillionairepod Trillionaire Twitter: https://twitter.com/trillionairepod TMG Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tinymeatgang BEN https://www.instagram.com/bencahn/ https://twitter.com/Buncahn EMIL https://www.instagram.com/emilderosa/ https://twitter.com/emilderosa   *DISCLOSURE: THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS VIDEO ARE SOLELY THOSE OF THE PARTICIPANTS INVOLVED. THESE OPINIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF ANYONE ELSE. THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. THE VIEWER OF THE VIDEO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSIDERING ANY INFORMATION CAREFULLY AND MAKING THEIR OWN DECISIONS TO BUY OR SELL OR HOLD ANY INVESTMENT. SOME OF THE CONTENT OF THIS VIDEO IS CONSIDERED TO BE SATIRE AND MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED FACTUAL AND SHOULD BE TAKEN IN SUCH LIGHT. THE COMMENTS MADE IN THIS VIDEO ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN LITERALLY.* Chapters: 0:00 HE'S IN THE BUILDING 1:00 Jeff Joins the Show 2:03 “I'm in love” 4:00 Yes, yes, yes! 5:03 Microdosing Shrooms 6:25 Transcendental Meditation 8:10 Suing, at Some Point 9:50 Ya'll are nuts 10:40 AI Disruption Pitfall 13:23 Questioning EVERYTHING 14:35 Baseball in the 20's 15:44 The AI Bubble 16:28 Thanks to Moneygram! 17:12 Nvidia's AI Investment 18:20 Weak Breadth 20:00 Blockchain Iced Tea 21:25 Photoshop's AI 23:58 Nvidia's Revenue 26:40 Mega Cap Crowding! 28:20 More Stock Predictions 32:30 Trump & DeSantis 34:34 The Ultimate Twitter Space 36:40 The Election Mountain 38:28 Instagram's New Twitter 42:08 The Daymond John Interview 45:45 Hope in Education 48:43 Background on FUBU 51:38 Easier Then, or Now? 55:13 Coolest Brand in the World 56:25 The Other Shoe Dropped 58:25 When Daymond Made It 1:01:00 Bombas' Success 1:03:00 Investment Wish List 1:05:35 Stocks vs. Angel Investing 1:07:30 The AI Bubble 1:09:45 The City & Staying Healthy  1:11:30 How to Compete in the Market 1:13:40 Investing in Yourself 1:16:48 Selling the Goods 1:18:44 Thank you Daymond John! 1:20:35 This Week on After Hours

    Just B with Bethenny Frankel
    Just B Rant: Taboo Topic

    Just B with Bethenny Frankel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 13:14


    Find out which celebrity almost killed Bethenny's career and why! Jeff Bezos primed for marriage with Lauren Sanchez… is it a good idea? All that plus, Bethenny and Bryn go head to head.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Viall Files
    E587 Going Deeper with G Flip - Vegas Weddings, Selling Sunset, and Love Songs

    The Viall Files

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 114:40


    Welcome back to The Viall Files: Going Deeper Edition! At the beginning of the episode, we talk about pop culture headlines like Ariana Madix's latest interview, Jeff Bezos' engagement, and an altercation over a Hot Pocket. Then, we are joined by musician G Flip to discuss their Vegas wedding with Chrishell Stausse, filming Selling Sunset, releasing the single “Be Your Man,” and what we can expect from their upcoming first North American tour. We then have a Sweating the Wedding caller who recently un-invited their girlfriend from a family wedding and isn't sure where their relationship stands.  “We just fell in love but we were actively trying not to.” Start your 7 Day Free Trial of Viall Files + here: https://viallfiles.supportingcast.fm/  Find G's tour dates here: https://www.gflipmusic.com/ Please make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode and as always send in your relationship questions to asknick@theviallfiles.com to be a part of our Monday episodes. Join us for our new LIVE show on Thursdays at 9PM ET/6PM PT on Amp, available in the Apple app store. Android User? Listen here: https://www.onamp.com/  To Order Nick's Book Go To: http://www.viallfiles.com  If you would like to get some texting advice on Office Hours send an email to asknick@theviallfiles.com with “Texting Office Hours” in the subject line! To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/TheViallFiles  THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: June's Journey - Find hidden clues and uncover a murder mystery. Can you crack the case? Download June's Journey for free today on iOS and Android. Episode Socials: @viallfiles @nickviall @gflip @alison.vandam @liffordthebigreddog @dereklanerussell 

    Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald
    Vanderpump Secrets and Real Housewives History with Guy Branum

    Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 98:39


    Don't blame Ariana for making her money. Who is Tom's mystery woman? What will Raquel reveal at the reunion? Then the hilarious Guy Branum is back! We analyze Jeff Bezos's engagement and why you can always marry up. Guy finally started watching real housewives and we psycho analyze Kim, Kyle, and Kathy. We cover the truth behind Jill and Bethenny's fallout. We role-play our favorite BH housewives and what they would say to each other if they had only hired us as consultants. Who is the best housewife to watch and who has done the most with the opportunity? Get ready to laugh. I am going on tour! Get tickets at https://heathermcdonald.net/ Get extra juice on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/juicyscoop/posts https://heathermcdonald.net/ Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JuicyScoop/featured Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathermcdonald/ Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heathermcdonald?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeatherMcDonald Follow Guy on Instagram: @guybranum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Circling Back
    Killer Whales & Birdwatching Dave

    Circling Back

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 76:16


    Killer whales are tossing boats over in Gibraltar, Bezos proposes to Tony Gonzalez's ex-wife, Dave about to be on his birdwatching grind, AI Bill Simmons doing ad reads, two (2) Worst Weekends from Will, and This Weekend in Fun. Enjoy a free two-week trial on Patreon for additional weekly episodes: www.patreon.com/circlingbackpodcast Watch all of our full episodes on our new YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/circlingback  Shop Washed Merch: www.washedmedia.shop  (0:00) Fun & Easy Banter (14:20) Orcas Sinking Boats (35:19) Bezos Gets Engaged (45:00) Birdwatching Dave is Different (55:00) AI Bill Simmons Coming For Our Jobs (1:00:00) Will's Worst Weekends of the Week (1:10:36) This Weekend in Fun Support This Episode's Sponsors Shady Rays: www.shadyrays.com/steam (Code STEAM for buy one, get one free!) Squarespace: www.squarespace.com/steam (STEAM for 10% off your purchase of a website or domain) ROW by Academy: Head to a store or at www.academy.com/row  Mugsy: www.mugsy.com (STEAM for 10% off)

    Business Casual
    Ozempic the Anti-Addiction Drug, Age of Streaming Mergers, & Bezos's Boat

    Business Casual

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 28:43


    Episode 65: Neal and Toby discuss the increasing buzz around potent weight loss drugs with Pfizer's oral version and Ozempic's anti-addiction side effects. Then, Showtime merges with Paramount+, Max absorbs Discovery+, and Disney+ wants to include Hulu. Are we entering the age of streaming mergers? Meanwhile, Western states reach a deal that might stop its main water source from completely drying up. Lastly, Jeff Bezos just popped the question to his girlfriend but why are people only talking about who the figurehead on his yacht looks like. Learn more about our sponsor, Fidelity: https://fidelity.com/stocksbytheslice Listen Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Drew and Mike Show
    Drew And Mike – May 22, 2023

    Drew and Mike Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 179:56


    American Idol's finale, Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sanchez & Tony Gonzales engaged, Woody Allen's hero rebranding, Foo Fighter's new drummer, Swifties want Taylor to #SpeakUpNow about her boyfriend, 'N-word' slipper Glen Kuiper fired, and Trudi's barter with Bill Cox's Reese's. Some people are saying Drew created 50 fake YouTube accounts to add to our subscribers. We'll be giving away Champion's Club tickets to some lucky subscribers. Trudi is hoarding merch in her garage. Apparently all it takes to get merch is a bunch of Reese's Cups. American Idol had their finale and it's drowning in controversy. #NotMarcsIdol Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/dams to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It's completely risk free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee! 60 Minutes is fearful of AI. Drew wants 'Internet Police' added to his list of good ideas. Who has that? Divas: Jay-Z and Beyoncé paid $200M in CASH for their new mega-mansion. Miley Cyrus can't tour anymore. It's official: Drew's Taylor Swift will NOT willingly show her boobs. Tay Tay performed in the rain. Swifties are aiming to oust Matt Healy #SpeakUpNow. Janelle Monáe's boobs are currently busy promoting music. JLo and Ben Affleck have been fighting publicly over and over and over. Jennifer Lopez decided to over-dress to make Ben's kid's play about her. Trudi is celebrating the anniversary of this cover-dong. Oakland A's play-by-play announcer Glen Kuiper has been BLOWN OUT for reading Negro Leagues Baseball Museum's name out loud without anyone correcting him. Pregnant Nurse Karen leads to debate. Ben Crump is busy deleting tweets about the situation. E. Jean Carroll is suing Donald Trump AGAIN over his CNN Townhall comments. Foo Fighters choose Josh "not John" Freese as their Taylor Hawkins replacement. They put out a video with cameos from Chad Smith, Tommy Lee, Danny Carey. The 5:20 mark is awesome. Drew finds a way to bring it back to The Beatles. We discuss the covers of RATM's Renegades. The list of the greatest songs with whispering sucks. 10 allegedly "Iconic Moments" in MTV News History. Woody Allen is trying to rebrand as a hero, but some people are saying the story is made up. We call the restaurant for details. Hillary Clinton thinks Joe Biden is too old to be president. Joe Biden struggled on his trip to the G7 in Japan. John Hinckley Jr's merch department is selling much better than ours. Shemy Schembechler hires a PR firm to apologize for him. Michigan doesn't want night games. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are engaged. Jamie Foxx is fine... and still in a rehab facility. Marc, Trudi and nobody else is watching Silo. Visit Our Presenting Sponsor Hall Financial – Michigan's highest rated mortgage company If you'd like to help support the show… please consider subscribing to our YouTube Page, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon). Or don't.

