🕵️ “Top Secret $$$” — The CIA’s Venture firm. Walmart’s in-house meteorologist. SecondHand clothing’s slump.

The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios

News, Business

4.7 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The CIA has a Venture Capital arm… and it’s one of the top-performing VCs in America.

Second-hand clothing sites DePop & Poshmark are struggling… because they over-innovated.

Walmart, Ford, and Paramount all hired meteorologists… and it’s a lesson on winning at work.

Plus, United Airlines just announced 13 wild flights to beat Delta… Soooo Spring Break in Mongolia?

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0:00.0	This is Jack.
0:02.0	Welcome back.
0:04.0	It is Monday, October 14th.
0:06.0	And today's pod is the best one yet.
0:09.0	This is a T-boy.
0:10.0	The top three pop business news stories you need to know today.
0:13.2	Jack, there were so many wins to celebrate.
0:15.0	Should we just get into this key boy?
0:17.0	You want to hit the pod?
0:18.0	You want to hit the show?
0:19.0	What do we got on the show today, Jack?
0:20.0	For our first story, the most successful venture capital firm in America may actually be the CIA.
0:26.0	Get this, the CIA has invested in 750 startups.
0:31.0	And the returns are so good. I don't think we're allowed to disclose
0:35.0	them. For our second story, secondhand retail sites like Poshmark, The
0:40.3	Real Real and Threat Up are all struggling right now.
0:43.0	It's a second handbag slump,
0:45.0	but Jack and I found a solution.
0:47.5	And our third and final story is Walmart.
0:50.0	Walmart.
0:51.0	Walmart just hired a meteorologist, and so did Ford, Paramount, and Delta.
0:55.1	Yetis, the corporate meteorologist is a lesson for everyone on winning at work.
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