🧻 “TP to AI” — Toto toilets’ tech pivot. Minnesota’s CEO moment. Graza’s olive oil envy. +Spend-vesting

Summary

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The Best One Yet — “TP to AI”

Podcast by Nick & Jack Studios
Date: January 27, 2026

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Overview:

Nick and Jack bring their signature banter to three timely business stories with big implications: Minnesota’s unprecedented CEO activism following a political crisis, the viral trajectory and copycat threat facing Graza’s olive oil, and a surprising tech pivot at Toto—the luxury Japanese toilet company—whose little-known chip component suddenly powers AI’s future. Across these segments, they highlight how innovation, corporate voice, and business evolution shape the business and pop culture landscape.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

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1. “Minnesota’s CEO Moment: Breaking Corporate Silence”

[04:30–08:43]

• Incident & Fallout:
  The killing of Alex Peretti in Minnesota, framed by the Trump administration as an attempted assassination, sparks protests, a government shutdown threat, and widespread safety concerns in the Twin Cities.

  • “Over the weekend, we were horrified, angered, saddened to watch Alex Peretti, a guy our age, get gunned down in Minnesota.”
    — Nick (04:47)
  • Senate Democrats threaten to withhold Department of Homeland funding; economic strike protests ICE’s presence (05:16, 05:29).
  • Business impact rapidly follows the political crisis.

• 69 CEOs Take a Stand:
  CEOs of all 17 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Minnesota—Target, Best Buy, UnitedHealthcare, 3M, General Mills, etc.—sign an open letter for “immediate de-escalation” of local tensions, published by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.

  • “All 17 of those CEOs just called for an immediate de escalation of tensions.”
    — Jack (06:16)
  • Letter avoids naming blame but urges cooperation among state, local, and federal officials (06:33–06:45).

• Effect on Policy:
  Trump agrees to reduce the number of ICE officers if local police increase cooperation—showing direct policy response after the CEOs’ letter and call with Governor Walz (06:49–06:59).

• Historical Shift in CEO Behavior:
  Nick and Jack note a shift from individual dissent—like Jamie Dimon, who faced lawsuits—to unified coalitions (07:37–08:43).

  • “Minnesota CEOs show how to make public statements in Trump 2.0. Make them together.”
    — Jack (07:37)
  • “If you’re going to oppose the President's policies, you’re going to do it together.” — Nick (08:44)

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2. “Graza’s Olive Oil Envy: Innovation, Copycats, and Runaway Branding”

[08:43–13:21]

• The Disruptor:
  Graza—founded in 2021—reinvents olive oil by selling it in squeezable shampoo bottles, questioning basic assumptions about glass bottles and branding.

  • “His Dr. Bronner’s shampoo ran out, he was squeezing it into his hand, and he said, wait, what if I put olive oil in a shampoo bottle?”
    — Jack (09:53)
  • From $100K in first-day sales to $150M last year; the packaging becomes the product.

• Wave of Copycats:
  The “grazification” trend spreads, as rival olive oil (and condiment) brands replicate Graza’s squeeze bottle innovation.

  • “Graza’s plastic bottle idea has been zucked by every other olive oil startup.”
    — Nick (11:00)
  • Termed “graziformity” by Nick & Jack; even companies outside olive oil, like Molly Boz’s AO, jump on the squeeze trend (11:29–11:38).

• Founder’s Frustration & Strategy:
  Graza’s founder publicly calls out copycats on LinkedIn but finds intellectual property protection impossible—what Nick and Jack call “vulnerable intellectual property” (VIP).

  • “It’s not IP, it’s VIP. It’s vulnerable intellectual property.”
    — Jack (12:33)
  • Comparison to tech industry: Instagram thrives by copying Snapchat and TikTok without consumer pushback.

• Staying Ahead:
  The takeaway: in a world where innovation is quickly copied, “the best way to stay in the lead is to never stop running”—the Forrest Gump philosophy (12:12).

  • Graza responds by iterating: olive oil refillable beer cans, boxed olive oil formats (13:00–13:14).

