018 Instacart - The Status Quo

018 Instacart - The Status Quo

Brand new episode even with a sick Dario. One week off as Dario tends to his wounds, but this week we are chatting about the instant grocery service Instacart. Instacart provides grocery delivery within an hour and has been disruption the food industry for the good... and some of the bad. Jake & Dario dive into the business as well as a deep dive into labor laws and economics in the new gig-economy. What do you think we should do with these large tech companies and their workers? Give the episode a listen and let us know!

017 Barstool Sports Investment - The Status Quo

The Status Quo is back for another week and we are talking about Penn National Gaming's investment into Barstool Sports. To some it is a outside the box investment and to others it fits right in to what Barstool is all about. We talk about both companies, how it is going to work and grow, as well as our thought about the future of Barstool, gambling, etc. How many of our listeners are Stoolies? Let us know and let us know what you think of the episode!

016 Cash App Scammers - The Status Quo

Jake and Dario build on last weeks episode on Plaid.  As sending money gets easier, it only makes it easier for the crooks to scam users.  These apps are changing the world of banking for the better but as this unfolds we will unfortunately see the bad side as well.  As we are growing our podcast on social media we couldn't believe the amount of scammers that reach out to us! Promising absurd returns on you money, basically doubling what ever you send them.......... SO we did an episode about it, tell us what you think.  Have you ever received these messages on instagram?

015 Plaid Acquisition - The Status Quo

Jake & Dario take a deep dive into Plaid the Fintech company that was recently acquired by Visa for $5.3 Billion! We explore our thoughts about the business, the acquisition, and Fintech as a whole. How do you guys think this will effect the ecosystem for the good or for the bad? Listen in to hear our thoughts!

014 Welcome to 2020 - The Status Quo

Welcome back! We are excited for 2020 and we have big plans for the Status Quo podcast with new episodes every week - they will be posted every Tuesday! Dario and Jake give a quick update and then explore some of the best topics from 2019 and speak to what they are excited about for 2020!