    Hard Factor
    Beirut 2.0? 60k lbs ammonium nitrate gone missing! | 5.23.23

    Hard Factor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 62:59


    On today's episode… someone lost 60,000 pounds of explosive material… and homeless vets, the saddest story of all time, and the Satanists are back at it! 00:00 Intro ☕ Cup of Coffee in the Big Time ☕ 03:26 Fun Fact: Ella Harper 06:12 Ray Stevenson unexpectedly passes away at 58, no cause of death given for actor 07:50 Carmelo Anthony announces retirement from NBA after 19 seasons 08:38 The Celtics are getting embarrassed by the Miami Heat, and the Lakers need 2016 Lebron ASAP 09:39 Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez 'all over each other' after 20-carat diamond proposal 11:15 Sen. Tim Scott jumps into the 2024 presidential race 14:38 Fake image of Pentagon explosion sends stock market into a downward spiral 16:48 Bryan Kohberger arraignment: Not guilty plea entered for Idaho murders 18:24 $400,000 per missile: Pentagon falling victim to price gouging by military contractors 20:07 George Soros fund nears $400M deal to buy Vice Media out of bankruptcy 20:47 60,000 pounds of an explosive chemical lost during rail shipment, officials say 22:14 Man on Reddit upset he can't sleep in the nude with new neighbors nearby: 'Only so much I can do'

    Reality Steve Podcast
    Daily Roundup - 5/23/23

    Reality Steve Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 21:17


    (SPOILERS) Today's Daily Roundup covers more American Idol finale thoughts, premiere dates for Big Brother & Challenge USA season 2, the Swifties may have lost their mind, Jeff Bezos engaged, and Brady Bunch rumors. Ads:Coming Out For Love - Click “Bundles,” Promo Code: RealitySteve for 15% off any bundleTrivia Star – The #1 Trivia game in the App Store.  Download Trivia Star for free todayMusic written by Jimmer Podrasky (B'Jingo Songs/Machia Music/Bug Music BMI)

    First Thing with Kevin Manno
    Tuesday, May 23rd 2023

    First Thing with Kevin Manno

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 13:42


    Another debt ceiling update, Senator Tim Scott announces presidential run, AI photo of Pentagon explosion goes viral, Nuggets sweep Lakers to move onto their first NBA Finals, Carmelo Anthony retiring, Ray Stevenson passed away, Jeff Bezos is engaged, HBO Max is now officially MAX, Cannes Film Festival protestor, Drew Carey giving back to striking writers, fan goes into labor at Taylor Swift show, new Dup Lipa coming Friday, TikTok sues Montana, Iced Coffee Day at Dunkin & more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Zedcast - The Tyler Zed Podcast
    LeBron get SWEPT, Tim Scott, Jeff Bezos engaged, Bryan Kohberger, Bill Gates and more

    Zedcast - The Tyler Zed Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 45:34


    Episode number 294! Thanks for supporting the show so far!Become a member and support the show today at zedmedia.substack.com!

    Anthony On Air
    Jeffrey Epstein Blackmailed Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos Gets Engaged, Alec Baldwin Enraged | AOA Podcast

    Anthony On Air

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 118:33


    Jeffrey Epstein Blackmailed Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos Gets Engaged, Alec Baldwin Enraged plus a new Uber is coming to town, Marjorie Taylor Greene's drag boyfriend, Bud Light Update, and a dating update from our pal Byron! #JeffreyEpstein #BillGates #JeffBezos Get more AoA and become a member to get exclusive access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOfx0OFE-uMTmJXGPpP7elQ/join Get Merch here - https://bit.ly/AnthonyMerch Subscribe to the Anthony On Air Podcast here: Facebook - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirFB YouTube - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirYT Apple Podcast - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirApple Google Podcast - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirGoo Spotify - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirSpot Stitcher - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirSti Overcast - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirOv Twitter - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirTwitter Instagram - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirInsta Get more at https://www.AnthonyOnAir.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anthonyonair/message

    kPod - The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show
    Celebrity Gossip Part 2 - MAX

    kPod - The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 11:36


    How do you think Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, would propose? Plus, today is a big day in the world of streaming

    Dave & Chuck the Freak Podcast
    Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 Dave & Chuck the Freak Full Show

    Dave & Chuck the Freak Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 196:39


    Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about people who suffer from Food FOMO, were you done with a food after it made you poop your pants, Hulk Hogan is launching his own THC & CBD line, Jeff Bezos is engaged, a runaway steer gets wrangled by a cowboy on Michigan highway, a woman beat the crap out of a guy in a road rage incident, a guy needs a penis amputation after drug fueled 24 hour sex session, people that cheat at their bachelor/bachelorette party, a weekend Jeep gathering that got out of control, an InstaCart scam to watch for, a guy suing coworkers for not including him in the lottery pool, a thief steals over $15K of Magic the Gathering cards, a neighborhood naming streets after Pokémon names, a woman busted putting $6500 of food from an ‘All You Can Eat Buffet' in her purse, and more! CONNECT WITH DAVE & CHUCK THE FREAK www.instagram.com/daveandchuckthefreak www.twitter.com/daveandchuck www.facebook.com/daveandchuckthefreakfans www.daveandchuckthefreak.com/ Or email the show:  email@daveandchuckthefreak.com

    Ebro in the Morning Podcast
    Ebro In The Morning - Carmelo Retires, Getting Re-Married, + Mixing Friend Groups

    Ebro in the Morning Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 79:11


    Ebro, Rosenberg and Laura Stylez star in HOT97's flagship program Ebro in the Morning - this episode aired on 5/23/2023. TRY ZOCDOC: https://www.zocdoc.com/?utm_medium=audiopodcast&utm_campaign=ebro USE PROMO CODE "EBRO" Ebro, Rosenberg, Laura Stylez and the crew are broadcasting live from HOT 97 - talking about Carmelo Anthony retiring, mixing friend groups, hurting feelings, Jeff Bezos getting re-married and so much more!  Find New HOT 97 Podcasts: https://www.hot97.com/podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Sarah and Vinnie Full Show
    6-7am- Congratulations Bezos & Bud Light Damage Control

    Sarah and Vinnie Full Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 34:48


    It's National Lucky Penny Day, Big Brother is not going to start until August, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are engaged, Drew Carey is buying dinner for striking writers, Bud Light is offering to buy back all the expired beer from lack of sales, you don't have to replace your underwear every 6 to 12 months, a study shows the secret to a longer relationship is having a joint bank account, and Vinnie reads your texts!

    Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher
    Still The Same… | 5/23/23

    Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 45:07


    Woman marries herself… Bezos to marry Lauren / Livin' large on the boat… Tiger wins NDA fight… Unclaimed lottery ticket in TX… chewingthefat@theblaze.com It's just MAX now… Paramount+ with Showtime… TikTok sues Montana… EU fines META… DeNiro still hates Trump… Baldwin still a douche… Who Died Today: Ray Stevenson 58 / Jaden Hulaby 21 / Michael Gellar 18… Paris Hilton Chihuahuas dead or missing… The Idol on HBO… Chronic Pain study… Bryan Johnson de-aging... De-aging all around… Fattest kids under 5 countries… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Founders
    #304: Sol Price: The Founder Who Taught Jim Sinegal, Sam Walton, Jeff Bezos, Bernie Marcus, and more

    Founders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 64:40


    What I learned from reading Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary by Robert Price. ----This episode is brought to you by EightSleep: Get the best sleep of your life and unlock more energy with the Pod 3. Go to eightsleep.com/founders/----This episode is brought to you by Meter: Meter is the easiest way for your business to get fast, secure, and reliable internet and WiFi in any commercial space. Go to meter.com/founders----This episode is brought to you by Tiny: Tiny is the easiest way to sell your business. Tiny provides quick and straightforward exits for Founders. Get in touch by emailing hi@tiny.com----Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium — Subscribers can ask me questions directly and listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes.----[6:50] He believed in developing strong operating efficiencies, and he continually emphasized passing on savings to customers.[8:48] It's pretty incredible to think about that Sol's ideas have created trillions of dollars of value.[11:18] You can always understand the son by the story of his father. The story of the father is embedded in the son. —Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life by Michael Schumacher. (Founders #242)[14:00] Stephen King on the belief and support he received from his wife: “Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference”— Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craftby Stephen King. (Founders #210)[16:00] True education is gained through the discipline of life. —Henry Ford[19:45] Sol kept a small sign in his office: “Do it now.”[24:00] Sol finds an idea future generations of entrepreneurs will use: A membership retail store targeted to a specific niche.[24:45] When you have people driving far distances to save money that is a very good sign. — Sam Walton: Made In America by Sam Walton. (Founders #234)[26:45] Daniel Ek interview on the Acquired podcast. [39:10] If you're not spending 90% of your time teaching, you're not doing your job. —Jim Sinegal.[39:45] You train an animal, you teach a person.[40:00] He was not a fan of training manuals because he believed that manuals were a substitute for thinking.[43:00] What does limited selection have to do with efficiency? Because payroll and benefits represent 80% of a retailer's cost of operations, pricing advantage follows labor productivity. Fewer items result in reduced labor hours throughout all of the product supply channels. Put simply, the cost to deal with 4,500 items is a lot less than the cost to deal with 50,000 items.[50:21] The operating efficiencies of the warehouse concept and the direct delivery of products from the suppliers to Price Club made it possible to sell merchandise for less.[55:00] Costco and Sam's were expanding aggressively while Price Club remained tentative.[1:03:30] Sol was a poster child for the American dream. His immigrant parents were born in a small Russian village. Sol was the first in his family to graduate college. He earned a law degree. He became an exceptionally successful businessman and philanthropist, celebrated 70 years of marriage, was a good father who instilled high values in his sons, and he never walked away from responsibility. It doesn't get much better than that.---Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium — Subscribers can ask me questions directly and listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes.----Join my free email newsletter to get my top 10 highlights from every book----“I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — GarethBe like Gareth. Buy a book: All the books featured on Founders Podcast

