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0:00 Jason tees up today’s topics
2:00 News: Facebook’s Q3 earnings breakdown: revenue and profits up, growth slowing down
10:26 OurCrowd – Sign up for free and check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist
11:35 News: Facebook’s potential rebrand and declining userbase amongst US teens and young adults
24:49 Ladder – See if you are approved for life insurance at https://LadderLife.com/twist
25:58 Italic’s Jeremy Cai joins to talk his innovative e-commerce model
36:35 Disruptive Advertising – Sign up for a free digital marketing audit at https://disruptiveadvertising.com/twist
38:00 Comparing Italic to other brands, understanding the membership fee and goals
42:34 Major brands’ reactions, revenue jumps, dealing with the supply chain crisis
52:10 Inner workings of the US/China supply chain, online DTC brands going into retail
59:46 Navigating dealing with China
1:06:25 Thoughts on acquiring a factory

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