MGR Unplugged
90 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHosted by Manuel Gil del Real, MGR Unplugged is a collection of raw, unedited and spontaneous conversations and interviews about a variety of topics affecting our everyday lives. We talk about technology, business, social media, life hacks, marketing, travel, the economy, sports, entertainment and everything in between. Sit back, relax and enjoy!
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Crypto Investing - Why FUD and FOMO May Be Your Worst Enemy
May 28, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBWhen it comes to crypto, I'm sure a lot of you have seen the acronyms FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) and FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) mentioned in a variety of articles. None of them is new though since they've also been used in the past when referring to any type of speculative stock investment for a long time. Only now with Crypto's growth and volatility in the news every day, both types of 'fear' have resurfaced stronger than ever. As with any other type of investment, the key ...
The Crypto Crash - Why it Happened and Why it Won't Be the Last One
May 21, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBIn this episode: David and I go over our opinion on what caused the crypto crash this week. But above all, we put it all in PERSPECTIVE. That's our keyword for this episode. Bitcoin (BTC) reached an all time high at $64,829.14 in mid-April, and during this week's crash, it lost as much as 40% in value in just a few hours. Ethereum's token (ETH) suffered just as much if not more after dropping to around $2,000 per token from an all-time high of $4,382.73 set earlier this month. ...
Elon Musk Revives SNL - Amazon Bans Accounts - TESLA Quits Accepting Bitcoin
May 14, 2021 15:00 - 53 minutes - 97.6 MBIn this episode: Why SNL has lost its mojo, so much so, that even Elon Musk's appearance can't help bringing it back. His performance was OK and according to Nielsen, the show's ratings were third highest this season, just below the ones hosted by comedians Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle in terms of ratings. But if the show had a boost in ratings, Dogecoin price went in the opposite direction. Dogecoin’s price dropped from 66 cents to below 55 cents during the show, and fell to 43...
DeFi News, Opportunities and Risks - The Phoenix Suns Reach the Playoffs
May 07, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBDecentralized finance—DeFi—refers to the shift from traditional, centralized financial systems to peer-to-peer finance enabled by the Ethereum blockchain. The replacement of financial intermediaries with automated digital contracts, is a big deal today with around $76 billion in assets locked up on Ethereum alone. From stablecoins, to lending and borrowing, to prediction markets, margin trading, payments, or insurance, the DeFi ecosystem is growing at an incredible pace. A paper r...
Facebook Analytics Going Away - iOS14 Privacy - Uniswap V3 - MGR Unplugged Podcast
April 09, 2021 15:12 - 45 minutes - 83.4 MBIn this episode: So Facebook has just quietly announced that they will be canceling Facebook Analytics in June, allowing advertisers two months to gather or download any past reporting data before it disappears. Why is this (or is not) big news? Well, for professional marketers, Facebook Analytics was pretty much useless. What started as an attempt to match Google Analytics, ended up very much dead on arrival. Reporting was so simple that you couldn't make any use of it. While...
Best Strategies to Keep Your Crypto Portfolio Safe - MGR Unplugged Podcast
March 19, 2021 15:00 - 38 minutes - 71.4 MBGetting crypto currency is just the first step while storing it safely requires entirely different skills and knowledge. In this episode, David and i go over different options available today to protect your funds, choose the right combination of wallets, and minimize the risk of the most common hazards of crypto security. Let's start with the first common question: Should you keep your crypto at your crypto exchange? The answer is no. Unless you're planning on using it for frequ...
COVID-19 One Year Later, Where Are We Now? and Our NBA Predictions - MGR Unplugged Podcast
March 12, 2021 15:00 - 33 minutes - 62 MBIt's been a year since the WHO declared COVID-19 a Pandemic on March 11, 2020. We go over our thoughts about what we’ve learned, what has changed, and what will it take to get back as close as possible to our former normal lives. At what point do we consider that COVID is under control. Zero Covid is just not realistic. However, we can achieve herd immunity even if some cases of COVID will always remain and even become a seasonal virus. Several states have announced returning t...
Crypto Collectibles , NFTs and Decentralized Financing - MGR Unplugged Podcast
February 26, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 72 MBIn this episode: We talk about the Crypto Collectibles new craze. Digital art selling for thousands and a lot of wealthy people and celebrities are already cashing in. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are here to stay and if you don't know what they are, you're missing out. We're talking about unique virtual tokens that can represent anything from art to sports memorabilia. And yes, people are paying thousands of dollars for these NFTs. So much so, that the NBA has made over $15...