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3. “Toto Toilets’ Tech Pivot: From TP to AI”

[14:37–18:36]

• From Toilets to Chips:
  Toto, best known for luxury bidets and toilets, surprises analysts as its electrostatic chucks—a tiny porcelain component—become crucial for AI data center chips.

  • “Toto Toilets is actually an AI company.”
    — Nick (14:45)
  • “Their website shows a roll of toilet paper liquefying into a cleansing spray of gentle water, which tells it all.”
    — Jack (15:52)

• Stock Surge and New Narrative:
  Toto’s stock jumps 11% after Goldman Sachs recognizes that 7% of Toto’s business (electrostatic chucks) now produces 42% of company profit, fueled by AI chip demand (16:03–17:11).

• Broader Trend: All Companies Want in on AI Profits:
  Referencing Nvidia’s explosive rise (from $5B to $100B in profits in three years), Nick and Jack explain how every major company tries to pivot into chip-making for AI to capture those margins: Google with TPUs, Amazon, Apple, Meta, even Rivian and Tesla for self-driving.

• Capitalism’s Cycle:
  The more profit in AI, the more competition—classic “secret sauce of capitalism” logic (17:33–18:36).

  • “With great profits comes great competition.”
    — Jack (17:42, 18:31)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Spendvesting. It’s also an alternative to No Buy January because it encourages investing instead of consuming. It’s for future you.”
  — Jack (02:10)
• “Olive oil, it’s actually one of the three most consumed foods in your lifetime. And yet we bet you can’t even name one brand. Except maybe Graza.”
  — Nick (09:29)
• “Do we reward innovators and punish copycats? Or are we consumers agnostic to who had the original idea first?”
  — Nick (12:17)
• “Because of AI, every company is becoming a chip company.”
  — Jack (17:33)
• “If you’re going to oppose the President's policies, you’re going to do it together.”
  — Nick (08:44)
• “Run, Graza, run.”
  — Nick (13:21)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Spendvesting Idea: [01:42–03:01]
• Minnesota/CEO Letter Story: [04:30–08:43]
• Graza Olive Oil Story: [08:43–13:21]
• Toto AI/Chip Pivot: [14:37–18:36]
• Rapid Takeaways Recap: [18:36–19:16]
• Business Calendar & Fun Extras: [19:16–20:36]
• Best Fact Yet (“Ikea” pronunciation): [20:48–21:34]

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Podcast Tone

Energetic, playful, and conversational, the show blends high-level business insight with puns, light sarcasm, and cheerful rapport between Nick and Jack. They break down serious news while connecting trends, real-life examples, and personal anecdotes.

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Key Takeaways (Recap at [18:36–19:16])

1. Minnesota CEOs’ Joint Action:
   • Corporate leaders break a longtime silence, using unity to push for policy de-escalation, setting a new model for CEO activism.
2. Graza’s Viral Squeeze Bottles:
   • When innovation is easy to copy, the only solution is to keep running ahead.
3. Toto's Hidden Tech Pivot:
   • Companies are discovering their “side gig” can become their main profit driver as the AI gold rush turns everyone into a chip company.

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For Further Listening

The episode closes with a blend of timely business calendar notes (Fed rate decision, Big Tech earnings, tax season, and cultural oddities), shout-outs, and a “Best Fact Yet.”

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This summary distills the episode’s essential takeaways, context, and memorable moments, allowing new listeners to join the pop-biz conversation—no oatmeal required.

Transcript

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This is Nick, this is Jack.

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It's Tuesday, t boy. Tuesday, January 27th. The titties pod is the best one yet. This is a T boy.

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The top three pop business news stories you need to know today.

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And you know, Jack, they say those stories do sound better when it's minus 12 degrees outside.

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It was negative 22 on Saturday. Yes. Negative eight on Sunday. And we got 15 inches of snow on Monday.

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That's right. Yetis, Jack is officially podcasting within an iceberg right now. So put on the earmuffs.

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Yeah. Apparently Arc' teric should be the sponsor of this show.

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And pass on your beaver skin pelt hats. Jack, three stories for today's T boy. What do we got on the pod?

