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(0:54) The Grand Pivot: Shoes to GPUs

(10:35) B.F.G.

(13:01) From The Corpse of Glitch

(15:58) AmEx: USPSv1

(18:45) Candy Bar Phones

(22:30) The Valley Falls Company

(25:23) cj’s recommendation: Coachella Weekend #2

(26:58) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Founder (2016)

In this episode, the boys dive into the frantic, sweat-soaked world of the "Corporate Pivot," where success isn't a marathon, it’s a knife fight in a burning building.

They explore why the world's biggest titans had to kill their past selves just to survive the night. From Nokia’s journey from rubber boots to ringtones to Nintendo’s bizarre era of running "love hotels" and selling unpalatable instant rice, we break down why the most successful companies look nothing like their original selves.

Once the darling of eco-conscious Silicon Valley, AllBirds, with its wool sneakers, has officially scrubbed "sustainability" from its mission statement to rebrand as NewBird AI. So yeah, they discuss the absurdity of a shoe company ditching its soul to lease out GPUs, and why the market rewarded this "AI costume" with an 876% stock surge.

Nonsense is available ⁠here⁠.

Grand Pivots: From Shoes to GPUs