Tesla Buys Bitcoin - Bitcoin Hits New High - Non Fungible Tokens Explained - MGR Unplugged Podcast
February 12, 2021 16:05 - 55 minutes - 103 MBIn this episode: We review Bitcoin's new high, partially caused by Tesla's announcement that it had purchased $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin and the plan to accept the crypto currency for the purchase of its vehicles. Meanwhile, more and more financial institutions are feeling the pressure of their customers to accept Bitcoin. Mastercard and BNY are the latest giants to go crypto. Then we move on to talk about Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). In a nutshell, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are u...
How to Play the Algorithm Learning Phase in Facebook & Google Ads - MGR Unplugged Podcast
February 05, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBFor digital marketers, dealing with Facebook or Google's "Learning" phase or period is a common event that, when managed correctly, could be very advantageous for all campaigns. But for the casual advertiser (read: the DIY type) dealing with the "Learning" phase is often a source of frustration. Today we discuss all aspects of the learning period, how to shorten it, what to do, what NOT to do, and a whole lot more! But first, let's start with the official definitions by Facebook ...
The Big Short - Hedge Funds Vs Retail Investors - MGR Unplugged Podcast
January 29, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes - 77.4 MBOnce again, the power of social media cannot be underestimated. In this case, this is the story of a Reddit community call Wall Street Bets fighting well established Hedge Funds over GameStop, a video game retailer that financially, had its days numbered. Fascinating to watch and even more interesting as the story develops and more details become available. Hedge funds, have traditionally OWNED wall street and steer it in any direction they want. Shorting a stock -essentially be...
Bitcoin Volatility - Decentralizing Social Platforms - NBA Updates. MGR Unplugged Podcast
January 15, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBIn just one week, Bitcoin went from $40K down to $30K and then back up to $40K. That's a 25% correction followed by a 35% surge... and yes, that's Bitcoin for you. Not an investment to follow on a daily basis, but one that is better to leave alone for 5-10 years and let it grow. And yes, we still like it... As more social media platforms ban Trump's accounts, and even hosting providers like AWS remove Parler from their servers, the debate about the role of social media in our ...
Welcome 2021! Not a Great Start So Far, But it Will Get Better - MGR Unplugged Podcast
January 08, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 108 MBJoin Manuel and David in this first episode of 2021. We cover: The socio political environment. The meltdown in Washington, Georgia run-off results and possible implications. Wall Street continues to remain disconnected from reality, and investors love it. Bitcoin reaches $40K, and this time it has a lot more support from financial institutions than 4 years ago. How high will it go? And surprisingly, we didn't talk AT ALL about COVID-19, which must be a first in a long time! ...
2020 Year in Review: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - MGR Unplugged Podcast
December 31, 2020 18:24 - 1 hour - 136 MBLet's just say that 2020 has not been the year that we all expected when we made plans 12 months ago... We share our highs and our lows, what we've learned from the experience and how we may approach life and situations differently moving forward. We hope you enjoy this, our last episode or the year and needless to say, Happy New Year to all of you! All that and much more in this episode of MGR Unplugged. What do you think? Take a listen and let us know your thoughts. Want m...
Bitcoin Hits New Record - Streaming Video Wars - California Exodus Continues - MGR Unplugged Podcast
December 18, 2020 16:40 - 1 hour - 125 MBAs of this recording, Bitcoin had just reached the $23K milestone. Just five days ago, it was trading at $19K which in itself, was a record high too. Some analysts predict Bitcoin to go as high as $500K in the coming years. The reason? Limited supply and an increased demand are pushing the new record highs this year. What makes it different than the previous surge in 2017? Remember, back then, Bitcoin went as high as $17K by December 2017 only to go down to $3,100 a year later...
FTC Sues Facebook, DoorDash and Airbnb Go Public - The NBA is Back - MGR Unplugged Podcast
December 11, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBWe start our conversation with the news that the FTC along with 47 states are suing Facebook claiming the social media giant has harmed competition by buying up smaller companies like Instagram and WhatsApp to squash the threat they posed to its business. The lawsuit centers on Facebook’s acquisitions, particularly its $1 billion purchase of Instagram in 2011. In addition to its acquisition strategy, the attorneys general allege that Facebook used the power and reach of its platform...
