🤑 “$2 to Hire Me” — Venmo’s resumés. Raising Cane’s secret sauce. Google’s MJ moment. +Bitcoin Home Heaters.

0:28This is Nick. shows and sends a newsletter every day. I think it's 200 shows a day, Jack. If you have a question you want Nick and me to ask Jim, drop it today in the comments or DM us. Yep. Jack and I will roll up our sleeves and we will ask him. Jack, he's going to love our cha-ching button. I think he'll love it. Oh, are we bringing that? Oh, I'm bringing it. So Jack, three stories for today's pod. What do we got on the T-boy? For our first story, while the rest of the stock market sinks this week, Google just jumped to an all-time high. Chat GPT was Google's Pearl Harbor moment. Gemini 3 is its battle of the bulge.

1:03For our second story, it's Raising Cane's, the fastest growing chicken chain in America. It's all thanks to their secret sauce. No, literally, their sauce is a secret. So Jack and I will tell you why they don't patent it instead. And our third and final story is a wild new job hunting hack. Send a Venmo to your future boss and in the comments of the payment, link to your resume. That's right. Job applicants are using Venmo because you have got to get past the gatekeepers. And an unsolicited Venmo payment gets my attention. What is that emoji and why do I have$5 in here? But yetis, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories.

1:41Oh, wonderful mix of stories. Love the mix today, Jack. Bad day, bad week, bad month for Ben the Bitcoin. Oh, besties, if you own Bitcoin like us, well, we hope you turned off your price notifications. Because Bitcoin fell below$90 ,000 yesterday. It's down nearly 30 % from its all-time high just last month. We called it the Bitcoin blizzard, and we did a whole story on it yesterday. You got to go check it out. But there's still some good news if you're a Bitcoin miner. Because you see, people are using Bitcoin to heat their homes. Here's the idea. To create new Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency is digitally mined on computer machines.

2:20Mining, it's also how transactions are processed on the blockchain. But here's the problem. Mining Bitcoin uses up so much energy, it gives off a whole bunch of heat. You thought your laptop was hot sitting on your thighs? Try touching a Bitcoin processor. Now, global Bitcoin mining actually produces enough heat as a byproduct to warm all of Finland. And until now, that heat has been wasted. But not anymore. Introducing the Bitcoin home heater, a real product for$900. Yeah, a real thing. If Satoshi owns a ski house over in Aspen, yeah, he heat his home with his Bitcoin miner. Forget the furnace.

2:55Bye-bye wood stove. Jack, the Bitcoin mining rig has just disrupted the thermostat. Now I should point out, it's a wildly inefficient way to heat your home. Oh yeah, your energy bill, it's about to break your bank account. But besties, Bitcoin's price is dropping. We could be entering another crypto winter. So maybe a Bitcoin mine could heat up your home for the real winter. And for the crypto winter. Nothing screams cozy, Jack, like a Bitcoin mine in the living room. Honey, grab the marshmallow. Let's hit our three stories.

3:41If you know, you know, cause we ready to go. We can't wait no more. So just start the show.

3:49Start the show. First, a quick word from our sponsor.

3:59Bureau Premium Non-Alcoholic Beer. All right, yet he's a little behind the scenes here. Before our New York City live show back in April, Jack and I went sober for two weeks. True story. Couldn't risk getting sick. I didn't want to be groggy. I couldn't afford a hangover. It was New York, baby. Okay, but Jack, celebrating the wins is what we do. And so for our live shows, we crack open something special. So we drank Biro, the premium non-alcoholic beer brand co-founded by Tom Holland. Yeah, I actually first saw it at my grocery store. Delicious tastes like a celebration. Feels fantastic and looks legit.

4:32More on the looks in a sec. And if it's good enough for the actor who played Spider-Man, it's good enough for us. You see, it pairs well with a pickleball game, a profitable earnings report, or with the best podcast. So, Yetis, if you want to celebrate the wins with all the taste of a premium lager or IPA, but none of the alcohol, there's no better choice than Bureau. Okay, pause the pod. Did we mention the can is straight up gold? This thing will stand out at every one of your next parties. Trust us, we've done it. Only beer we know that actually upgrades the scene like a promotion. So, Bastis, if there's a win you're celebrating every day, Bureau is the non-alcoholic brew brand you gotta bring.