    Jumpers Jump
    EP.131 - CRAZY VOODOO CURSES, BALENCIAGA MISSING PERSON THEORY & MR. KRABS SOLD HIS SOUL

    Jumpers Jump

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023 70:24


    Jump in with Carlos Juico and Gavin Ruta on episode 131 of Jumpers Jump. This episode we discuss: Gavin manifesting his dream car, History repeats royal car accident, Crazy uncovered news stories, Balenciaga missing person theory, Knocking on wood theory, Treadmill and Bowling origins, Pyramids theory, Voodoo curses, LeBron satanic pregame ritual, Faith and spirituality, Killer clowns comeback, Bee movie theories, Jeff Bezos tweet, Mr. Krabs sold his soul and much more! Follow the podcast: @JumpersPodcast Follow Carlos: @CarlosJuico Follow Gavin: @GavinRutaa Check out the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/JumpersJumpYT Thanks to our Sponsor: Visit Bay.com for terms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Drew and Mike Show
    Drew And Mike – May 21, 2023

    Drew and Mike Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023 185:10


    Topless Bezos, Shemy Schembechler's twitter gets him fired, RIP Jim Brown, Taylor Swift's porn-loving boyfriend, Sundays with Eli Zaret, Brian Kohbooger on Dateline, Anna Nicole Smith & J Howard Marshall, and Jeffrey Epstein threatened Bill Gates because Bill was being cheap. You guys have had a YouTube channel for 7 years, but you've only got almost 8k subscribers? iTunes screwed us over last week. Eli Zaret drops by to rant against Shemy Schembechler's incredibly quick tenure at Michigan, eulogize the polarizing Jim Brown, the downfall of boxing, Charles Barkley over-exposure, Ja Morant vs the Crips, recap the NBA Playoffs, the Detroit Tigers and the LA Dodgers vs Los Angeles Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Divas: Jay Z and Beyonce have the biggest, ugliest, most expensive house in California. Beyonce is rolling in the dough. Taylor Swift's new man jerks it to "violent rape" porn. Will Taylor Swift ever show her boobs willingly? Janelle Monáe frees the nipple in latest promotion. Henry Ford, Madonna and Taylor Lautner are the most famous people from Michigan. Drew Crime: It turns out Bryan Kohberger was a creep before the murders. Go figure. BTK has to be revived because of Kohbooger. 48 Hours covered the stabbing of Donna Ongsiako. They also cover the plot to kill Jamie Faith. Drew comes to the realization that he did meth. Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/dams to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It's completely risk free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee! More Sports: John Daly racked up an incredible Taco Bell bill. Tiger Woods with a major victory in court vs his ex-girlfriend. The Preakness raises it's body count. More Drew Crime: A gas station shooting in Detroit leads to some questionable charges. Drew's Videos: Drew really wanted to watch the city council meeting shenanigans. He also loved to re-watch the best of Maury. A fake Paul Stanley powered through a hair fire. Drew felt the need to stare at Jim Fouts speaking for over an hour. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are enjoying their mega-yacht with a figurehead of Lauren carved into the front. There's not a hair on Bezos' body. Kevin Adell's sells WADL seemingly to pay off what he owes the government. Karl Hamburger roasted The Jade & Andy Show recently. J. Howard Marshall was over the moon for Anna Nicole Smith. What a match made in heaven. Anna Nicole Smith is officially smarter than Britney Spears following this scientific poll. Billy McFarland has secured funding for Fyre Festival II. Corporate News: Adidas is selling $1B worth of Yeezys and then donating the proceeds to virtue signal and get a write off. Nordstrom has hot products these days. Bud Light sales are falling and it may no longer be the most popular beer. Target has 'tuck-friendly' swimwear. Ford made a pride ad and people are angry. Miller Lite's Sofia Colucci had to scrub her social media following their month-old campaign. Kanye's girlfriend's nipples are showing. Influencer News: Livvy Dunne is the humble leader of her Boner Army. The Cavinder Twins like being catcalled on the internet, not in real life. Instagram crashed and prevented us from seeing the tennis-themed Boner Army of Rachel Stuhlmann. Everybody is laughing at Not-a-Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's fake car chase. Meghan and Harry would like their privacy please. Jeffrey Epstein was allegedly blackmailing Bill Gates who was banging Mila Antonova. Slow down on solving the debt ceiling issue, guys. Alec Baldwin decided to rip a server for doing her job. Brittney Griner returned to the WNBA floor with Kamala Harris courtside. Nurse Karen has a GoFundMe. She is currently in hiding due to death threats. Daniel Penny has raised $2.7M for his defense fund. Visit Our Presenting Sponsor Hall Financial – Michigan's highest rated mortgage company If you'd like to help support the show… please consider sub...

    Best of the Left - Progressive Politics and Culture, Curated by a Human
    #1556 Oil Wealth and Oligarchy, Over 100 Years of Polishing Unredeemable Reputations

    Best of the Left - Progressive Politics and Culture, Curated by a Human

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2023 66:08


    Air Date 5/2/2023 Today, we take a look at the intertwining of oil wealth, philanthropy, and culture washing from John Rockefeller to the sheiks of the Middle East. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows and Bonus Content) Join our Discord community! OUR AFFILIATE LINKS: ExpressVPN.com/BestOfTheLeft GET INTERNET PRIVACY WITH EXPRESS VPN! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Who Were the Robber Barons? - Brain Blaze - Air Date 10-29-19 The Robber Barons were some dudes who got rich and were pretty sketchy about it all, but then founded a bunch of universities and stuff like that, so I guess we're cool?  Ch. 2: Jane Mayer / The Koch Brothers and the Weaponizing of Philanthropy - EthicsinSociety - Air Date 4-6-16 Why is America living in an age of profound economic inequality? Why, despite the desperate need to address climate change, have even modest environmental efforts been defeated again and again?  Ch. 3: “Sportswashing & Greenwashing”: Ex-Soccer Player Jules Boykoff on Qatar Hosting World Cup - Democracy Now! - Air Date 11-29-22 We speak with author Jules Boykoff about the climate and political implications of the 2022 World Cup.  Ch. 4: How One Industry Controls Football - Athletic Interest - Air Date 11-5-21 Who controls football? Ch. 5: Why Billionaire Philanthropy Won't Solve Anything - Second Thought - Air Date 2-25-22 You ever notice how oligarchs like Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are cast as these uber-wealthy saviors who are singlehandedly raising the world out of poverty? That doesn't happen by accident. Ch. 6: What Is Sportswashing (and Does It Work)? - Freakonomics - Air Date 6-8-22 In ancient Rome, it was bread and circuses. Today, it's a World Cup, an Olympics, and a new Saudi-backed golf league that's challenging the P.G.A. Tour.  Ch. 7: Why Billionaires Won't Save Us - Our Changing Climate - Air Date 5-21-21 I look at how the elite philanthropy of Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk function as more of a billionaire preservation of wealth and self than as an act of altruism. Ch. 8: Anand Giridharadas: Why We Should Be Skeptical of Billionaires - Amanpour and Company - Air Date 9-19-18 Anand Giridharadas believes we should be a bit more skeptical about embracing billionaires as the change-makers of our era.  MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 9: The 2022 FIFA World Cup And The Rise Of 'Sportswashing' (In The Loop) - Scripps News - Air Date 11-21-22 Christian Bryant explores why sporting events are and can be held in countries with authoritarian regimes in this segment of "Scoreboard." Ch. 10: Fixing the Economy - Garys Economics - Air Date 11-27-22 After having opened up the publics eyes to the problem of Wealth Inequality, Gary reveals to the Channel his own idea for a possible Wealth Tax. VOICEMAILS Ch. 11: Reaching a conclusion on understanding the J.K Rowling episode - Boris from Belgium Ch. 12: The is/ought malfunction in our pattern recognition - Dave from Olympia, WA FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 13: Final comments on the is/ought problem of politics MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) SHOW IMAGE Description: A diptych of photos of Mohammad bin Salman and a painting of John. D. Rockefeller. A drop of black oil falls into a splash over the center of the image. Credits: Composite design by A. Hoffman. Photo of “Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stands with Deputy Crown Price of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud” by U.S. Secretary of Defense, Flickr | License: CC by 2.0) | Changes: Cropped / Photo of painting of J.D. Rockefeller by John Singer Sargent, Flickr | License: Public Domain | Changes: Cropped / Oil drop and splash from Pixabay. Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

