Morning Brew Daily

Melissa Bridgeford, co-founder & CEO of Wizard Commerce, talks with Scott and Nora about her AI-driven conversational commerce startup and the future of retail. Plus: A look at the emergence of text-based and voice-based shopping, and the AI technology behind it.

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Morning Brew managing editor Neal Freyman stops by to chat with Nora and Scott about the stories that dominated the newsletter in 2021.

Check them out here:

NFTs: Frequently Asked Questions

Inside Growing Calls to Boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Traditional IPO vs SPAC: Everything You Need to Know About Taking Your Company Public

Hot Rod Charlie and His Five Best Human Friends Have Big Kentucky Derby Dreams

How to Write a Cover Letter and Not Hate the Process

Morning Brew's Work Horror Stories,

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In this bonus show, Morning Brew Co-Founder Alex Lieberman talks about the framework he uses to get his shit together and stay organized.

Find more episodes of Founder's Journal on your favorite podcast platform here: https://link.chtbl.com/founders-journal

Full transcripts for all Founder's Journal episodes available at https://foundersjournal.morningbrew.com

We’re celebrating the end of 2021 with a very special Business Casual clip show, featuring highlights from Nora and Scott’s conversations with author Stacey Vanek Smith about her new book Machiavelli for Women, entrepreneur Marc Lore and NFL champion and investor Ndamukong Suh.

Click here for the full conversation with Stacey Vanek Smith

Or click here for the entire chat with Marc Lore

Or click here to listen to the complete Ndaumkong Suh episode.

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Gift cards may be the big winners of a holiday season plagued by supply chain issues, so Nora and Scott dive into the business behind a classic last minute gift. Bloomberg reporter Amelia Pollard discusses the economics of gift cards and her recent piece, Supply-Chain Crisis Is Bad for IPhones, Great for Gift Cards. Then, Amanda Yeo, Mashable writer and podcast host makes her case for why gift cards suck. 

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Special bonus ep from our sister show Founder's Journal!

In this episode, Morning Brew Co-Founder Alex Lieberman discusses the steps you should take to properly set yourself up at work before taking time off.

As mentioned in the episode, check out two of my previous episodes, How to Unplug From Work and How To Get Your Shit Together, for more helpful tools related to PTO.

And you can find even more episodes of Founder's Journal on your favorite podcast platform here: https://link.chtbl.com/founders-journal

Full transcripts for all Founder's Journal episodes available at https://foundersjournal.morningbrew.com

Pull up a chair at the Noodle Bar with Nora and Scott as they chat with Momofuku CEO Marguerite Zabar Mariscal about running a restaurant empire with David Chang at age 31, just 10 years after joining Momofuku as an intern in 2011.

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The used car market is on fire right now, thanks in large part to the global chip shortage. Scott and Nora get the scoop on the semiconductor business from Jeanne Whalen, global business reporter for The Washington Post. Then, Kayla Reynolds, a manager of economic and industry intelligence at Cox Automotive, sheds some light on the current car shopping experience.

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Nora and Scott dive into the business of love just in time for cuffing season. First, Talia Goldstein, President & Founder of Three Day Rule, talks about building an exclusive matchmaking company that sets singles up with their own matchmaker. Then, Logan Ury, Director of Relationship Science at Hinge, talks about the psychology behind the ever-evolving online dating business. And Nora and Scott share their results from Logan’s Three Dating Tendencies quiz. 

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Nora and Scott dive into the music business, present and future. Alyssa Bereznak, a writer and podcaster covering tech and culture at The Ringer tells Nora how TikTok transformed the industry. Then, Kate Lindsay, a writer, editor and cofounder of Embedded, a newsletter all about the internet and influencers, talks to Scott about what’s next for artists in the digital space.

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