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For our first story, everyone in America is watching what's happening in Minnesota, including Wall Street.

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And 69 CEOs in Minnesota just broke the vow of silence in corporate America.

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For our second story, Graza disrupted the olive oil industry with shampoo shaped squeeze bottles.

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But now Graza's facing a grand old problem. Garazification. Everyone is zucking it.

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And our final story. Why did Toto, the Japanese toilet and bidet company, see their Stock surge by 11% in one day?

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Well, because this bidet business can actually power the AI industry, according to Goldman Sachs.

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We thought it was a joke.

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No, it's not a joke. Flush it twice, guys.

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But yetis, before we hit that wonderful mix of stars.

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Seriously, Jack, what a mix of stories. Love the mix.

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For T Boy, Tuesday, this week is your last week to set a New Year's resolution.

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I mean, after this week, you may not resolve to do anything else in 2026.

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The statute of limitation situation. So here's our last idea that can help you start investing this year.

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Here's the plan. Every month, find one product that you bought, but then buy the stock.

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We call it spend vesting.

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Ah, spend vesting. Jack, can you whip up an example.

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For us over there, please? So let's say you see $100 Ralph Lauren item on your statement from your credit card that month.

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Boom.

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You're going to buy $100 of Ralph Lauren stock right there.

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Let's say you count $20 worth of lattes that you. Boom.

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You count a $20 Dutch bro stock right there.

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And if your parents are still sharing their Netflix password with you, well, then.

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You should be buying Netflix shares, obviously.

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Spend vesting. It's also an alternative to no by January because it encourages investing instead of consuming.

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It's for future you. Five years from now, you're going to.

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Thank yourself because the average stock in the last five years is up 15% per year.

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You can thank us too. Oh, another way to spend vest every month, pick the one product that you can't live without.

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Again, go through your credit card statement and say YouTube Premium. I can't live without.

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Then you buy Google stock.

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Going through your statement, can't ever live without Kirkland brand peanut butter.

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Then you buy Costco stock.

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It's impossible to do my job without a salesforce CRM of every person I've ever met.

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You cash in on some CRM stock. Jack.

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This is the last week you're allowed to make a new Year's resolution.

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So besties, we hope you consider spendvesting.

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Because as Snoop Dogg also once said, less spending mo vesting.

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That guy's got a lot of cash.

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Jack. Let's hit a three stars 15 years.

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Before this song, two boys from the northeast met in the dorm. They had an idea to cause a cultural storm. It's the best one yet, but the best is the norm. Jack.

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Nick.

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That's it. I don't even think they need to practice.

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50%.

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That's a fat tip. T boy city on your at Liz if you know, you know. Cause we read to go we can't wait no more so just start the.

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Show.

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For our first story, the killing of Alex Peretti in Minnesota has us heading for a government shutdown on January 31st.

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And on Sunday, 69 CEOs showed the business community how to speak up in Trump's second term. Do it together.

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Yetis. Look, over the weekend, we were horrified, angered, saddened to watch Alex Peretti, a guy our age, get gunned down in Minnesota.

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The Trump administration publicly labeled him as a domestic terrorist and a would be assassin.

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Now, if you've seen the videos, and pretty much everyone has seen the videos by this point, Alex Preddy was helping.

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A woman who was being pepper sprayed when he was tackled and ultimately shot as many as 10 times.

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He was legally carrying a concealed weapon, but at the time, he was holding a phone, not a gun, to record the officer's actions.

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But that sad and political story has also become an economic story. Yeah, it has, because Senate Democrats now say that they will refuse to fund the Department of Homeland, making a government shutdown possible on January 31st.

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Jack, we should point out that this all came after an economic strike that happened in the Twin Cities on Friday to protest ICE's presence in the city in the first place.

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We have some friends in Minneapolis. We know this situation's incredibly intense there.

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I mean, we have one friend who said they're not even going into work right now. It is just too scary out there. So we're thinking of all of you in the Land o Lakes.

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It's huge news for this country. The big news from a business perspective is the letter that was signed by 69 CEOs on Sunday.