5:07So use code T-Boy for 20 % off your first order at BureauBrewing.com. Monarch. All right, yeah, these one lobster roll, no joke, 50 bucks on Nantucket. And why is that a problem, Jack? Because we're going to Nantucket this summer on a joint family T-Boy trip. It's a write-off. It is expensive, but we will travel with peace of mind because our finances are organized in Monarch despite the lobster rolls. Monarch is the personal finance app that tracks everything, accounts, investment, savings goals, and spending. Get your first year of Monarch Core for half off, just$50 with promo code TBOY. Monarch shows visually how much you're spending this month compared to the average month, which is really useful.

5:45So like, honestly, this month, been a doozy jack. Booked a lot of travel, but I know the future months won't be as bad after lobster roll season. You know because Monarch showed you. Last year, you had a spike in May for travel bookings, but a dip in the summer because the travel was already paid for. You can even ask Monarch's AI assistant anything about your finances. Like, what are the key changes in my spending so far this year compared to last year? And how much was spent on lobster rolls last summer. Use code TBOY at monarch.com to get your first year of Monarch Core at half off. Just$50.

6:15That's 50 % off your first year at monarch.com with code T-Boy.

6:22For our first story, the only big stock actually up this week, it's Google. Oh, and Google also just launched their huge new AI, Gemini 3. Google is up thanks to Warren Buffett and Michael Jordan. But to start, let's go back to November 2022. That's when Chad GPT launched. And Jack, how did we describe it? We described it as a Pearl Harbor moment for Google. Yeah, you see, Google thought they were leading in AI and then boom, Sam Altman comes out of nowhere. It was a huge bruise to their ego. But today, Google stock is at an all-time high. Jack, today, Google stock is three times higher than when Chad GPT launched those three years ago.

7:04Now, a big reason is that the government completely let Google off the hook with its two big antitrust lawsuits. Congratulations, Google. You're not a monopoly, technically. No, no, no. They are a monopoly. But the government let them go scot-free. They were like, no consequences. Okay, but the bigger reason why Google stock is now at an all-time high, Google is no longer lagging in AI. Google is actually leading in AI. Boom, here's the latest, Yetis. Google just launched Gemini 3 yesterday. day. And techies who code believe it's better than OpenAI's ChatGPT5. Okay, get this. Jack and I even asked ChatGPT which one is better, their AI or Google's Gemini AI.

7:44Chat said that Gemini was a 4.6 out of 5 in terms of chatbots, but chat said that chat was just a 4.2. Does Sam Olman know that its chatbot is saying this? I had no idea Sam was so self-reflective and self-deprecating, Jack. But besties, tech CE bros these days, they've been having a moment, right, man? Like Zuck, Elon, Sacha, Altman. They're all oozing with like mojo and confidence all over the place. But on the other hand, Google's Sunder Pachai, the wizard of warden, he's kind of looked like the opposite. And so did Google's early AI products. I mean, look at the name of the original Google AI.

8:23Jack, remember it was called Bard? The most mid-name ever. What is Bard? I don't know, but Gemini, their new name for their AI? That's got some riz, man. And Gemini's riz is symbolic of Sundar Pichai's personal and professional comeback the last couple of years. I mean, he's the only one of those techsy bros who has facial hair, man. He's grown a beard. That's some confidence. Nick, after that Pearl Harbor moment three years ago, Sundar Pichai called a code red across the company. Jack, tell the besties specifically what he ended up doing. He restructured the company, cut back on some perks, and promoted Google's top AI guy to have more power to make decisions across the organization.