    Jim and Them
    Jim and Them's Sweet 16 - #770 Part 1

    Jim and Them

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2023 127:18


    Sweet 16: It's a Jim and Them Celebration! A sweet 16 for the boys, so get your drinks ready and put on your party hats! RIP Starcruiser: Jim and Mike, while celebrating the Jim and Them anniversary have to take some time to mourn the loss of the Galactic Starcruiser. FUN TIMES: We get some special call ins from Kristin and Jake! Also discuss the Indiana Jones 5 buzz and the proper short length preference. LET'S JUST TALK!, BOOGIE NIGHTS!, SOUNDBOARD!, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES!, SWEET 16!, CELEBRATION!, NMAN!, ABYSS!, SUSPENSION!, TWITCH!, UNHINGED!, JEFF BEZOS!, YOUTUBE!, KICK!, RUMBLE!, BACKUP PLAN!, 10PAIRSOFJORDANS!, ETARD-RAY!, PIG LATIN!, OPEN AND HONEST DISCUSSION!, ZOINKO BUCKS!, ANDRES!, PLAYLIST!, YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE!, SUPER CHATS!, PISSING!, POMMABEAR!, NICK SAITO!, DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY!, 1985!, SR71!, THE THE!, EMPIRE RECORDS!, THIS IS THE DAY!, GAMES WE PLAY!, NICHE!, GALACTIC STARCRUISER!, SANDRO!, SAMMIE!, OMEGA MART!, AREA 15!, MARVIN GAYE!, HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE!, BEEF!, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3!, MASTERPIECE!, TAYLOR SWIFT!, SUPER BOWL!, DISNEY!, GOLDEN KNIGHTS!, DALLAS!, NHL!, WII U!, DEEPANSH!, GOOD MODE!, BAD MODE!, KRISTIN!, WE LIKE LIKES!, CUPHEAD!, TOO HARD!, DEFUNCTLAND!, COPE!, SEETHE!, COPIUM!, DIET COPE!, JAKE!, CERTAIN PERSON!, CERTAIN ANIMAL!, DON CHEADLE!, RON PERLMAN!, TROVO!, COVID!, BUZZFEED!, WRESTLING!, 9/11 BOYZ!, JOE PAPI!, MILLENCOLIN!, LONDON BOYS!, JAKOB BURROWS!, COALES!, GO!, MOVIE!, SOUNDTRACK!, NEW DOUBT!, MANGOLD!, CANNES!, INDIANA JONES 5!, TOP GUN MAVERICK!, STITCHES!, BRICK IN YO FACE!, PIZZA!, MIXER!, THURSDAY!, 12:03!, ELMER FRANK!, NUT HUGGERS!, ADAM PRATT!, SHORT LENGTH!, SWIMMING!, ABOVE THE KNEE!, JEROMY TAYLOR!, INSTAGRAM!, DICK PRINT!, POOL SHOT!, NMAN!, KERMIT!, RAINBOW CONNECTION!, VACATION VLOG!, VIN DIESEL!, RMR!, RASCAL!, IT'S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE!, DERRICK!, JAMZ!, LIKES!, WHORE OURSELVES OUT!  You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!

    Sarah and Vinnie Full Show
    7-8am- Jeff Bezos' Yacht & Pepperoni is the Best

    Sarah and Vinnie Full Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 31:35


    Meadow Walker has a cameo in Fast X, Jack Harlow stars in White Men Can't Jump, Jeff Bezos puts an interesting tribute on his yacht, Elizabeth Holmes has been ordered to pay back money, peperoni is the number one pizza topping, the top drunken munchies in every state, and Vinnie reads your texts!

    David Feldman Show
    GOP War Against Food Stamps And Medicaid/Guest: Rev. Barry W. Lynn #1470

    David Feldman Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 84:42


    Guest: The Rev. Barry W. Lynn author of "Paid To Piss People Off." David Does The News: 00:00 Headlines 01:10 Bruce Springsteen holds concert in Italy despite deadly flooding 03:04 Auto emissions linked to dementia 03:31 Tampa cancels Gay Pride parade 05:45 DeSantis wages war on the LGBTQ 10:47 Texas ships migrants to Denver 16:11 Debt ceiling talks continue 22:10 Republicans want Americans to work for Medicaid and Food Stamps 27:48 Jeff Bezos' $500 million yacht 28:27 Rich people are not job creators 30:06 Pelosi's sordid relationship with Senator Dianne Feinstein 34:28 Why Barbara Lee should replace Feinstein 37:49 What is The Bilderberg Group? 51:08 SPECIAL GUEST: The Rev. Barry W. Lynn

    The Morning Toast
    General Randomness: Friday, May 19th, 2023

    The Morning Toast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 54:06


    Prince Harry and Meghan Demand Photo Agency Give Them Footage of ‘Chase' (TMZ) (10:44) Miley Cyrus Details Meeting Boyfriend Maxi Morando on a Date That Was ‘Blind For Me and Not Really For Him' (People) (18:25) Jeff Bezos' $500M Yacht Appears To Have Figurehead of Girlfriend Lauren Sanchez (Page Six) (25:03) Dixie D'Amelio Taken To Hospital in Ambulance After ‘Feeling Faint' (Page Six) (32:06) Starbucks Is Changing the Type of Ice They Use in Drinks (People) (34:26) Dear Toasters (42:36) The Toast with Jackie (@JackieOshry) and Claudia Oshry  (@girlwithnojob)  Merch The Toast Patreon Girl With No Job by Claudia Oshry

    Global News Podcast
    US backs F-16 fighter jet training for Ukraine

    Global News Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 32:46


    The European proposal was endorsed by President Biden at the G7 summit in Japan. Also: NASA has awarded a contract to build a Moon lander to Blue Origin -- owned by Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, and why one of the world's most famous cities is sinking.

    World Business Report
    G7 sanctions to target Russia's diamond trade

    World Business Report

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 27:36


    G7 countries agreed on more sanctions against Russia and demanded a complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. In a statement, leaders from the Group of Seven nations meeting in Japan said they would "starve Russia of G7 technology, industrial equipment and services that support its war machine". Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has tweeted, saying he's beginning his first-ever visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia "to enhance bilateral relations". While speaking to Arab League leaders, Zelensky has accused some Arab leaders of "turning a blind eye" to Russia's invasion. NASA has awarded the contract to build its astronaut Moon lander to a consortium led by Blue Origin - the space company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

    The Brain Candy Podcast
    EP712: Jury Duty, Documentary Dupe, & Museum Graffiti

    The Brain Candy Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 59:06


    Sarah is $400 richer thanks to a tip from Susie, and you might have money waiting for you too! Sarah watched a series on Amazon that is a must-see, and had her in stitches, but also raised some ideas about our gullibility, the legal system, and reality tv. She also watched a film that was marketed as a documentary, and only after she had started the SEQUEL did she realize it was a completely scripted movie. She wants her money back, Bezos! We discuss a trend called "Bare Minimum Mondays" where people ease into the work week to help with burnout, and Susie is rolling her eyes about it. Sarah thinks she would prefer a Foot Off the Gas Fridays instead, but Susie wants people to realize 1) we all do have to work whether we like it or not, 2) a gimmicky life hack isn't the solution to the systemic issues that cause our burnout and malaise. We debate whether a kid who drew on a museum piece in crayon was a hooligan, has bad parents, or was doing exactly what any kid would do if the museum handed him a crayon in an art gallery...or all of the above. Plus, Sarah provides Goodwill tips and a cleaning hack that is saving the day in her closet. Join our book club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: Connect with us on social media: BCP Instagram: Susie's Instagram: Sarah's Instagram: BCP Twitter: Susie's Twitter: Sarah's Twitter: Get an extended 30 day free trial when you go to Visit to take advantage of this limited-time offer for 10% off your next purchase! Get an exclusive 20% off your first order when you visit More podcasts at WAVE:

    The Fantasy Football Dudes
    Bald guy draft, Joe Rogan, Jeff Bezos

    The Fantasy Football Dudes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 31:39


    The dudes get together for a Bald Guys draft. Some of the picks include The Rock, Jeff Bezos, and Joe Rogan. It's diverse, ranging from Hollywood icons to business tycoons to fictional characters. Still, they all share one thing in common: a shining, hairless head.The Dudes help you Manage your redraft, keeper, and dynasty fantasy football teams ALL YEAR LONG! Connect with the ShowVisit the web https://www.thefantasyfootballdudes.com/ Follow us on socials athttps://twitter.com/TFFDudes(the easiest way to follow our Dudesletter)https://www.instagram.com/tffdudes/Dad Moveshttps://tffdudes.substack.comJoin our Discord! Dude Nation is the best place to reach your Dudes!https://discord.gg/T92rEa4KZfWatch the Dudes on Youtube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2JAx3YD3P-OJRiaqA7wSQwQuestions for the show tffdudes@gmail.com Follow us on socials athttps://twitter.com/TFFDudes(easiest way to follow our Dudesletter)Store(Saturdays are for the Smoker)https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-fantasy-football-dudes/SponsorsTrophy Smackwww.trophysmack.com/dudesManscaped https://www.manscaped.comFor 20% off enter: Dudes20Underdoghttps://underdogfantasy.comPromo Code: Dudes and they will match you up to $100

    From MD to Entrepreneur with Dr. Pranay Parikh
    E051 - Lessons Learned from Jeff Bezos' Annual Letters with Steve Anderson

    From MD to Entrepreneur with Dr. Pranay Parikh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 36:57


    Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, has been writing annual letters to shareholders since 1997. These letters provide a unique insight into his thoughts on Amazon's successes and failures and his vision for the future. They also offer valuable advice to entrepreneurs and business leaders looking to build their own successful businesses. Join this conversation where a business analyst, Steve Anderson, unlocks the key lessons, mindset, principles, and steps Bezos used and continues to use to make Amazon the massive success it is today.Steve Anderson, M.A., is a trusted authority on Risk, Technology, Productivity, and Innovation and has over 35 years of experience in the insurance industry. He holds a master's degree in Insurance Law. Anderson is a professional speaker, consultant, and “futurist.” From business management systems to social media, Steve analyzes what's happening now and explains its implications for the future. His speaking portfolio includes presentations on the future of technology, how businesses can leverage the online world, and how any business can assess and use strategic risk to its advantage. He was chosen to be one of the original 150 “thought leaders/influencers” on LinkedIn and has over 340,000 followers. Steve currently resides in Franklin, Tennessee. In this podcast episode, we talk all about Jeff Bezos, how he was able to be so successful, and tips & tricks we can take from Amazon for our own businesses.Key Highlights from the Show[00:01] Episode intro and a quick bio of the guest, Steve Anderson[02:13] Steve's backstory and how he got interested in Amazon[06:21] Jeff Bezos' obsessions with writing things and how he structures his meetings[12:09] How to train a new employee in the culture of memo writing in your business[15:08] Examples of places you can find well-written memos[17:41] The power of writing[19:34] What can be applicable in other businesses from Jeff Bezos' letters[28:48] How you can approach expenses as opportunities like Jeff Bezos[33:06] Speculations on what Jeff Bezos wishes to have put more resources in hisentrepreneurship journey[36:08] Best ways to reach out and connect with Steve AndersonNotable Quotes● Even if you are not good at something, you gain skills and get better by just doing it.[17:16]● Sometimes you only know your thoughts once you write them out. [17:44]● Amazon is the best place for an employee to fail. [20:56]● The problem with most companies is that when they become successful, that is theirbiggest risk because they start getting complacent. [23:15]Steve's Book & Other Resources Mentioned1. The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazonby SteveAnderson:https://www.amazon.com/Bezos-Letters-Principles-Business-Amazon/dp/16427933292. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott:https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Some-Instructions-Writing-Life/dp/0385480016Connect With Steve AndersonWebsite: https://thebezosletters.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevetn/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveanderson/Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevetnFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveAndersonNetwork/Thank you for listening to FROM MD To Entrepreneur PodcastTune in every Wednesday, 5 AM PST. Follow Us on our socials Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/frommdpodcast/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/from-md-to-entrepreneur/ Website - https://www.frommd.com/episodes/