Amazon Dominates Holiday Shopping Again - Are Consumers Spending Money They Don't Have? - MGR Unplugged Podcast
December 04, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBThanksgiving – Cyber Monday eComm Numbers Amazon Tops Sales: No surprise here. And Amazon Resellers sold $5 billion between Black Friday and Cyber Monday on Amazon — a 60% increase from last year. Top-selling items this year include Barack Obama's memoir "A Promised Land," the redesigned Echo Dot and the Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer Hot Air Brush. Black Friday this year climbed 22% year over year to a record $9 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. Cyber Monday, ...
All things NBA, The 2020 Draft, Trades, Rumors and More! - MGR Unplugged Podcast
November 20, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBSometimes it's good to take a break from the daily grind and chat about things we like that are not necessarily related to work. In today's episode, David takes the lead and goes over the 2020 NBA Draft, who got it right and who got it wrong, players to watch and other surprises. Then we go over some of the economics and politics of the NBA. All trade rumors and already confirmed trades. Why some players can call the shots while others are simply traded from team to team without...
What to Expect This Holiday Season - MGR Unplugged Podcast
November 13, 2020 15:00 - 57 minutes - 106 MBThis year's Holiday Season is full of uncertainties. From travel plans, to shopping plans, possible lockdowns, confinements and a transition to a new President in the works. Meanwhile, Biden’s Covid advisor, Dr. Michael Osterholm seems to think that a lockdown is the solution: He said “We could pay for a package right now to cover all of the wages, lost wages for individual workers, for losses to small companies, to medium-sized companies or city, state, county governments. We cou...
Post Election Winners & Losers - MGR Unplugged Podcast
November 06, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBTwo days after the election and we're still waiting for the official confirmation on who will be the next POTUS. One thing we do know is that, whatever the result, life goes on and it's not the end of the world as we know it. And while we wait, why not go over some of the well know "winners and losers" of this election? LOSERS: All Pollsters: Can we ever trust the polls? Can they be more wrong? We wouldn't be counting ballots 3 days after the election if if had been the land...
Understanding Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin and More - MGR Unplugged Podcast
October 30, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 170 MBAs of this recording, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are surging again to highs not seen since 2018. At the same time, traditional investments are starting to show the fragility and volatility of the stock market. But before you dive into cryptocurrencies, it's important to understand what they are, and especially, the technology that enables them: Blockchain. In this podcast, we discuss: The basics of Blockchain. What it is, some of its current and future applications beyo...
Quibi Shuts Down, Snapchat Shoots Up, Tesla Skyrockets and Crypto Comes Alive - MGR Unplugged Podcast
October 23, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 132 MBQuibi Is Shutting Down Barely Six Months After Going Live. Why the $1.75B streaming app failed... and how we predicted it six months ago. Snap Defies its detractors with amazing growth and surprise profit. Increases in Daily Active Users, across the world contribute to its growth spurt. We cover some of the numbers along with what to expect from Snapchat moving forward. Tesla (TSLA) releases Q3 2020 results: destroys both revenue and profit expectations. Profitable for the fif...
Tech Roundup - Amazon Prime Day, iPhone 12, 5G Options and Supersonic Flights - MGR Unplugged Podcast
October 16, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 134 MBIn this episode: Amazon Prime Day preliminary results show that global sales on October 13 and 14 should hit about $9.9 billion, including more than $6 billion in the U.S. alone, according to projections from eMarketer. That's up 43% over Prime Day in 2019, when the event took place in July. New Apple iPhone Lineup fails to impress. Is a better camera enough? or the 5G option when 5G is not widely available yet (more on that below). And Apple focuses so much on the environ...
Best Ecommerce Marketing Tactics for Growth - MGR Unplugged Podcast
October 09, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 134 MBIn this episode we revisit and review the most successful eComm Tactics for growth. We discuss: Why the basics of traditional commerce still work for eCommerce The most common misunderstandings and misconceptions about eCommerce Why unrealistic expectations often cause eComm companies to fail There are no shortcuts when it comes to building a brand How Amazon, Shopify, WooCommerce and other current eComm platforms have eliminated friction allowing companies to set up a store ...