9:01The result? Last week, Bloomberg described Sundar Pichai as the wartime CEO that Alphabet needed. And today, Gemini has 650 million monthly active users, just shy of OpenAI's 800 million. Uh-oh, we're sorry, Yetis. Are you still not convinced about Google hitting an all-time high? Maybe Warren Buffett can twist your arm. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought$4.3 billion of Google stock last month. Yeah, Warren's a Kraft Heinz ketchup kind of a guy, but he just chose Alphabet as his second tech investment ever. But to really understand why Google stock has doubled in the last six months, you got to look at our takeaway.

9:40So Jack, what is our takeaway for our buddies over at Google? Remember the Gatorade ad? I want to be like Mike. Well, Mike is Google to open AI. Exactly. You see, Yetis, everything OpenAI aspires to be, Google already is. Google is its Michael Jordan. OpenAI aspires to become a harmonized ecosystem of a web browser, a chatbot, and a physical device all in one. But Google already is that. It has Chrome, Gemini, Pixel phones, and home hardware. OpenAI aspires to become a cash-generating tech powerhouse. But Google already is that, financing its data center investments with huge digital profits. OpenAI aspires to be the dominant tech interface that all consumers rely on all day.

10:23But Google already is that with Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube, and Android. Now, if OpenAI fails with all of its ambitions, OpenAI is kind of doomed. But Jack, if Google fails in AI, they'll just sell some cloud computing to whoever ends up winning. That's pretty much why Warren Buffett bought Google. So besties, what do you want to be when you grow up? Well, I want to be like Mike. OpenAI would say, I want to be like Google. But Google already is Google. So its stock is at an all-time high. For our second story, Raising Cane's secret dipping sauce is so secretive, you're going to have to sign an NDA after today's episode.

11:01Don't you go anywhere, Yetis. Jack and I are going to have to track you down. Here's the secret strategy behind keeping corporate secrets. Now, Yetis, the richest person in the great state of Louisiana is a man named Todd Graves. The most famous Cajun since Bubba Gump Shrimp and Company. Because Todd Graves co-founded Raising Canes, the fastest growing chicken chain here in America. Last year, we covered Raising Canes for the first time on this pod. Then they had$4 billion of annual sales. Not too shabby. Now they're up to$5 billion of annual sales. I'm sorry, Jack. Red Bull doesn't have wings.

11:33Raising Canes income statements have rings. Raising Canes is as big as Wingstop, but it's privately traded. And Raising Canes U.S. sales are now bigger than Kentucky Fried Chicken. Oh, not impressed yet yeties? Well, Raising Cane sales are now half as big as Chipotle. That's right. They're coming for the guac. And they did it all with only five items on the menu. Chicken fingers, chicken sandwich, french fries, coleslaw, and Texas toast. It's become the mecca for white meat with the business model strategy based on simplicity. But one big differentiator makes Chick-fil-A fans prey on Sundays. And it's Raising Cane's secret sauce.

12:10So besties, we know what you are wondering. What is Raising Cane's secret sauce? We're talking about the sauce. Yeah, like literally, what is their secret sauce? Because their sauce is their secret business sauce. The Wall Street Journal did a profile on just how secret their secret sauce really is. And it's a story that feels like a CIA novel. Oh, it's straight out of a bond layer. I mean, Jack, this recipe, it's only been written down once ever, 30 years ago. It's sitting safely in a vault we don't even know where. There's been no copies made of this recipe. It's passed down by word of mouth only.

12:42Nick, this company silos information like it's the Manhattan Project worried about Russian spies. And the reason we're saying all this is because that physical safe is just one of the many security protocols going to protecting the recipe. Another, every employee must sign an NDA that they won't tell anybody about the secret sauce. A non-disclosure agreement. And the way that the sauce comes to life is that one big batch is made daily in each of the Raisin Cane stores. But only the manager is allowed to mix and prepare the batch of secret sauce. Oh, and that manager also has to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

13:19But that's not even necessary because the manager doesn't even know what they're mixing. Because the manager is mixing various tubs of unmarked, unidentified ingredients sent in from various Raising Cane's factories. Again, it's like the Manhattan Project or James Bond or a CIA novel, whichever you prefer. Oh, but Jack, pause the pod, because the secret is part of the secret sauce recipe. What is it, man? The spice mix. Right. But that comes pre-blended from HQ. So we still don't know about the sauce. Now, chemical analysis shows what the base really is. It's mostly ketchup, mayonnaise, and Worcestershire sauce.

