Michael Duda
@mikeduda.bsky.social
Brand Builder | Consumer Investor | Dad Joke aficionado | Rabid Syracuse Fan
Really enjoyed this conversation with Beauty Independent on Bullish’s perspective on all-things consumer, beauty and more.
Check out her wide-ranging interview below. (And Coldplay, you are welcome for the free publicity. 😅
www.beautyindependent.com/bullish-mike...
Check out her wide-ranging interview below. (And Coldplay, you are welcome for the free publicity. 😅
www.beautyindependent.com/bullish-mike...
www.beautyindependent.com
August 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Really enjoyed this conversation with Beauty Independent on Bullish’s perspective on all-things consumer, beauty and more.
Check out her wide-ranging interview below. (And Coldplay, you are welcome for the free publicity. 😅
www.beautyindependent.com/bullish-mike...
Check out her wide-ranging interview below. (And Coldplay, you are welcome for the free publicity. 😅
www.beautyindependent.com/bullish-mike...
Coach Pop is a legend and master of tough conversations.
Great leadership lessons here.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
Great leadership lessons here.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
Gregg Popovich is a coaching legend. He’s also a master of tough conversations
Difficult conversations happen all the time in sports. However, what's the best way to have them? We asked an expert in the field.
www.nytimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Coach Pop is a legend and master of tough conversations.
Great leadership lessons here.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
Great leadership lessons here.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
@admanl.bsky.social This place is dead…
April 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
@admanl.bsky.social This place is dead…
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🇺🇸 PetSmart is now shipping 90% of its online orders from stores instead of distribution centers
PetSmart is now shipping 90% of its online orders from stores instead of distribution centers
In 2023, PetSmart began shipping some of its orders from the stores themselves instead of its seven distribution centers.
www.modernretail.co
April 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🇺🇸 PetSmart is now shipping 90% of its online orders from stores instead of distribution centers
@alexrkonrad.bsky.social Not to freak you out, but the Knicks have not won a game since announcing Upstarts...
March 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
@alexrkonrad.bsky.social Not to freak you out, but the Knicks have not won a game since announcing Upstarts...
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I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new tech media brand, Upstarts Media 🎉
Upstarts will focus on the startup ecosystem, from inception through IPO 📈
We launch a twice-weekly Upstarts newsletter next week. Video, podcast, and events to follow!
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/upstarts...
Upstarts will focus on the startup ecosystem, from inception through IPO 📈
We launch a twice-weekly Upstarts newsletter next week. Video, podcast, and events to follow!
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/upstarts...
March 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Subscribed.
Reposted by Michael Duda
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new tech media brand, Upstarts Media 🎉
Upstarts will focus on the startup ecosystem, from inception through IPO 📈
We launch a twice-weekly Upstarts newsletter next week. Video, podcast, and events to follow!
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/upstarts...
Upstarts will focus on the startup ecosystem, from inception through IPO 📈
We launch a twice-weekly Upstarts newsletter next week. Video, podcast, and events to follow!
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/upstarts...
March 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new tech media brand, Upstarts Media 🎉
Upstarts will focus on the startup ecosystem, from inception through IPO 📈
We launch a twice-weekly Upstarts newsletter next week. Video, podcast, and events to follow!
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/upstarts...
Upstarts will focus on the startup ecosystem, from inception through IPO 📈
We launch a twice-weekly Upstarts newsletter next week. Video, podcast, and events to follow!
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/upstarts...
Shopify gaining with Boomers shows the hustle/1099 economy is burgeoning.
Modelo, Goldman Sachs, Shopify, Raising Cane’s and Kohl’s are among the brands gaining with boomers.
20 brands catching baby boomers’ attention now
adage.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Shopify gaining with Boomers shows the hustle/1099 economy is burgeoning.
(sigh)
#DTC Solo Brands, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results
https://www.stocktitan.net/news/DTC/solo-brands-inc-announces-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2024-4w299wogb38f.html
https://www.stocktitan.net/news/DTC/solo-brands-inc-announces-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2024-4w299wogb38f.html
Solo Brands Survival at Risk as Q4 Sales Plunge 13%, Debt Concerns Mount
Solo Brands faces financial uncertainty with $58.2M Q4 loss and going concern warning, while launching 30+ initiatives to transform business and address $152M debt burden.
www.stocktitan.net
March 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
(sigh)
How Pop-Tarts turned an easy-to-forget bowl into one of the college football season’s best moments
March 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
How Pop-Tarts turned an easy-to-forget bowl into one of the college football season’s best moments
@martysg.com This A320 is spiffy. 👏
February 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
@martysg.com This A320 is spiffy. 👏
Reposted by Michael Duda
🇺🇸 Americans' credit card and household debt reach all-time high https://buff.ly/3EJhspv
Americans' credit card and household debt reach all-time high
Americans' credit card debt set a new record of $1.2 trillion in the last quarter of 2024, while overall household debt reached a new high of about $18 trillion, the New York Fed found.
buff.ly
February 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🇺🇸 Americans' credit card and household debt reach all-time high https://buff.ly/3EJhspv
Reposted by Michael Duda
A year of record ratings, deals and revenue shows that women’s professional sports across the US are ready for prime time. Will 2025 be the year for better pay?
As Billions of Dollars Pour Into Women’s Sports, Players Seek a Bigger Cut
Record TV ratings and investment are boosting everything from the WNBA to upstart volleyball leagues. Female athletes want a greater share of the windfall.
www.bloomberg.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A year of record ratings, deals and revenue shows that women’s professional sports across the US are ready for prime time. Will 2025 be the year for better pay?