    Front and Center
    15 Wheelbarrow Loads Of Pasta

    Front and Center

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 60:52


    Alex and Kevin are perplexed by the amount of pasta dumped in the northern New Jersey woods and try to get to the bottom of one of Twitter's hottest stories, which happens the be the most Jersey story ever. They also talk about the Writers Strike, Zuck and Bezos, Jared Leto bringing back the cat outfit, The Browns Logo competition, L.L Bean taking the month off for Mental Health Awareness, Fall Out Boy's CRYNYL, the Sundance Rebrand, Minute Maid, https://fckoatly.com/tik-toxic and more!

    Drew and Mike Show
    Drew And Mike – May 8, 2023

    Drew and Mike Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 171:27


    Vin Diesel never changes, King Charles Coronation concert, Michael Strahan's awkward defense of Tiger Woods, Jay Z's love child, the Mr. Methane of Japan, Mat Ishbia v. Nikola Jokic, Brazilian baby doctors are the worst, and the infamous Challenger Shuttle "transcripts". We have a new mic stand in the studio and it is dividing the show. Gibby is in hot pursuit of pics or video working security at Led Zeppelin. West Virginia's Bob Huggins is in hot water for dropping a slur on the radio. He once threated the Drew & Mike Show for wire fraud. Ted Nugent farewell tour has concerts dates canceled due to his political beliefs. Coronation Concert Coverage: Steve Winwood killed it. Lionel Ritchie sounded different. Katy Perry's boobs looked great. The new Fox 2 ladies are making themselves at home and awaiting your enrollment in their armies. This is all the info you need to know. Miami Gran Prix: Elon Musk hung out with a bunch of side-boob. Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos flashed their nipples. Tom Cruise also had hard nipples while hanging with Shakira. Tom also tried to recruit Vin Diesel and Ludacris into Scientology. He also has a center tooth. Tiger Woods with the most vicious breakup possibly ever. Michael Strahan is #TeamTiger. Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/dams to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It's completely risk free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee. Rymir Satterthwaite claims to be the love-child of Jay-Z. Joe Biden can't talk good. He wants you to go to FlightRights.gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants Charlie LeDuff to issue a correction. Brazil has the worst doctors. We've obtained the super-top secret exclusive transcripts of the final moments of the Challenger Space Shuttle. The same ones Mike Clark carried around in his briefcase for decades. Mark Zuckerberg thinks he can kick some ass. Mat Ishbia flopped when Nikola Jokic touched him. Gen X cries and complains about the way Baby Boomers raised them. George Carlin hated Baby Boomers. Divas: Taylor Swift's new boyfriend is a bit clingy. Britney Spears' book is on pause due to "lawsuit threats". Cardi B vs Tasha K and Cardi is taking the Fred Goldman route. There are some serious beefs going on in the WATP universe. Drew Crime: Swatting is not nice. Trudi is on the Very Scary People train. Marc declares the Son of Sam to be overrated. Hinck-Dogg is keeping the dream alive of becoming a rock star. Ichikawa Koikuchi is Japan's answer to Mr. Methane. Jamie Foxx is "stable", but you're still not allowed to know what is wrong with him. Some people are saying Jamie is already dead. Others are saying he's in 'Kirk Douglass shape'. Elon Musk and Twitter are purging inactive Twitter accounts and Drew needs help passing Adam Rich. Visit Our Presenting Sponsor Hall Financial – Michigan's highest rated mortgage company If you'd like to help support the show… please consider subscribing to our YouTube Page, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon). Or don't, whatever.

    The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail News
    EP305 - Amazon and Shopify Q1 2023 Earnings

