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Max Levchin, CEO of Affirm, explains why the company's safety measures make 'buy now, pay later' superior to credit cards.

Levchin also breaks down why he believes the new credit rules enacted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are a good thing for the industry.



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Trung Phan, Writer of the SatPost Substack, breaks down why digital mobile orders at Starbucks are pushing the company to focus on speed and convenience.

Phan explains that Starbucks' new strategy is causing coffee quality to drop, raising a question about the firm's ability to charge premium prices.
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Josh Brown, Co-Founder and CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, says investors should be vigilant about the possibility of Nvidia’s top customers, like Meta and Microsoft, starting to pull back on chip spending.

Brown also says Fed meetings and speeches have become a ‘circus’ and the media needs to stop treating interest rate decisions like it is ‘life or death.’

“I wish everyone would just stfu already with the interest rate stuff.”



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Is protein Sweetgreen’s missing ingredient for profitability? 

Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman joins Leading Indicator to discuss:


Impact of steak launch and protein plates on sales


Infinite Kitchen expansion plans & automation’s role in the restaurant


Pricing edge vs. fast-food chains like $MCD



Hosted by Hope King, Axios' Senior Business Reporter.



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Nag Murty, CEO of Electric Sheep, explains the company’s path toward manufacturing autonomous lawnmowers and using them to disrupt the more than $100 billion landscaping industry.

Murty explains the AI behind Electric Sheep’s autonomous fleet, how autonomous robots can solve the employee shortage issue, and what the company sees for the future of a robotics workforce.

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PubMatic CEO Rajeev Goel joins Leading Indicator to talk what a TikTok ban would mean for digital ad market, Paris Olympics & US election impact on ad demand, and the catalysts that fueled 20% revenue growth in the recent quarter. With host J.D. Durkin.



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