13:53However, the pepper and other seasonings exact ratios, preparing it, that whole process, that is a mystery. But still, it's a cloak and dagger operation for good reason, because sauce is surging in America. You might go to Raising Cane's instead of Popeye's because of the Raising Cane sauce. You may bring Popeye's food to Raising Cane's just to get the Raising Cane sauce. True. Raising Cane's actually did 800 million sauce servings last year, and some customers fill up an entire fountain soda cup worth, which they sell for$8 each. Yeah, eight bucks for the sauce. It's a profit puppy, and they then bring that to their tailgate for dipping everything, including submerging an entire burrito.

14:33We watched a video on TikTok of an entire Chipotle burrito being dipped into Raising Cane secret sauce. You got to do your research. You got to do your research. So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies over at Raising Cane's? Secrets are costly, but secrets are mythical. Yetis, there are a few famous examples of secret recipes out there. Like KFC, they've got their 11 herbs and spices kept in a vault down in Louisville. Same with Krispy Kreme's original glaze, and the Nutella-Hazelnut-to-Chocolate ratio has never been publicly disclosed. Coca-Cola is the most legendary. Their drink recipe is a 138-year-old secret guarded like liquid gold.

15:12But why do these companies go to such expensive lengths to physically protect recipes like they're with a Louvre or something? Yeah, Jack, why not simply legally protect that recipe with a patent like you would in other industries? Well, because if you patent the foods recipe, you must reveal that recipe to the authorities. And that protection only lasts 20 years, so your iconic recipe could then be copied by Popeyes. So while keeping a secret is logistically complicated and costly, it is arguably more secure. But the biggest reason that Raising Cane's keeps their sauce a secret, it's fun. It turns the sauce from a mystery into a myth, and myths are unifying.

15:52Myths are for heroes. Secrets are costly, but secrets can become myths. Now, a quick word from our sponsor. Top hats, baseball hats, Von Dutch hats. We wear so many hats on this podcast. Honestly, we're not great at all of them. No, we've been avoiding hiring someone to wear those hats instead of us, especially the Von Dutch one, because hiring and training can take forever. Well, proud to say that we are hiring right now at T-Boy, and this is a job for Indeed Sponsored Jobs. Because sponsored jobs posted directly on Indeed are 95 % more likely to report a hire than non-sponsored jobs. So besties spend less time searching and more time actually interviewing candidates who check all your boxes, less stress, less time, more results.

16:33When you need the right person to cut through the chaos, this is a job for Indeed sponsored jobs. And listeners of the show will get a$75 sponsored job credit to help get your job the premium status it deserves at Indeed.com slash podcast. So just go to Indeed.com slash podcast right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on this podcast. That's Indeed.com slash podcast. Terms and conditions apply. Need a hiring hero? This is a job for Indeed-sponsored jobs. Upwork. Yeah, it is. Before we had a podcast, we had a newsletter. And the moment that newsletter began growing, it's not when we came up with the clever subject lines with the emojis.

17:10It's when we found the right freelancer. Freelancer built a referral program that grew our newsletter, which helped launch this podcast, which helped us sell our company, which we eventually spun out, and which eventually got us to where we are today. Yeah, that's the story. Having the right expertise at the right time, that can make or break your business. So Upwork is a one-stop platform to find, hire, and pay expert freelancers across web and software development, data and analytics, marketing, business operations, and more. If you need a freelancer, Upwork is where you get it. Thousands of growing businesses already trust Upwork to hire flexible, high-quality freelance talent for everything from one-off projects to ongoing support.

