Ford-Amazon-VW fix electric “range anxiety,” Venmo launches credit card, and Airbnb’s unprofitability

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🗓️ 18 October 2019

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Airbnb’s financial info was leaked, revealing that it’s splurging big on marketing. Ford just teamed up with Amazon and Volkswagen on its “Team Edison” for a nationwide electric car charging network. And Venmo launches a credit card because it’s owner PayPal really wants it to make money.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Nick, this is Jan.
0:02.8	This is Snacks daily, this Friday, October 18th.
0:05.8	10-18th.
0:06.7	Are you think what I'm thinking?
0:07.5	Is that when William and the conqueror did that thing?
0:09.6	Right back when?
0:10.4	I think so.
0:11.6	Now in case you're wondering, yesterday Snacks was pretty good.
0:14.0	This is the best Snacks we've ever done.
0:15.9	First story is Venmo, which just launched a credit card.
0:18.7	It's trying to figure out what it is.
0:21.6	Yeah, Venmo has never made a profit.
0:23.3	It's a self-reflective moment where curious we're getting into it.
0:25.6	Second story is mostly about Ford Motor Company,
0:28.4	but also about Amazon and Volkswagen.
0:30.2	They just teamed up to fix the Achilles heel of electric cars.
0:34.1	We're diagnosing this range anxiety.
0:37.3	That is the Achilles heel.
0:38.5	Third and final story.
0:39.4	Unicorn of the day is Airbnb.
0:41.7	Very nice, I've heard of it.
0:43.0	You've probably heard of it.
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