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Because yetis, this is what we love about the great state of Minnesota. 22nd in the country in terms of population, but ninth in the country in terms of epic companies.

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Get this. Minnesota has 17 Fortune 500 companies headquartered there.

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17.

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That is ninth in terms of the rankings among the 50 states.

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And all 17 of those CEOs just called for an immediate de escalation of tensions, quote, unquote.

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Target, Best Buy, UnitedHealthcare, General Mills, 3M.

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I mean, Jack from Target, opposed it. Notes to Serial. They all just signed a letter that was published online by Minnesota's Chamber of Commerce.

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Now, they did not say who is causing the tensions happening in Minnesota and who therefore should de escalate right now.

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No, the interesting and nuance of this letter is that instead the CEOs called for cooperation among state, local and federal officials.

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And they seem to have gotten some results that they hoped for already.

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They have because President Trump said on Monday afternoon that he would reduce the number of ICE officers in Minnesota if local police cooperated more with ice.

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And that happened after a phone call with Governor Walz.

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But besties, here's what Jack and I find fascinating. To us, this signals an interesting growing trend of corporate leaders willing to push back on President Trump.

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One quick example from yesterday is that Volkswagen announced they're pausing plans to build an Audi factory in the United States, and they cited tariffs as the reason they're not building that factory.

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Yeah, you want to sprinkle on more context to that one, Jack?

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One year ago, CEOs promised to build plants in America because of tariffs. Now, this is the first time we've seen the opposite announcement. They're not building a factory because of tariffs.

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It's unprecedented as a moment in a lot of ways. So, Jack, what's the takeaway for all our buddies over In Minnesota?

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Minnesota CEOs show how to make public statements in Trump 2.0. Make them together.

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Yetis, in the last year, we have seen an unprecedented amount of capitulation from CEOs to a president of the United States.

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This is the only president to face zero public dissent from the business community. So it got our attention last week when Jamie Dimon voiced his dissent with three different Trump policies. But then he got sued.

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And here's the key. If instead, Jamie Dimon had formed a coalition with other bank CEOs, he probably would have been harder to punish.

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And remember last year when every law firm was getting sued by Trump and every university had their funding taken away?

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Well, in both cases, those defendants were divided and they fell. But with Minnesota's CEOs, they're showing a different approach here.

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With falling approval numbers for the President and a precedent now happening from Minnesota, we think more of this vocalism from CEOs will come.

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You're going to see this because the leverage has shifted. CEOs will do again what they used to do and always have. And what is that, Jack?

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Voice their opinions on issues fundamental to the economy and their industries. Even if those opinions displease the American President.

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And if they do, we bet they do it together. For our second story, Graza is the olive oil brand that went viral by using a squeeze plastic bottle inspired by shampoo.

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Well, the entire condiment industry has copied that innovation, and there's nothing Graza can do about it. Except one thing.

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One thing involving Forrest Gump. But, Jack, before we start, I should issue a public statement, press announcement, you know, because I worked on an olive farm over in Italy.

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Wait a second. I thought you just, like, studied abroad in Florence.

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Yeah, it was like a side hustle on weekends. I was picking those off. Dude, this is like. It's like the Advil for millennials. You pour that olive oil on anything and your stomach ache's going to be better the next morning. I'm telling you, man.

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Coming from the guy who pours olive oil on ice cream.

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Olive oil, it's actually one of the three most consumed foods in your lifetime. And yet we bet you can't even name one brand.

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Except maybe Graza, because Graza was founded in 2021 and sold $100,000 of their olive oil on the first day of business.

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Okay, fast forward five years. They did 150 million bucks of sales just last year.

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It was founded by someone who worked at Casper who had a revelation while in the shower.

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His Dr. Bronner's shampoo ran out and he was squeezing it into his hand, and he said, wait, what if I put olive oil in a shampoo bottle?

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So instead of having gravity be in control, like with every glass bottle of olive oil, Classic. Tap it a few times, and then suddenly it bursts out, breaking arm. Let your squeeze control the flow.

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And now the founder of Graza is the Oppenheimer of olive oil. The da Vinci of dressing. Jack. The Steve Jobs of squeezing.