    The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail News

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 39:00


    EP305 - Amazon and Shopify Q1 2023 earnings  Amazon and Shopify both reported their Q1 2023 earnings last week. Amazon had a strong first quarter, slightly over-shadowed by it's slowing AWS growth. Shopify also had strong Q1 2023 earnings although it did not achieve profitability. Shopify also announced a second reduction of headcount and announced that they were selling all of the recently acquired logistic assets. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 305 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, May 4th 2023. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Transcript Jason: [0:23] Welcome to the Jason and Scot show, this is episode 305 being recorded on Thursday May 4th May the 4th be with you I'm your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I'm here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Scot: [0:39] Hey Jason and welcome back Jason Scott showed listeners Happy Star Wars Day May the 4th be with you hope everyone had a great Star Wars Day Jason people can't see you but you are wearing your Jar Jar Binks cosplay. Jason: [0:53] I kind of assumed people just assume I'm always wearing that. Scot: [0:57] You should do the whole episode and jar jar speak well said Jason what's a new at the Amazon what. Jason: [1:10] I feel like people don't get the jar jar one I did I did do an act during covid-19 doing all this pitch theater online I did a pitch on Halloween in a Darth Vader mask. And we won the pitch so I feel like I should be doing costumes more. Scot: [1:28] Awesome you guys intimidate them and it's called the Darth Vader intimidation closed when you wear the Vader the Vader suit. Jason: [1:34] Exactly exactly and it had the voice changing thing and so it is. Scot: [1:38] Honest I find your lack of faith yeah there's a lot of death lot of lot of puts you can use in a pitch. Jason: [1:48] Yes unfortunately not a large enough chunk of the total addressable Market are Geeks. If you like is wrong I know how I got in this like funky like creative advertising world with all these I kept custody clients like I totally don't fit in. Scot: [2:09] Yeah been a misfit toy my whole life so sir not going to stop anytime soon embrace it Jason. Jason: [2:15] Yeah it was announced today that we won a big new client lvmh and so I like went on LinkedIn and joke that like it was largely thanks to my my stature is a luxury influencer. Scot: [2:29] Nice congrats your tick-tocks on luxury have one the death. Jason: [2:32] I know I know for a long time people were like why are you wasting your time with that and now they know. Scot: [2:38] Who will we have it's been a while since we dropped a pod because we both had spring breaks and then you've been traveling a bit so it's great to be back. Jason: [2:49] Yeah it's super fun to catch up with you and with the audience. I feel like the last show we did was right after shoptalk so I did get to see a bunch of folks and now you know it's a treat your season is starting to heat up so I have a bunch of upcoming trips so. If listeners are going to any of these shows make sure you make a point to catch up with me and you could see the jar jar costume. In person so I'm actually doing this show from. The famous Mayflower Hotel in Washington d.c. because I'm in town for the. Home and Commercial products Association I'm doing the keynote for their annual conference tomorrow morning. And then I'm going to sap Sapphire which is their big customer show in Orlando in on May 15th if you like. There's a fair amount of our listeners that go to that show and then to fun ones that are you know core Commerce shows after that we have Commerce next by our friends Scott Silverman is in New York in June so June 20th. And I'll be doing some fun stuff stuff on stage there and then in RFC you know has their kind of future looking executive digital Summit. [4:07] On the beach it Tara no in Rancho Palos Verdes it's called the inner F Nexus on July 10 and all both be giving a keynote and I will also be interviewing Kara Swisher so I feel like. I'm going to spend an hour just making fun of Scott Galloway with her. Scot: [4:25] Nice yeah that's good the dog dog is off the porch whoo. Jason: [4:30] Exactly I was thinking about like maybe bring a mask I've already you know I have audio collection of a lot of my favorite Scott Galloway predictions meaning which didn't come true. Scot: [4:43] Macy's Woodberry Amazon and apparel. Jason: [4:47] But I feel like this is. Scot: [4:48] Amazon to be Roadkill. Jason: [4:50] Like Freaky Friday like so like Cara is this like super famous interviewer and I am interviewing her and we're doing it at Tara know where she started code conference so it's very topsy-turvy. Scot: [5:03] Yeah yeah just bring red tears without her trademark thing. Jason: [5:07] I assume she just travels with one of her own yeah that Herman Miller red chair yeah. Scot: [5:09] BYO RC okay. Jason: [5:15] I actually think she's not with Vox anymore so I don't know you know she may be in withdrawn not she may have said said goodbye to the red chairs will have to ask her. Scot: [5:24] Look that's that's question number one. Jason: [5:26] Yeah but besides all of that we are just getting started on q1 earnings season and you know of course for most of our listeners one of the most important earnings calls happened last week. Scot: [5:39] Yeah it wouldn't be a Jason and Scot show if we didn't have some Amazon news. So on April 27th which was last Thursday when we're recording this Amazon had their earnings it was what Wall Street would call a clear beat meaning both top and the bottom line where a beat this is welcome news because Amazon's earnings have been kind of like not not mrs. but not amazing. [6:07] So revenues came in two percent above consensus which is a slight beat but what got Wall Street very excited was operating income came in 57 percent above and longtime listeners will know I usually cover the retail portion of Amazon and Jason covers the cloud or a WS part, we're going to mix it up because I read all the reports and what was most interesting right now in kind of the world of Internet stocks the whole world has been turned upside down by chat GPT which is put out by open AI Sam Altman startup who is partially owned and supported by Microsoft there and investor and the hole, infrastructure runs on Azure their cloud computing, platform this has been a huge win for Microsoft because it's enabled them to add a chat gbt like component to Bing. [7:02] And you know the buzz is that, search is dead a lot of people are even speculating maybe even apps will be dead you know maybe maybe you don't really need apps on a phone if you could just talk to your phone and say hey book me restaurant reservation as 6:30 at the one of these three restaurants why do you need a nap if an AI can go to that room so there's there's a lot of people in the Wall Street and Tech world are, I would say there's like this wall of worry around this new innovation and this is real so chat GPT was the fastest product to 100 million users what was it Jason like four weeks or something. [7:42] Like an egg yeah if you see a chart it's like this a vertical wall whereas like Facebook and some of those kinds of things were previous record holders for this and it took, you know years and so-so. Jason: [7:54] Two months to a billion or 4 months to a billion users. Scot: [7:58] Yeah so it's just this crazy adoption curve unlike anything we've ever seen before so you know there's, this was top of mind when this came out so the so while streets pretty obsessed with what's going on with the cloud also Amazon's Cloud division has been slowing their growth it was the you know the darling of the Amazon portfolio and now it's been slowing because as we head into this recessionary period, also another concern is we cover this a little bit last time but Silicon Valley Bank failed we've had all this kind of startup craziness and a lot of those startups use cloud computing and Amazon so, so that was what all eyes were on and you know what we saw was the growth did slow to 11 and a half percent which was less bad than what people were thinking so is kind of viewed as positive which is always one of these counter, Wall Street all about expectations not like the real absolute numbers but 11.5 percent growth is this is this part we've been covering this for for. [9:04] Years of this point five years and it's always growing north of 50% but this time it really slowed down and they're even projecting for next quarter or slow 2011 Amazon did Jesse did talk a lot about AI there they've talked about how they're going to do a lot of people the other problem with Chad gbt is it looks the prior to the prior a I think we all spend a lot of time with which was Alexa now feels wildly inferior because you're having these really robust conversations with chat gvt and Alexis can do like, yeah it's not really like at that level of conversational AI you can get some weather maybe play a song and a couple other little things add something it'll talk to you about do you want to reorder your dog food and yeah that's about it right so very, Barry and then you know that used to be cool and now in a world where we're chatty be teeing it feels inferior so Amazon like Google is a little bit on their heels from this and they basically came out and said we're going to do a lot around Alexa here and it will we're dedicated that being by far the best voice assistant, and we'll be adding chats ubt like capabilities but then for AWS they basically said look there's all these language models out there and we're going to be neutral will have all kinds of different flavors kind of thing so whatever you want we'll have. [10:30] And the one of the concerns is these large language models use a ton of gpus and those are expensive. Azure is adding a ton of workloads from this and their conference call they went so far as to say. It's like accelerated growth dramatically at Azure they're getting all these loads that they would have never seen before thanks to their relationship and, they're scaling up this gpus and so it kind of feels early and Aang's like maybe Microsoft has got like this. Bit of an advantage over both Google and they WS so, so you know it was interesting because I'm saying all that because what happened is they announced their up a little bit that day and then they announced and they were down and they've been kind of sideways since then so and what was clear be quarter with AWS not as bad as you would think it would be you had the numbers would say oh the stock should go up 5 to 10% but they didn't because I don't think everyone really liked, body language around you know what's going on chat gbt and Amazon's response. [11:40] So that was a that was a long part but that was I thought it was kind of interesting. The whole world and like the last yeah six months has been turned upside down by this and it's always an option or that always gets my attention because this is where unique opportunities are created for disruption and all kinds of what happens is when my favorite books is the innovators dilemma when something new like this comes along, people that were previously the leaders have a really hard time adapting to it because they get baked into their business model so for example to pick on Google it's very hard for them to offer a chat interface on the core Google search because, every pixel of core Google search is like so highly optimized and them hitting their numbers relies on that that real estate. [12:28] Basically not changing that to change that real estate and experiment with something that is expensive and not monetized is. Almost impossible you know it's it will certainly make them lose mountains of Revenue and even worse on ibadah, so it's really kind of fascinating to Think Through the strategy here of what's everyone going to do and how do they adapt to this new world and to some extent Amazon not as bad as Google I would argue but that Amazon is a little bit of a in a pickle. Um it got even so bad also around the same time Jeff Bezos was at Coachella and he was just out there dancing and wearing this kind of fun butterfly shirt and everyone's kind of like you know it almost felt like fiddling while Rome burned so a lot of people are like and then you know so Disney's CEO has come back and a lot of people are projecting that maybe we'll see a day where like a Larry Page comes back to Google and a Bezos comes back to Amazon to it's going to be interesting to see what happens this next next three to six months are gonna be really fun to watch in the world of large trillion-dollar internet companies to see what's going down. Jason: [13:39] Oh for sure and I keep saying this but we're going to have to do another. Deep dive on AI and chechi because there are so many it's changing so, fast and there's this whole like shift from keywords to prompts and you know like all of you know Google's intrinsic strengths are suddenly becoming weaknesses there's this interesting battle, um between like these AI capabilities as destinations versus these AI capabilities as. Sort of infrastructure that that you add to any destination right and so you know the interesting thing about Chad gbt you can license the. The GPT for engine and build it in your own apps or your own website but 1.2 billion consumers a month, are going to chat. Open a i.com so that's now a destination on the web that's bigger than Bing. [14:40] Like move more people last month went to their website opening eyes website then went to Bing and that's a, Game Changer I get it's feels like a huge missed opportunity side note that there's not ads on that website yet I'm sure I'm sure that that that is coming in Italy but so there are all these like super interesting changes. I kind of feel like even if all that wasn't playing out like just the the fact that AWS is decelerating a little bit. [15:10] Would be the news from this earning thing and it's what everyone's talking about and it's almost a shame because it's kind of masking what otherwise like is a pretty remarkable quarter compared to like what most of their peers are likely to do. Scot: [15:25] Yeah yeah walk us through some of the highlights that you saw in the non aw site. Jason: [15:30] Well so the first thing if you look at North American gmv it grew 13% in q1 so that that is a deceleration from, their Q4 growth but like to put that in comparison. Us retail sales grew four percent in the first quarter so so you know this is kind of back to pre-pandemic levels where Amazon's growing. Despite being you know the largest or second largest retailer in the US depending on how you count growing quite a bit of water faster than the industry, you don't normally we would we compare Amazon's growth to all retailers growth but also to all of e-commerce has growth, so the US Department of Commerce comes out with their Q2 growth numbers in a couple weeks so May 18th I think if you want to mark your calendars will do a show and talk about that but. Just kind of interpreting the data and extrapolating. [16:31] U.s. e-commerce and q1's likely to grow about 10% which is kind of a recovery for e-commerce but still, that means Amazon the largest e-commerce player out there is growing faster than the industry as a whole which is. You know typical for Amazon but you know not very typical in the rest of the world so the retail story was, was really strong and it was driven almost exclusively by your favorite part of the retail Echo System the marketplace right it was almost all. [17:00] 3p sales which I want to say grew 16 percent. Or fifteen percent for the quarter so so 3p continues to be a super important part, and you know I always like to talk about the ad business ads were up 21% which is a, a deceleration of the ads business as well just like AWS but a couple interesting things, there's a ton of headwinds, for traditional dip digital ads right now as the economy is getting a little more challenging you know a lot of brands are cutting back on their spinned because the privacy issues they're cutting back on a lot of the traditional digital channels, um so you look at like metas ad business in q1 it grew three percent Google's ad business grew to percent. [17:55] Pinterest was the leader of those kind of traditional platforms their ad business grew five percent, and Amazon which is has a bigger ad business than Pinterest Amazon grew 21% so that that growth you know continues to be remarkable, um I did a quick back of the napkin estimate and I, I know AWS generated about 5 billion dollars in earn income for the quarter the ad unit probably generated 7.1 billion dollars in earning come for the quarter so quite a bit more, profit to the bottom line coming from that ad business then coming from from AWS, and then you know Amazon you know as they always do they kind of pepper and some favorable stats so they talked about how. They they had 26 million customers for same-day delivery in q1 which is fifty percent growth year over year so you know you. You kind of you've seen a lot of other retailers that as the economy has gotten kind of tough they've kind of. [18:58] Ratcheted back their service level a little bit like you're seeing a lot of people starting to charge more for returns you're starting to see delivery promises get stretched out a little bit and you know Amazon is kind of. Adjusting their returns policy as well but like they're they're all