Reposted by Michael Duda
Skits can flop and jokes can whiff, but ‘Saturday Night Live’ has endured in large part because of its creator.
How the ‘Most Impersonated Man in Show Business’ Keeps SNL Humming
A new biography of Saturday Night Live founder Lorne Michaels chronicles the comedy impresario’s decades of relevance.
www.bloomberg.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Skits can flop and jokes can whiff, but ‘Saturday Night Live’ has endured in large part because of its creator.
The NBA is shooting waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy too many threes.
February 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The NBA is shooting waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy too many threes.
New campaign launch with our brand partner, Captain Experiences. Think OpenTable for fishing expeditions across the US. We think the campaign will compel a very specific target audience to book a damn-good experience.
Learn more here: www.prweb.com/releases/cap...
Learn more here: www.prweb.com/releases/cap...
Captain Experiences Debuts "Damn Good Guides" - National Ad Campaign Airs Across Major Live Sporting Events
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Captain Experiences ("Captain"), the largest platform for booking fishing and hunting guides in the U.S., is Unlocking the Outdoors with...
www.prweb.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
New campaign launch with our brand partner, Captain Experiences. Think OpenTable for fishing expeditions across the US. We think the campaign will compel a very specific target audience to book a damn-good experience.
Learn more here: www.prweb.com/releases/cap...
Learn more here: www.prweb.com/releases/cap...
Thank you @cirkul.bsky.social for the Super Bowl surprise.
February 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Thank you @cirkul.bsky.social for the Super Bowl surprise.
COFFEE MATE
I never want to see that ad again.
I never want to see that ad again.
February 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
COFFEE MATE
I never want to see that ad again.
I never want to see that ad again.
ChatGPT
AAAAAARGHHHHH. What an opportunity to humanize the tech and lead the way. And it didn't.
AAAAAARGHHHHH. What an opportunity to humanize the tech and lead the way. And it didn't.
February 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
ChatGPT
AAAAAARGHHHHH. What an opportunity to humanize the tech and lead the way. And it didn't.
AAAAAARGHHHHH. What an opportunity to humanize the tech and lead the way. And it didn't.
Duracell.
Ha ha ha.
Ha ha ha.
February 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Duracell.
Ha ha ha.
Ha ha ha.
HexClad
Big Super Bowl debut, big investment. Entertaining with strong product cues, but the ending felt abrupt.I bet their consideration scores skyrocket.
Big Super Bowl debut, big investment. Entertaining with strong product cues, but the ending felt abrupt.I bet their consideration scores skyrocket.
February 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
HexClad
Big Super Bowl debut, big investment. Entertaining with strong product cues, but the ending felt abrupt.I bet their consideration scores skyrocket.
Big Super Bowl debut, big investment. Entertaining with strong product cues, but the ending felt abrupt.I bet their consideration scores skyrocket.
Liquid Death.
Incredible, non-traditional marketers that didn't crush a traditional Super Bowl ad.
Incredible, non-traditional marketers that didn't crush a traditional Super Bowl ad.
February 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Liquid Death.
Incredible, non-traditional marketers that didn't crush a traditional Super Bowl ad.
Incredible, non-traditional marketers that didn't crush a traditional Super Bowl ad.
Rocket Mortgage.
Interesting ad and fascinating cut-to-the-game tie-in.
That was a tear-jerking commercial break.
Interesting ad and fascinating cut-to-the-game tie-in.
That was a tear-jerking commercial break.
February 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Rocket Mortgage.
Interesting ad and fascinating cut-to-the-game tie-in.
That was a tear-jerking commercial break.
Interesting ad and fascinating cut-to-the-game tie-in.
That was a tear-jerking commercial break.
Google
OK, I cried. I have kids. They grow. (Clears eyes.) Google knows how to humanize tech, and this one hits hard. But this time, it’s pushing Android—an emotional pitch to sway iPhone users. Will it work? Not sure.
OK, I cried. I have kids. They grow. (Clears eyes.) Google knows how to humanize tech, and this one hits hard. But this time, it’s pushing Android—an emotional pitch to sway iPhone users. Will it work? Not sure.
February 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Google
OK, I cried. I have kids. They grow. (Clears eyes.) Google knows how to humanize tech, and this one hits hard. But this time, it’s pushing Android—an emotional pitch to sway iPhone users. Will it work? Not sure.
OK, I cried. I have kids. They grow. (Clears eyes.) Google knows how to humanize tech, and this one hits hard. But this time, it’s pushing Android—an emotional pitch to sway iPhone users. Will it work? Not sure.
TurboTax
Great premise that deserved a stronger finish.The setup was strong—taxes are absurdly complicated, and TurboTax gets that. Issa Rae is fantastic.The cake payoff? Meh.
Great premise that deserved a stronger finish.The setup was strong—taxes are absurdly complicated, and TurboTax gets that. Issa Rae is fantastic.The cake payoff? Meh.
February 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
TurboTax
Great premise that deserved a stronger finish.The setup was strong—taxes are absurdly complicated, and TurboTax gets that. Issa Rae is fantastic.The cake payoff? Meh.
Great premise that deserved a stronger finish.The setup was strong—taxes are absurdly complicated, and TurboTax gets that. Issa Rae is fantastic.The cake payoff? Meh.