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I was going to say the Sir Isaac Newton of Thousand island dressing.

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Let's go with that one. And when Jack and I first covered Graza, we told you our takeaway. It's that this is a perfect case study in first principles thinking.

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Because Graza questioned every assumption, including why every olive oil was sold in a green glass bottle.

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And now Graza is the fastest growing olive oil since Julius Caesar.

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Olive oil was his Roman empire, literally. Now, yes, yetis, for Graza, the packaging is the product.

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The oil itself is an afterthought to the bottle.

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Although the oil is solid, it's what's on the inside that counts, but it's what's on the outside that sells.

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But what Jack and I find fascinating is that in the years since we first covered Graza, have you noticed more olive oil in plastic bottles on the grocery shelves?

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There's a whole copycat craze going on. Graza's plastic bottle idea has been zucked by every other olive oil startup.

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Jack, let's go. Roll up to aisle six. You've got startups like Olio and Good Fats. They're doing olive oil in a plastic bot. Guy.

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California's Olive Ranch, the largest olive oil producer in the United States, they have a squeezable plastic bottle too.

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Now. Now, one food newsletter we follow Snack Shot calls this grazification. Jack and I, we've been calling this Graziformity.

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And they've even jumped the aisle into a different food group.

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Jack, you think about Molly Boz.

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She launched AO recently. Like mayo, but it's served in a plastic squeeze bottle.

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Okay, besties. This Graziformity situation's gotten so bad, Graz's founder went full LinkedIn vent post ripping on his rivals.

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He said, personally I think it's ok miffed when folks rip you off. And then he tagged the companies who have been ripping off his idea.

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Yeah, Brightside, you saw that tag. A little bit awkward, right?

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Still, every condiment now wants a taste of the zillennial coated squeeze branding that Graza started.

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One sec Jack, I just gotta squeeze some prebiotic protein infused soda out of this shampoo bottle. So what's the takeaway for our buddies over at Garaza?

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It's the Forrest Gump philosophy. The best way to stay in the lead is to never stop running yetis.

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At the core of this grossiformity drama is one question. Do we reward innovators and punish copycats?

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Or are we consumers agnostic to who had the original idea first?

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Because you see plastic squeeze shampoo bottle olive oil that's innovative, but it's not protectable intellectual property.

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It's not ip, it's vip. It's vulnerable intellectual property.

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Now Jack and I have noticed that in tech we see zero loyalty when you copy someone. Right?

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Jack, Instagram has copied all of Snapchat and all of TikTok. And Instagram is by far the most profitable of the three, despite the entire product being a ripoff of the best features of the rivals.

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So here's our question. How can Graza keep tripling sales despite these zucking copycats? The answer is keep innovating.

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Last year Graza launched olive oil in an aluminum beer can which you take as refills to fill up the plastic bottle and reduce single use plastic.

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They also launched the first olive oil in a box like a box of wine. So you can slap the bag of that Graza at the pizza party.

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Graza didn't just rely on squeeze bottles as its only identity. It's expanding into different crazy formats.

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Because in a world where everyone is copying to catch up, you gotta keep running like Forrest Gump. Run Graza. Run. Now a quick word from our sponsor.

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For our third and final story. Toto, the world leading bidet company just had its biggest stock jump in five years.

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Because Toto Toilets is actually an AI company.

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True story.

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Side gigs can become your profit puppy.

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All right now, Jack, pause the pod for a sec. Do you want to issue a full disclosure? Is it a horror story about bidets?

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Quite the contrary.

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Trigger warning if you're sitting down right now.

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First time I ever went to a five star hotel, I found a bidet in the bathroom. And ever since, I've been trying to find a pure play bidet stock to invest in. Because, dude, once you do bidet, you don't go back.

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You never forget your first Japanese toilet. It opens up, the lights turn on, and it greets you like an old friend. Jack.

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Which leads to to the archduke of.

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Your undercarriage, the sultan of the spritz.

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Or simply the butt whisper.

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Yeah, these aren't our terms. These are the analyst terms. By the way, Toto, known among Americans as the makers of the high end toilets, the porcelain throne that pairs well with your restoration hardware.