A Debate to Forget - Amazon Prime Day - NETFLIX Price Increase - MGR Unplugged Podcast
October 02, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBBREAKING NEWS: AFTER RECORDING THIS PODCAST, PRESIDENT TRUMP AND FIRST LADY HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 First Presidential Debate. Neither candidate acting very "presidential." Yet, as anticipated, 73 million people tuned in to watch it according to Nielsen's numbers. For perspective, this is the highest single program viewership since this year's Super Bowl. Do you think campaign ads work? Or do they cause more ad fatigue to an already exasperated audience? Amazon...
TikTok Deal, Presidential Debate, Quibi Update and More - MGR Unplugged Podcast
September 25, 2020 15:00 - 57 minutes - 105 MBIn this episode: TikTok's deal. Does anyone know where it stands now? There's a lot of confusion between the biders (Oracle/Walmart) and the app's parent company ByteDance, each of them making their own contradictory statements. So far, it seems like we're looking at a $60B valuation. $12B US companies combined which amounts to 20%. Debate Countdown. The first presidential debate is just around the corner. Will it be in person or will it be virtual? Not clear at the time of ...
An Open Chat with Anthony "Doc" Ameen - MGR Unplugged Podcast
September 18, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBA very engaging conversation with my good friend Anthony "Doc" Ameen. He's back on the pod to chat about life, work, and how 2020 has thrown a curved ball on everyone's plans. COVID-19 came out of nowhere and we all continue to learn and adapt to this newly imposed lifestyle as best as we can. Why we can't trust the media and especially social media when it comes to providing unbiased information. The constant negativity of the headlines causes more stress and instigates mor...
Rescuing Retailers - Black Friday - Holiday Shopping Plans - MGR Unplugged Podcast
September 11, 2020 15:39 - 49 minutes - 91.1 MBIn this episode: Mall owners Simon and Brookfield to acquire J.C. Penney out of bankruptcy. What that means for each of them. Black Friday Plans: Most major retail stores will be closed Thanksgiving Day, but plan to open with proper precautions and limited customer capacity for Black Friday sales and throughout the Holiday Season. Details are still being worked out state-by-state. Amazon Prime Day scheduled for mid October. Will it cut into holiday sales? How much impact will...
Tech Talk: iPhone 12 Preview, 5G, TikTok Updates & Weekend at the Movies - MGR Unplugged Podcast
September 04, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBIn this episode: We start with a brief recap of the NBA playoffs, then… TikTok update, will China restrictions on Technology sales affect the purchase by any American company? DTC updates. Liquid I.V. acquired by Unilever The war on health tracking devices. Amazon’s launches its own health band, and it’s just a copy of Whoop’s own strap. Is Apple launching 5G phones in October? And how wide is 5G connectivity in the US today? Apple’s new IOS14 may require users to Opt-In...
Bjorn Bengtsson - Creating a Visual Journey Through Painting - MGR Unplugged Podcast
August 28, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBIn this episode: It’s been a year now since my last interview. A lot of things have changed since then for all of us. In this interview we talk about: How has COVID affected Bjorn personally and professionally over the past 5-6 months How has his art evolved and where is his visual journey taking him these days. Where he finds inspiration for his art, drawings, paintings? His daily routine or weekly routine. What is a day like in Bjorn's life? How much of yo...
California Exodus: Why The Golden State Is Losing Its Glitz - MGR Unplugged Podcast
August 21, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBThe NBA Playoffs. First week recap, and what we have learned so far. After being forced to classify their workers as employees rather than independent contractors, Lyft suspends service in CA. Uber may follow. Then CA judge reverses order and they both decide to stay... for now. How quickly California is becoming the "no fun state." A new B 1253 proposal wants to increase the top tax rate for high earners to 16.8% making the combined tax rate for top earners at 53.8% and ...
The USPS Struggles, The NBA Thrives, Uber and Lyft Lose Battle in California - MGR Unplugged Podcast
August 14, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBIn this episode: We start with a few comments about the NBA "bubble" format and how it has been a welcomed distraction from the ever present pandemic news. We take a detour to rant more about the pandemic and the inconsistencies of all governments around the world managing it. But our main topic is the USPS. The US Postal Service is on the brink of crisis, and it's nothing new. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States post office had been atrophying from financia...