in on that fast same day delivery. And it seems like consumers are continuing to embrace that. Um there's this kind of big strategic shift that they talked about Scott that I know you've been falling which is kind of the shift from a national fulfillment model to a regional fulfillment model. And this is all about getting more efficiency so the idea is you know in the old model you placed an order and you know they ship from whatever Warehouse fulfillment center had the goods in stock so often that. Are shipping things from pretty far away, and mold you know in a you know your your multicart order could have Goods coming from a lot of different fulfillment centers and you know this quarter the focus is really on redesigning the whole fulfillment center to optimize. [20:06] How many trips they have to make to your house and how many, how much of the goods can all come from the same fulfillment center so there's a laser focus on kind of getting the inventory in each fulfillment center right for the market that it's serving, um and the you know in their investor call the CFO was talking about how like they're starting to they're already starting to unlock. Um significant improvements in their operating margins as a result of cutting down on the amount of trips in order to serve the same amount of gmv and they think there's a lot of Headroom to continue improving math if you've been following that kind of, Regional shift it almost feels like the Reinventing the you know kind of against innovators dilemma they're Reinventing their whole fulfillment model despite the fact that they have the. The world's largest fulfillment model. Scot: [21:00] Yeah yeah I think this is really interesting and in some ways maybe the go Puffs the world kind of showed him how to do this ironically enough and you know and this surge of same-day delivery I think they're having. I think you know in the early days the same day delivery I remember Sebastian going ham he was SVP saying yes he was at our conference and he said something like we just put out there to see and we were surprised by how many people use it and then you know they had data that indicated this is like five years ago that it was addictive because you. [21:37] We have forget which of us going this is your zero friction addiction so once you have one of these low-friction experiences you're like yeah yeah you know of course I would like it yeah, I'm running this morning all like it the same day but that's making them for deploying a lot more of the product to be able to satisfy that demand but they have the data to do it the key is it's a you know there's, there's this you know something like 300 million skus out there in the cloud that you can buy a small portion of those percentage-wise large sales wise is in the network of FCS and then the system learned what to, put at the edge near you and that same day thing there's a set of skus and it's probably down to 10,000 at that point, that they know those are the most frequently Asked seemed a things it's going to be things like toilet replenishable toiletries, dog food for me all those types personal items Healthcare Beauty and you know it's not the it's not the Xbox or something that can kind of weight well I guess some of that could be but you know there's plenty of stuff people are happy to wait for so, that that edge Network allows them to Ford deploy 5 to 10,000 excuse and get them to you really fast. Jason: [22:56] Yeah and I think what's interesting is that it turns out that the. The those skews that are needed for same-day delivery in Raleigh are not the same as the skills that are needed in Chicago and AI is really helping them sort of optimize. Those fulfillment centers and the numbers are actually a little bigger than your you're saying there are now like 300,000 same day skus in the system and in some markets there they have over 100,000 skus available for same-day so it y you know there. [23:26] They're kind of expanding from the head in skews to you know at least the chunky middle scuze. On that same day delivery and it and it seems like that's continuing to work for them. I just think it's you know again a lot of people that had you know the huge infrastructure lead the Amazon had him fulfillment centers you know would. But I find it hard to disrupt that model and pivot to a new model and it seems like you know Tim zones credit they're they're not afraid to disrupt themselves and it feels like that's kind of what they're doing here. And it seems like it least pull narrowly it's working you know they're also. Over the covid time there have been some capacity constraints and they rolled out a lot of technology to help help third-party sellers better manage their own. Capacity and you know I'm hearing from third-party sellers that that is going better that they have you know are better able. [24:29] Predict the cost and the capacity that will be available for them and they're not getting as many unpleasant surprises as they as they kind of had had in the past of that that stuff is all interesting, I also think Amazon's big enough that they're they're you know kind of a. A good surrogate for for the actual consumer economies at this point and so is interesting you know they talked about the Americans can consumer and you know the North America was where a lot of Amazon's growth was. Um They they had a statement that they're continuing to see the US consumer is being conscious that she's definitely moderated her spending on discretionary categories, she's trading down to more value oriented eizan's. [25:16] You know there continues to be healthy demand for Staples and you know I think we heard similar things from other big retailers like Wal-Mart and Target so that kind of felt in line but what was interesting was Europe. The growth is much slower but it was a significantly higher beat versus expectations than North America was and they had kind of an interesting editorial on Europe they said that, European demand while cautious came in better than expected, we see customer confidence increasing with inflation tickling down in the EU and that's kind of at odds with a bunch of other retailers that that are competing in Europe that are still you know kind of talking about, the consumer Demand Being really repressed in Europe and the European consumer really struggling due to even higher inflation then then what consumers are experiencing here in North America so, um it either sounds like Amazon's having a better go of it than a lot of other retailers in Europe, or Amazon is being the first one to sort of see the economy turning a little more favorable in Europe so. I kind of found that interesting. [26:42] Yeah well again you know the. Historically like Europe is smaller than North America for Amazon but it you know because it's smaller it was growing faster but you know there have been more. Challenges supply chain disruptions there's more uncertainty in a lot of the European economies and so you know it's like for global companies I'm particularly brands that do business everywhere. Um that European softness has been a challenge the one outlier of all that is luxury so it does feel. Like kind of a bifurcated economy that like luxury can you know is actually kind of bounce back in Europe and is continuing to do pretty pretty well worldwide while. High inflation is hurting a lot more of the kind of staple Industries a lot more. Scot: [27:35] Having Survived the Great Recession of 08 and 09 at Chow buzzer the weird thing about the data was the luxury segment accelerated you have to have the the wealthy folks do find during economic downturns turns out. Jason: [27:50] Yeah this was a weird one in that like that's for that was for sure true where the demand was shifted in unusual ways because often you have a lot of. Really wealthy consumers are also tend to be really mobile consumer so you have, historical you'd have a lot of really wealthy people from China that would go to France and buy a lot of luxury goods and in covid of course nobody was going anywhere so there was this huge, spike in luxury goods in China so like the overall worldwide demand for luxury was very high but there were these weird mismatches where the demand was not coming from the markets that it typically came from and now it feels like it's. Reverting more it's starting to revert to more traditional. [28:37] So there was a another interesting earnings call this morning. Scot: [28:41] Yeah so Shopify came out with their earnings and they've had just kind of set the stage. In the during covid they were Off to the Races and they've had a really hard time in the last year kind of in that post covid era as they invested so much and then covid the e-commerce growth reverted to the mean as you've been, so good at pointing out and they thought it would just continue up into the right and so they did about a ten percent reduction in force I think is a year ago maybe a little longer, and so then this morning they came out and they beat Lowered Expectations to put this in perspective of their growth has slowed to 25% and they were consistently growing well north of 50% so they're they're definitely, this was good for a while there were kind of Contracting but now at least they're back to growth they are losing money but they should get back to profitability here in a quarter or two but the big surprise was you know if you recall they were going to take on Amazon and they started really building out some fulfillment and they bought a couple companies to do that and started building out this whole infrastructure called Shopify fulfillment Network or sfm. [30:00] So they announced on the call today that they're just basically abandoning that whole strategy and the assets they previously bought an aggregate for over two billion dollars they sold to a company called Flex port for a billion so that had to hurt so basically a billion dollar loss on the strategy and they basically said you know the future is AI and that's where we're going to put our effort, and then when they sell this unit there also some people go with that but they're also announced they're doing at 23% that would include some of those people it's not it's not entirely clear. [30:36] How many will be core Shopify versus the people leaving with the sfn I think it's. Relatively small you know I don't think that's happened was like this huge. People operation like you have an Amazon anyway so they're going to reduce headcount by 11,000 people 29k so from 11,000 29k, so about 23% reduction these things are always kind of. [31:06] Little tricky emotionally because you feel for those people that are losing their jobs and found out this morning that's going to be no fun, but then Wall Street loves a good reduction for us because that means more profits oh, the stock this is a huge win for the stock because Wall Street has hated hated hated this idea if you take this super high margin software business and you layer in a super low margin fulfillment business, so you know Wall Street this is part of the innovators dilemma, once you've baked your margins in at 85% or whatever you can't then go to Wall Street and say we're going to bring that down 15% 270 because we're going to be fulfillment and that's a, yeah 30% margin business your blend that in with our 85 you get us to 70 or whatever it is, so so Wall Street was very happy to see them abandoned us, it does raise the question one of the reasons they got in this is you and I talked a lot about Shopify versus Amazon and you know the same time. Amazon is raising the bar on e-commerce we just talked about this two same day, Shopify was going to arm the rebels so that they could at least keep up with two day now they're abandoning that you know there's gonna continue to be, yeah this could be a big moment in history where Shopify messes up and you know. [32:29] What's a I going to solve if you have this great product recommendation or something that doesn't show up for five days in Amazon eats the Shopify Merchants lunch because they just are better at Logistics so this is this is a big decision throwing in the towel and it's going to be interesting to see, if this is wise or not I obviously lean towards I don't think this is going to be a great in decision for him. Jason: [32:57] Yeah it is tricky. The you know I would also mention there's this so I you know scary service from Amazon looming on the Shopify Horizon that it's not clear Shopify his really declared what they want they're going to do with yet which is the. The by with prime service which is you know in in effect to use that really solid Amazon Fulfillment Network even when you sell stuff on Shopify. And so you know maybe they're they're dumping on the Shopify fulfillment Network stuff in there just gonna see the Fulfillment Amazon we'll have to see. Um I do I've decided to correct one thing you said like Shopify is huge on talking about e-commerce regress to the mean. That's actually not true right get when they talk about that they're talking about the ratio of e-commerce sales to retail sales and it's partly true for that. That you know we kind of went from 14 or 15 percent of all sales being online to 17 or 18 percent and we bounced back down to 15%. Um you know that that shape varied while we you know depending on the category so image digitally immature categories like Grocery and Automotive had kind of a permanent Spike whereas, like apparel you know had kind of a temporary bump. [34:23] In absolute dollars e-commerce is way bigger than before the pandemic e-commerce is 90% up from from 2019 and so when when they kind of use that. As an excuse for the layoffs I would say like don't buy it right like that. [34:41] There's a lot more demand for digital Goods than there were in 2019 and Shopify isn't laying people off because that demand has receded like throwing people off because they haven't perfectly figured out what the right business model is and from my standpoint. They're still a little dyslexic on who they're even trying to serve they still have all this language around you know serving the small Independent Business the mom-and-pop and arming the rebels and all that but like you know when you listen all the success stories in their earnings calls. It's it's Staples it's why it's it's you know it's it's bigger or midsize specialty retailers that are moving to the platform, it's not the rebels I, Kendall Jackson and Kendall Jenner and Staples are not the rebels and so I don't know like I think they like that that narrative but like I'm not sure they've come a perfectly aligned their product offering to the. The companies that are like driving the bulk of their gmv growth and when they you know do focus on the long tail Mom and Pops. It really makes that gmv number kind of office gated because there's so much churn over there right and they go or gmv went up 25%. Was that because like all your customers are thriving and they're all growing or is it because you just added way more companies that will have a nine-month mortality rate than you then you did the quarter before. [36:09] So I think it's like I definitely like there's a lot of strong, sort of advantages and and experiences still in the Shopify ecosystem and. Feel like shot pay is getting some traction the shop app has got a lot more traction than I originally predicted and now there are some legitimate. Marketplace features in there there's a lots of things going for them I certainly would not write them off but I do think. Like in the next couple of quarters we need to see some more clarity about like what they want to be and where their growth is really going to come. Scot: [36:46] Yeah yeah it's going to be we'll be tracking it closely on the show as we have them so it's going to be interesting to see I don't think either of us had this in our predictions though sadly. Jason: [36:57] Yeah no I mean I was definitely caught by I never thought this Acquisitions made sense but I certainly thought that you know they would hold on to him longer so I don't know I guess if you're an investor like. Like once you realize it was the wrong decision like there's probably something good about like cutting bait quickly instead of trying to. Drag it around drag it out longer just because you you don't want to own up to the mistake. So anyway that feels like a pretty good recap of the two big earnings there's a you know a bunch of the traditional retailers will be record reporting over the next four weeks and of course we'll have US Department of Commerce data, including q1 e-commerce. Later this month so lots of reasons to have another new show and I still do think we got to get that. That large language Model A I show on the on the books. Scot: [37:52] Yeah yeah we will we're through our vacation period and we should have some time to lay that down and Jason you've got a keynote tomorrow and you got some slides to work on buddy so we're going to make this a short one in the pantheon of Jason and Scot show lengthy episodes. Jason: [38:09] Yeah yeah we'll give it a few minutes back to our listeners and I will go write a keynote for tomorrow. Scot: [38:15] Awesome it's always good when you're up against deadlines so you're going to crush it. Jason: [38:20] I feel like the one thing I have going for me is the present the content will be very Timely. Scot: [38:26] Good yep fresh like. Jason: [38:30] Awesome Scott thinks every very much everyone for listening as always enjoyed the show we sure would love it if you jump on iTunes and give us that five star review and until next time happy commercing!