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Nick, this thing's got rear cleanse, front cleanse, oscillating cleanse.

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Keep going, buddy.

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If you pay up, it has water temperature control, heated seats, and up to four user preset settings.

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We're not describing a Cadillac. That's a Japanese toilet we just described.

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And it cleans itself as well as you.

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Yeah, their website shows a roll of toilet paper liquefying into a cleansing spray.

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Of gentle water, which tells it all. And despite my bidet bullishness, the stock of Toto has been an underperformer.

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Yeah, besties. We jumped in T boy style. Toilet sales in both Japan and the rest of the world were actually down in 2025. Basically, they're in the toilet. They're in the toilet. Yeah, but in One day, Goldman Sachs transformed the image of Toto on Wall street from TP to AI.

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Toto stock jumped 11% last Thursday because the smallest part of their business actually has the brightest future.

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Sit down. Stand up and sit back down on that toilet again. Jack, I got to ask you, what are toilets made of?

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Porcelain.

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And Jack, what else is made of porcelain?

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Electrostatic chucks.

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And what exactly are electrostatic chucks, my friend?

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Well, we learned that word today just like you did. But it's an important adhesive within a computer chip within a data center.

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That's right. Yetis, until now, this tiny electric porcelain part of Toto's toilet business.

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Just 7% of sales had just been.

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An afterthought to that toilet business.

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But with years and years of order backlogs from big tech to build data centers for AI, Toto's realizing, hey, we can charge whatever price we want for these electrostatic trucks.

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So they are. And that's why that tiny division with just 7% of Toto's sales accounted for 42% of their total profits last year.

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It's the new profit puppy. Electrostatic chucks.

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And that's why Goldman Sachs just upgraded Japan's Toto toilet stock to a buy. Because technically they're now an AI company.

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I think we can just say Toto. We don't have to say Toto.

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You just want to say bidet. You can say bidet. So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies cleaning up over at Toto?

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Because of AI, every company is becoming a chip company.

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Yetis, here's the secret sauce of capitalism. With great profits come great competition.

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Three years ago we said on this pod that Nvidia made 95% of the chips needed for AI computing.

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Well, that monopoly has resulted in astonishing profit growth from 5 billion bucks three years ago for Nvidia to 100 billion bucks last year.

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Now every company with a single computer science major on the staff season videos profit and says how can we get in on that?

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And that is why Google launched TPUs, their version of Nvidia's GPUs.

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And it's why Amazon, Apple and Meta are all making or testing their own AI chips as well.

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Or Jack, what about Rivian and Tesla? They also both have plans to make chips for self driving in house at their own companies.

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Now if Nvidia faced no competition like they did three years ago, we'd all pay for it as the high prices Nvidia charged would trickle down to US consumers.

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But that won't happen. Besties, thanks to the secret sauce of capitalism.

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With great profits comes great competition.

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Jack, could you whip up the takeaways for us for T boy Tuesday, Minnesota.

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CEOs broke their vow of silence, calling for a de escalation in their state.

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They set a new precedent we think other CEOs will start using. If you're gonna oppose the President's policies, you're gonna do it together.

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For our second story, Graza pioneered the squeezable olive oil bottle and now it's doing 150 million in annual sales.

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But now they're facing graziformity. Everyone's zucking them, so their only choice is to keep running like Forrest Gump.

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And our third and final story is Toto. The high end toilet business is being overshadowed by the components that they happen to sell into.

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AI Toto is now an AI biz and every company is trying to be one too.

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But besties, this pod's not over yet. Here's what else you need to know today.

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I'm sorry, Jack. The economic and business calendar this week, Protein packed. What do we got, dude?

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Well, the Fed announces their interest rate policy on Wednesday. And there's a 99% chance according to prediction markets that no interest rate change is coming.

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But also Microsoft Meta and Tesla, they're announcing earnings on the same time on the same day this Wednesday.

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And tax season officially began yesterday. Plus, a new season of Bridgerton premieres on Thursday.