17:42With Business Plus, you can access the top 1 % of talent on Upwork. And with AI-powered shortlisting, you'll get matched with the right freelancer in under six hours. No endless searching required. It's free to sign up and posting a job is easy. So visit Upwork.com right now and post your job for free. That is Upwork.com to connect with top talent ready to help your business grow. That's U-P-W-O-R-K.com, Upwork.com. For our third and final story, Yetis, you've heard of the cold call. How about the cold Venmo? Because this is the story of the unsolicited Venmo payment that got a college student a job.

18:18Venmoing your future boss to get their attention? That's the new hiring hack. Oh, yeah, it is the 50 cent internship. Got nothing to do with 50 cent the rapper. It's the story of Darshan Patel, who was in college and really wanted an internship in film. Oh, he really wanted it. So this guy cold emailed, Instagram DMed, and LinkedIn everyone with a connection to his dream director. Get this guy an endorsement. What a hustler. But nothing, Jack. Not even a come in for an interview for this guy. He was being ghosted. So he randomly had the idea, what if I look up my favorite movie director's name on Venmo?

18:55Yeah, you see, the director had an unusual name, so he found him and sent him 50 cents with a link to his resume. Boom. Yeah. It worked. Totally. Unlike all of the other efforts to get somebody's, you know, ear, this got a response. Now the response was like, what the heck is going on and who the heck are you? But after a couple of DMs, he got a call and then he got an interview and then he got an internship. Now, besties, this is what we found fascinating. We've all been through the job search misery that Darshan experienced, the ravine of no replies. But today it's happening even more because humans don't read your application, AI probably does.

19:32According to a World Economic Forum report this March, 88 % of companies are already using AI to screen their job candidates. AI has become the new job gatekeeper. It is. Getting past AI is necessary before speaking to HR. Now, there are a few hacks you can pull off, like you can AI hack your cover letter to hit all the important keywords out there. Yeah, and put text in white font that you just want the AI to see, even if it's factually not true. He's a real go-getter like 50 times in your resume. But now Gen Zers are ignoring the resume altogether. They're creating TikTok videos and linking to their 30-second cinematic pitch instead of submitting a resume.

20:09When you add all this creativity up, it kind of reminds us of that movie, The Pursuit of Happiness, right, Jack? You love that one. Yeah, when Will Smith stalks the hiring manager outside of his office and insists on taking the cab ride home with him. And in that cab ride, he convinces the guy to give him an internship. Well, basically, Darshan did the same thing, but with Venmo, a benign borderline stocking that basically worked. Benign borderline stocking. That's how I'd describe it too. Totally healthy. We're rounding up. Now, Darshan's advice to everyone else out there, do not be afraid to bother people.

20:41In order to get a job. We love that advice, but we tweak it a little bit. Do not be afraid to bother the right people. And that leads to our takeaway. So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddy Darshan and everyone Venmoing someone to get a job. Getting the attention of the decision maker is like catching the golden snitch. Now, Yetis, whether you're trying to get a job, get into school, or just get someone to say yes to something, you need an advocate on the inside. An ally to pitch your name, network internally, and advocate for you to separate your application from the sea of other ones. Now, in Harry Potter Quidditch terms, we would call that controlling the quaffle, beating with your bludger, protecting the goal.

21:21They can help you win the game, but they don't guarantee you'll win the game. You see, the real key to getting hired is to identify the decision maker and then get their attention. Connecting with them is like catching the golden snitch. 150 points, you're probably gonna win. Besties, we are in the attention economy. It's harder than ever to get decision makers to notice you. But creative ideas like Venmoing your future boss, for the moment at least, that's one of the creative ideas that could work for you. That's the higher snack. Jack, could you all whip up the takeaways for us for Saviche Wednesday?

21:55Alphabet just announced Gemini 3, their latest chatbot, and its stock is at an all-time high. Open AI doesn't want to be like Mike. Open AI wants to be like Google. But Google's already Google. For our second story, Raising Cane's is half as big as Chipotle, and it's surging thanks to its special sauce. Yeah, its secret sauce is the secret sauce. Now, they could legally protect the secret sauce, but then keeping it a secret is what makes it mythical. And our third and final story is about Darshan Patel. He got hired thanks to an unsolicited Venmo to what became his future boss. That two cents was worth thousands.