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    Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 42:07


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    Relatable Reality
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    Relatable Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 60:46


    The VPR finale trainer was leaked and Bree and Liz got CHILLS. WOW it is so intense. They also of course deep dive and give a step by step into this week's VPR episode and all the cringy moments. Also Liz truly believes that Tom Sandoval is thriving in the drama. To him even bad publicity is still good publicity. Then Bree gives a recap of this week's Summer House episode. Even though Andrea isn't on the show anymore, he's still the girl's favorite cast member. Kory and Sam are so cute as a couple. Also Bree and Liz explain why they think Danielle is getting so much hate from the public about the Lindsay situation. Lastly, is everything thinking about the fact that Justin Beiber could be Reign Disick's biological dad, or is it just bRee and Liz that think this might actually be true. And of course Met Monday just happened and is Kim really with Jeff Bezos?!?! It's a weird world!Tell us all your thoughts on Instagram @RelatableRealityPodcast SUBSCRIBE, DOWNLOAD, RATE AND COMMENT

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    Ep 440 | Supermodel Cam Newton Embraces Feminized Culture, Sabotages His NFL Career

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    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 78:45


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    The BluePrint with Dr. Erik Korem

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 14:33


    In this podcast episode, Carmine Gallo, a renowned communication coach for the world's most admired brands, shares valuable insights on effective communication. Drawing from his experience as a Harvard instructor, bestselling author, and leadership advisor, Gallo emphasizes that great communicators are made, not born. He offers invaluable communication strategies and tips that focus on the critical pillars of simplicity, clarity, and precision, enabling anyone to improve their communication skills. Whether you are a business leader or simply looking to improve your communication skills at home, this is a must-listen episode. Buy The Bezos Blueprint Follow Carmine on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, or TikTok Sign up for Erik's weekly newsletter - Adaptation Get Early Access to the AIM7 Beta App Episode 1 Quotable moments: 02:02 “When I was researching a book on Bezos. The first thing he said is, Carmine, you've gotta dig into those shareholder letters. He said, those letters should be taught to every business student in the country. And then he added, if I were 20 years younger, I'd teach the class myself.” 3:08 “Writing and communication is a skill. And like any skill. You can sharpen it with time. It can be developed over time. So I like to say that great communicators are made not born. Like any skill, you can improve. Jeff Bezos certainly did. If you look at the first 10 years of letters that he wrote about Amazon, they kind of scored around a 10th-grade level, some college level, so they were a little confusing, but they had some really great words of wisdom.” 4:20 “Whether it's writing, public speaking, giving presentations, anything that has to do with leadership and communication, we can all get better at it. We can all improve.” 6:08 “Use short words to talk about hard things. As Amazon grew in complexity, as Amazon added more than a million employees and got into cloud computing and artificial intelligence, the writing that Bezos did grew shorter and simpler.” 8:33 “Because we're overthinking it. We have to sound smart. Well, that, I guess means using longer words. And yet the counterintuitive secret of success is the more confident you are and the better you understand a concept, you're more likely to simplify it for your audience. It's counterintuitive, but I think it's a very powerful concept that anyone can use.” ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT PODCAST: The BluePrint Podcast is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their families, career, and health. Host Dr. Erik Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and life skills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals.   Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement to become the most healthy, resilient, and impactful version of yourself. On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete-tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense. Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience. He is the Founder and CEO of AIM7, a health and fitness app that unlocks the power of wearables by providing you with daily personalized recommendations to enhance your mind, body, and recovery. SUPPORT & CONNECT Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/erikkorem/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ErikKorem LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-korem-phd-19991734/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/erikkorem Website - https://www.erikkorem.com/ Newsletter - https://erikkoremhpcoach.activehosted.com/fSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Founders ✓ Claim Key Takeaways  You do not get to the top of your profession without studying the greats that came before you Tiger hit his first golf ball when he was 11 months old, and by the age of two he would spend several hours each day hitting golf balls Tiger was unusually disciplined as a five-year-old, was a gifted student, and seldom spoke Earl Woods had a “messiah-like” vision for his son At the age of 12, Earl Woods put his son through what he called “Woods Finishing School,” which included psychological warfare and prisoner-of-war techniques that he once taught to soldiers in Vietnam  “Practice, practice, practice” was how Tiger got so good at golf It is hard to compete against someone who is obsessed and willing to do more work than anyone else “I want to be the Michael Jordan of golf. I want to be the best ever.” – Tiger Woods Tiger never rested after a win; the joy he felt from winning tournaments was always fleetingWoods kept score; trophies symbolized wins, and wins denoted dominance Tiger was obsessed with privacy and loyalty; he owned two private yachts, one named “Privacy” and another “Solitude” The breakdown of Tiger's body was accelerated by his extreme exercise regime and his fascination with Navy SEAL trainingTiger's greatest strength – his high tolerance for pain – may have also been his greatest weakness “The problem isn't getting rich. It is staying sane.” – Charlie Munger Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgWhat I learned from reading Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian.----This episode is brought to you by Tiny: Tiny is the easiest way to sell your business. Tiny provides quick and straightforward exits for Founders.  ----This episode is brought to you by Meter: Meter is the easiest way for your business to get fast, secure, and reliable internet and WiFi in any commercial space. Go to meter.com/founders----Follow one of my favorite podcasts Invest Like The Best and listen to episode 326 Alexis Rivas----Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium — Subscribers can ask me questions directly and listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes.----[3:00] He was someone no one had ever seen or will ever see again.[5:20] You can always understand the son by the story of his father. The story of the father is embedded in the son. — Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life by Michael Schumacher. (Founders #242)[7:15] His output was enormous, much greater than that of nine tenths of other composers. He was a mature artist in most forms at the age of twelve. There was never a month, often scarcely a week, when he did not produce a substantial score. — Mozart: A Life by Paul Johnson. (Founders #240)[7:50] Tiger's opponents were never people; it was always history.[14:05] I've always been a practice player. I believe in it. — Michael Jordan: The Lifeby Roland Lazenby. (Founders #212)[17:00] Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's by Ray Kroc. (Founders #293)[18:30] Tiger was filling his mind with words that were intended to make him great. He wrote some of the messages from the self-help cassettes on a sheet of paper that he taped to his bedroom wall:I believe in meI will own my own destinyI smile at obstaclesI am first in my resolveI fulfill my resolutions powerfullyMy strength is greatI stick to it, easily, naturally My will moves mountainsI focus and give it my allMy decisions are strongI do it with all my heartTiger listened to those tapes so often that he wore them out.[31:50] People would ask him how did you get so good Tiger? And he would answer, practice, practice, practice.[32:10] The world is a very malleable place. If you know what you want, and you go for it with maximum energy and drive and passion, the world will often reconfigure itself around you much more quickly and easily than you would think.  —The Pmarca Blog Archive Ebook by Marc Andreessen.[36:45] The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Walsh. (Founders #106)[40:15] That's all training is. Stress. Recover. Improve. You'd think any damn fool could do it. But you don't. You work too hard and rest too little and get hurt. — Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Cofounder by Kenny Moore. (Founders #153)[46:15] Money didn't motivate him. Nor did fame. He played for the hardware. He played for the win.[53:45] Robert Caro's Books----Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium — Subscribers can ask me questions directly and listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes.----Join my free email newsletter to get my top 10 highlights from every book----I use Readwise to organize and remember everything I read. You can try Readwise for 60 days for free here.  ----“I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — GarethBe like Gareth. Buy a book: All the books featured on Founders Podcast