Don’t mess with, or mess up, Texas. | Crypto Currency Fallout. | Not your Grandfather’s RadioShack.
07/18/22 • 21 min
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1) Texas once had a litter problem, one the state government was spending $20 million per year to address. This week we explore how the Texan battle cry, Don’t Mess with Texas, helped turn things around.
2) Crypto Currency has lately taken a dive. While celebrities like Matt Damon were trying to convince you to “be brave” and invest, other industries were going down with the ship.
3) RadioShack was THE go-to electronic store for decades - until the business model failed to adapt to competition from online retailers. After filing for bankruptcy twice the company was thought to be dead. Then the vulgar tweets started.
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1) Texas once had a litter problem, one the state government was spending $20 million per year to address. This week we explore how the Texan battle cry, Don’t Mess with Texas, helped turn things around.
2) Crypto Currency has lately taken a dive. While celebrities like Matt Damon were trying to convince you to “be brave” and invest, other industries were going down with the ship.
3) RadioShack was THE go-to electronic store for decades - until the business model failed to adapt to competition from online retailers. After filing for bankruptcy twice the company was thought to be dead. Then the vulgar tweets started.
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