The NBA is Back - Microsoft to Buy TikTok - Instagram Launches "Reels" - MGR Unplugged Podcast
August 07, 2020 16:05 - 1 hour - 139 MBManuel and David start this episode discussing the NBA "Bubble" in Orlando. Games are surprisingly competitive and nobody seems to miss the crowd. The Pandemic keeps dominating the news, yet, nothing new is reported. There's lots of confusion about what's to come in the coming weeks and months, facing US elections, back-to-school, college live and this year's Holiday Season. For now, the government just keeps printing money to keep the economy afloat. So much so, that inflati...
Big Tech CEOs Get Grilled by Congress - What Happens Next? - MGR Unplugged Podcast
July 31, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBTestifying before THE HOUSE ANTITRUST subcommittee, the CEOs of Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook (Tim Cook, Sandar Pichai, Jeff Bezos and Jeff Zuckerberg). The hearing was about business practices that are considered to be a monopoly. This is an important clarification since other major tech companies CEOs like Twitter or Microsoft were not present. Due to the pandemic, all four CEOs were testifying remotely. They had to swear that their testimony and answers were not fed b...
The Future of Airline Travel - Back to School Plans - Black Friday Predictions - MGR Unplugged Podcast
July 24, 2020 16:08 - 51 minutes - 94.1 MBThe future of airline travel. Is the new normal model sustainable for the airline industry? We think not. Airplanes flying at half capacity when airlines were already operating with thin margins at full capacity will not be viable for many of the major carriers. And what about passengers? Airports and TSA are implementing new safety measures but the reality is that they are not very effective. Social distancing is not respected, masks are worn randomly, not to mention the amou...
Twitter Gets Hacked - The Downward Spiral of the Global Economy - MGR Unplugged Podcast
July 17, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBIn this episode: Twitter Gets Hacked - The Inside Job Several high-profile Twitter accounts got hacked on July 14. Preliminary investigations reveal that it was a Twitter employee who somehow provided access to Twitter's internal admin tools. And those admin tools, revealed quite a bit about Twitter's ability to manipulate and control the conversations and trends on the platform. What next? The Global Economy Downward Spiral The US Economy is heading in the wrong direction. ...
Will TikTok Be Banned in the United States? - MGR Unplugged Podcast
July 10, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBLast week, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology banned more than 50 Chinese mobile apps, one of them being TikTok. It is estimated that around 200 million of TikTok's users are from India. Hong Kong is following suit and banning TikTok as well. The reason? According to Indian officials, the banned apps “represented a threat to citizens’ privacy and national security. The agency noted it had received complaints that the apps were “stealing and surreptitiou...
Our Predictions for the Second Half of 2020 - MGR Unplugged Podcast
July 03, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBHappy Independence Day to all of our fellow American friends! It's probably the most subdued 4th of July weekend for the US in recent history and a good time for us to put behind us the past six months that have been surreal to say the least. But what will the second half bring to us? Are we seeing light at the end of the tunnel and a return to a "new normal" or will we face a second wave of the pandemic bringing our lives to a halt again? Most of the major sports leagues in t...
The Future of Livestreaming is Not Where You Think - MGR Unplugged Podcast
June 26, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBThe battles to own the platforms and audiences of the future are never ending, but one of the most important but least talked about is the battle for user generated live stream content. Amazon is an incredibly strong platform, their biggest weakness is that they do not have any plays in social commerce, which will take over eCommerce in the coming years. Twitch is their golden ticket to change that, but they need to make changes to platform in order for it to become a part of the ...
Shopify Partners with Walmart - Retail Sales Grow in May - The GAFA Tax and More - MGR Unplugged Podcast
June 19, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThe new Walmart-Shopify Agreement. Can they take on Amazon? And how can Shopify sellers benefit (or not) from the new Walmart Marketplace? Retail sales up 17.7 percent in May but 6.1 percent below May 2019. Despite that, the road looks very bumpy ahead and retailers are going to need to be very creative to keep attracting customers to their stores. In the meantime, customers continue to shop online. More eyeballs means higher costs to place your ads in front of them. An...
The State of eCommerce Post Coronavirus - MGR Unplugged Podcast
June 14, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBToday we discussed where we expect eCommerce to be headed for the rest of 2020 and into 2021, then we discuss the fall of retail and malls, and we finish with our thoughts on what we think will happen to universities in the near future. Subscribe to The Edge eComm Digest and receive weekly news directly in your INBOX > Check our other stuff out too: The Edge Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Medium Twitter MGR Agency Website This episode is brought to you by MGR Agency. Sc...