22:31He got the attention of his future boss because in this hiring market, that's like catching the golden snitch. But besties, this pod's not over yet. Here's what else you need to know today. First, Zuck is not a monopoly. Meta just won a huge court decision that they won't have to divest and sell off Instagram and WhatsApp. The government had argued that Meta's strategy of copying, acquiring, or killing the competition broke antitrust laws. And they asked a judge to force Zuck to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. But apparently the judge, who's a big-time scroller, disagreed. So Zuck's celebrating and so are Meta's shareholders.

23:05Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook will remain under Zuckerberg's royal domain. And second, a couple of wild headlines in AI. first, Anthropic just got a$15 billion investment. It's now worth 350 billion bucks. The fundraise came from Microsoft and NVIDIA, who are also investors in OpenAI, the competitor of Anthropic. Okay, but at the same time, the legendary songwriter, Paul McCartney, just dropped an anti-AI song on his new album. In the track, the legendary Beatles singer and songwriter is just silent. It's two minutes and 45 seconds of silence, raising awareness for AI stealing from human artists.

23:44And finally, if you're applying for a new job and don't want to use Venmo, how about the role of CEO of Apple? Because Apple is reportedly looking to replace Tim Cook as early as next year. That's right. Timmy Cook's beginning his 15th year as CEO of Apple since Steve Jobs passed away. He turned it from a phone company to a services company and the stocks boomed. Yeah. But in the era of AI, they might need somebody else. Apple stock is up 1 ,800 % in the Tim Cook era. Now time for the best fact yet. This one sent in by legendary Yeti David Lees from lovely Boston, Massachusetts, just outside Boston.

24:19Earlier this week, we covered Burberry and their big quarter and their Brivitt, their British pivot to focus on all things England. Yeah, basically Burberry pivoted their fashion business to raincoats because it rains 156 times a year in London. But David points out that while it does rain a lot in London, it doesn't rain that much. Only 23 inches of precipitation every year. Meanwhile, his hometown of Boston averages 44 inches of precipitation a year. The reason for the difference, the surprising reason? Yeah, what is it? Snow. Yeah, it's snow. When you convert snow into rainwater, it's twice as much precipitation.

24:57Boston beating the British again at another thing. Is that a Revolutionary War reference? Oh yeah, it is, Jack. You knew it was coming. Yetis, you look fantastic over there. Jack, you look fantastic. I can't wait to see tomorrow in New York. We got Jimmy Kramer. Here we go, man. I know. He's a legend. So besties, if you've got a question for Jim Kramer, investing advice, non-investing advice, how he's able to roll up his sleeves so high, just leave a question right here in the comments. Nick and I will ask him. And Nick and I, we'll see you tomorrow. Can't wait. If you know, you know.

25:33And before we go, a happy birthday to legendary Yeti, Wendy Epstein over in New York City. Happy birthday to Jesse P in Miami, Florida. And Caitlin and George in the Bay Area are celebrating their best anniversary yet. And a big shout out to Cameron, a Yeti who Nick just ran into on the street. I wish I was there to give you a big hug too. Oh, and wait to hear this, Jack. You know how I'm wearing the T-boy sweater right now? Another person just came up to me and said, where do I get a the best one yet sweater? I was like, it's our podcast. but you should go to our website to buy. tboypod.com slash shop.

26:03And to anyone else celebrating something today, make it a T-boy. Celebrate the wins. This is Jack. I own stock of Krispy Kreme. We both own stock of Apple and Chipotle and we both own some Bitcoin. Bitcoin. Amen. Have you tried Rothy's Casual Clog? It has sold out 10 times for a reason. It really is that good. With a luxe, extra comfy footbed and easy sleek design, Rothy's clogs are a celeb favorite shoe. Visit Rothy's.com and read what nearly 6 ,000 reviews have to say about these best-selling clogs. That's R-O-T-H-Y-S dot com.