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And second, did you watch the free solo climb on Netflix that happened on Sunday night?

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I did, and I was extremely nervous the whole time.

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Jack was on a bidet for like an hour and a half. Alex Honnold, the famous dude for climbing without ropes or safety harnesses, got to the top of a Taipei Tower, the 11th tallest building in the world.

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We don't have Netflix's viewership numbers yet, but we just found out how much he got paid to do it all.

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In an interview with the New York Times, the crazy climber said he got an embarrassingly small number compared to other pro athletes. He got paid in the mid six figures.

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500 grand? I wouldn't call that embarrassingly small. But when you consider Shohei Ohtani is getting like 500 grand per swing. I guess so.

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Hey, Ohtani, call us when you do it on top of a skyscraper. And finally, Bob's Discount Furniture IPO'd yesterday at a 2.2.5 billion dollar valuation. Bob's Furniture, based just outside Boston.

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We're researching the company. We dove into the IPO paperwork, but if you have a great idea or something really interesting, About Bob's. Or if you're a big fan, let us know in the comments because we might cover them tomorrow.

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Speaking of which, Jack, time for the best fact yet. This one sent in by Zidane Thomas, a legendary five year yeti. Let's hit play. I'm listener here from Mississauga, Ontario.

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My name is Zidane Thomas and the.

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Swedish pronunciation for Ikea is actually Ikea, not Ikea. I learned that off of Jimmy Kimmel interview with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a Swedish soccer star. Thank you and have a great day. Bye. Ikea. Ikea.

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That's how they say it in the native tongue.

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The meatballs are still meatballs, but Ikea, not Ikea.

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Although we should point out it's somewhat common for foreign based companies to be pronounced differently in this country.

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Like you're thinking, Jack, Adidas is really Adidas over in Germany.

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And BMW, bam. They in Germany.

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It sounds like this is a German issue.

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Actually, dude, Munich in Germany, they call it Munchen. It's a good thing we pronounce it differently here.

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Speaking of corrections, Yetis, just yesterday we referenced Burger King's where's the Beef ad campaign. It's actually Wendy's where's the Beef ad campaign.

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And the lady from that ad campaign still has the forgiven us. Although we hope you have yet.

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You're looking fantastic, by the way. Oh, and if you've got a voicemail, if you've got the best fact yet, if you've got a correction, if you just want a birthday bar mitzvah promotion, shout out on the pod. What do you got to do?

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Jack, tap the link in our episode description, fill out the simple Google form and we'll get you on the pod.

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We'll help you celebrate the wins and Jack and I will see you for tomorrow's T boy. And before we go, a happy birthday to legendary Eddies Brittany and Aria Laughlin, a mother daughter team in Sarasota, Florida. Ari is a swim champ, Brittany's an entrepreneur boss.

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Happy birthday to Wendy Tapia in Newcastle, England, who also just started training for a weightlifting competition.

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And Jack, we got a 41st for Thomas Hicks down in Marietta, Georgia. Happy birthday, Tom.

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Happy birthday to cousin Omar turning 40 in Rio Grande Valley, Texas.

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And Casey Haley down in Knoxville, Tennessee is the best birthday yet.

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Happy birthday to Austin Jacobs in San Jose, California.

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And David C. We see you down in Fremont, California with a birthday.

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And congratulations to Keyless A. Because this girl chomps, she got into the University of Florida early. If you ain't a gator, you're gator bait.

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Oh, I thought it was See you later. Rebecca Moretti, the legendary first person Jack and I ever hired for our newsletter, just got a new job at Ramp. And Rebecca, we are so proud and pumped for you.

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And a big shout out to Dirk Sheepers who got a new job in Risk management over at Polymarket.

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And Jack, I was walking around an art show with Molly over the weekend, ran into a yeti Kyle from Millbrae. This guy is the best performing engineer at Meta. Get him a pay raise. Zuck and his son Q had the coolest shoes at the whole art fair.

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And to anyone else who celebrated something today, make it a T boy.

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Celebrate the wins.

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This is Jack. I own stock of Netflix and Amazon. And Nick and I both own stock of Apple.

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