🚽 “Houston, we’re rich” — SpaceX’s janitor millionaires. Greed World Cup. Pizza Hut’s 1996-ification. +The M.A.N.G.O.S.
About this episode
The episode discusses the financial impact of SpaceX's equity distribution, the World Cup ticket pricing, and a Pizza Hut manager's innovative approach to branding.
4,400 SpaceX employees become millionaires tomorrow… including the janitors (we explain equity). The World Cup starts today, but ticket prices are up 40x… cause FIFA became a ticket scalper A Pizza Hut manager went rogue, but might save the biz… “Pre-branding” stores to look like 1996. Plus, say goodbye to the Magnificent 7, say hello to the “MANGOS”: Microsoft, Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, SpaceX. $SPCX $YUM $BIT $MANGOS Grab your Tickets to the IPO Tour: Our In-Person Offering San Francisco 9/23: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0064AFB5F688BD Boston 10/14: https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/tboy-the-ipo-tour-in-person-offering-8cdhup Seattle 11/4 (21+): https://www.axs.com/events/1446394/the-best-one-yet-tickets NEWSLETTER: https://tboypod.com/newsletter OUR 2ND SHOW: Want more business storytelling from us? Check our weekly deepdive show, The Best Idea Yet: The untold origin story of the products you're obsessed with. Listen for free to The Best Idea Yet: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ NEW LISTENERS Fill out our 2 minute survey: https://qualtricsxm88y5r986q.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dp1FDYiJgt6lHy6 GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or…
Topics covered
- SpaceX
- World Cup
- Pizza Hut
- equity
- MANGOS
- business news
Keywords
- SpaceX
- millionaires
- World Cup
- Pizza Hut
- MANGOS
- equity
- business
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SpaceX, Pizza Hut, Microsoft, Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, MANGOS
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