🩻 “Hospitality Healthcare” — Neko’s viral bodyscanner. Zuck’s AI tax. Le Labo’s city scents. +French Butter Smuggle
Summary
Hosts Nick and Jack recap their San Francisco live show and discuss the trend of Americans smuggling French butter. They analyze Neko Health's $7 billion valuation and 25,000-person waitlist for its AI body scanner, Meta's new "AI tax" business model and audio glasses, and Le Labo's "Pokémon strategy" of city-exclusive scents. The episode also covers the US-China summit, Tesla's electric semi production, and David Beckham's record profits.
Topics discussed
Intro and recap of San Francisco live show
Preview of today's three business stories
The trend of smuggling French butter into the US
T Boy City theme song
Sponsor: Scribe AI workflow documentation
Sponsor: TD Bank human-centric banking
Neko's $7B body scanner and 25k waitlist
Meta's new AI devices and 'AI sales tax' model
Sponsor: Audible audiobooks and habits
Sponsor: Apple Card back to school cash back
Le Labo's city-exclusive scents and Pokemon strategy
Summary of the three main stories
Quick hits: US-China summit, Tesla Semi, Beckham
Trivia: Best age to launch a startup is 45
Outro and listener ratings request
Listener birthdays and shoutouts
Sponsor: Hotels.com business travel booking
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