We Can ALL End Racism in America - MGR Unplugged Podcast
June 05, 2020 15:30 - 1 hour - 147 MBWhat have we learned after George Floyd's killing as a result of another police brutality? We dissect all the events of the past seven days in an attempt to separate the true facts from the distorted headlines. The sad reality is that racism and discrimination towards black people are still very present in our country and unless we all work together on eliminating it, it will keep erupting time and again. How can we take action to grow as a nation and truly make America the gr...
The State of eCommerce Post Coronavirus
May 29, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBTrump signs an executive order on social media "censorship" targeting companies granted liability protection through Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. How does that affect the future of social media? And what role should social media play when it comes to monitoring or fact-checking users posts? The order could give regulators the power to pursue legal action against platforms like Twitter and Facebook, holding them responsible for content posted by their users. Z...
Trump Vs Twitter - Should Social Media Censor Posts? - Main Street Vs Wall Street - Sports Making a Come Back - MGR Unplugged Podcast
May 29, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBManuel and David get into an animated conversation about the latest Trump executive order against Social Media channels censoring content. They continue discussing the disconnect between main street and Wall Street and they end with a round-up of the sports making a come back.
Facebook Launches Shops - Shopify Goes After Amazon - Joe Rogan Signs with Spotify - MGR Unplugged Podcast
May 22, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBFacebook & Shopify are going to bring it to Amazon like no platform ever has. There is now a serious competitor in town, and platform competition always benefits the merchants. We read through the announcements and listened in to Mark Zuckerburg and Tobi Lutke's call, here are the highlights: Shops will be US only for now. Facebook Shops are live today, Instagram coming in the next few months, WhatsApp and Messenger coming down the road. Directly integrates with Shopify, BigCommerce, ...
The Agile Economy - Why Some Companies Are Not Fit to Survive - MGR Unplugged Podcast
May 15, 2020 15:00 - 57 minutes - 106 MBIn this episode: Quibi not doing so well now... We predicted that! Starbucks asking landlords for rent concessions over the next 12 months after losing almost $1B in sales during the pandemic, and why that's a good move for them. Facebook paying media companies ad revenue share? Australia thinks is fair... we don't. Movie theaters boycotting Universal Pictures. Good luck with that! Uncertainty about summer and overall reopening of businesses. Nobody knows what they can or c...
Moving Forward - After the Virus Wake Up Call Only the More Creative Businesses Will Survive - MGR Unplugged Podcast
May 08, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBHow things are progressing as more states and countries around the world start to loosen lock-downs and deconfinement plans are implemented. In the US: New unemployment numbers: 3 million filed this week for a total of 33 million since the crisis started Yet, the stock market shows some disconnect? NASDAQ is positive for the year… Suddenly, questions about how UBI will be funded have been answered by the Fed and the government just adding trillions in stimulus packages. The government...
Shopify Launches "Shop." Facebook Betting on India Again. Anticipating This Year's Holiday Season for Retailers. - MGR Unplugged Podcast
May 01, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBShopify launches "Shop", a new app that replaces the former "Arrive" app. It's only version 1 but will it become a large market place aggregator in the future competing with Amazon? Facebook betting on India again with a reported $5.7B investment (about 10%) in Reliance Jio Platforms, largest telecom in India. New unemployment numbers in the US. 4 million additions total 30 million unemployed since the crisis started Part of the job recovery will depend on US and other countries bring...
Is There Light at The End of The Tunnel? It Depends on Whom You Ask - MGR Unplugged Podcast
April 24, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 166 MB“You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they have tried everything else.” Winston Churchill New unemployment numbers in the US. 4.4 million additional filings for total 26 million unemployed since the crisis started Some low wage employees are electing to collect unemployment benefits over returning back to work. Is the system broken? Part of the job recovery will depend on US and other countries bringing manufacturing back from China into their domes...
The Reopening of America's Economy, Quibi's Launch and More! - MGR Unplugged Podcast
April 17, 2020 14:30 - 1 hour - 143 MBJoin Manuel and David as they project how would the gradual reopening of America's economy affect our lives, how air travel may change in the future, and all other aspects of our lives. We also discuss Quibi's launch. Will it succeed in the streaming media war? Will some sort of “Health Certificate” be required to travel or to enter certain public spaces? Restaurants, Museums, Theme Parks, Movie Theaters, etc. Trump's plan is to reopen America's economy in three phases, allow...