Business As Usual

This video looks at the exponential #business​ #technology​ and #population​ growth of Austin Texas over the past decade. The emphasis of todays episode is to answer the question of Why Silicon Valley is Moving to Austin Texas. Silicon Hills in Austin Texas has seen the recent relocation or expansion of companies like AMD, AT&T, Oracle, Tesla, Indeed, Intel, Arm, Facebook, Microsoft, IBM, HP, and many others. The significant migration of and capital allocation from these big tech companies is happening in Austin, while tech companies are leaving and divesting from Silicon Valley (The Bay Area of California). We dive into the demographic, legislative, and financial reasons big tech companies are moving away from California and to Texas, especially Austin.  We upload a new business trend or business story video every Friday, and we also upload special episodes throughout the week about anything related to business and interesting to you. Please comment below with suggestions for future episodes because we take your feedback seriously and really appreciate your support. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today's special Business As Usual episode is centered around alternative investment categories such as Sports Cards (NBA NFL MLB), Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin Dogecoin), NFTs (NBA Top Shot), and Precious Metals (Gold). We define what alternative investments are before diving into the pros and cons of alternative investing. We also list several key factors to consider when investing in alternative assets, as we examine some of the most popular alt-investment assets and consider their attributes like liquidity and appreciation.  If your interested in investing or even memorabilia collecting, this episode should provide valuable knowledge and insights to assist you in building your investment strategy. Several key alternative investment categories have seen explosive growth in the past few years, this has lead these types of investments to become increasingly popular and often highly sought after. This episode was designed to be fun and informative especially for alternative investment beginners, while pointing out useful strategies that would be valuable for anyone interested in investing.  If you would like to see more content like this, please follow our channel for new weekly business content every Friday, with special episodes uploaded regularly as well. We are currently building a Business As Usual website; this will make it easier to get your feedback while allowing us to offer giveaways for your support.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today's episode dives into the business story and financial success of the worlds second largest online retailer and largest auction platform. Nearly one-third of all Americans use the eBay website or app to buy or sale goods each year. With the recent sales craze of the PS5 NBA and NFL cards, I felt this would be the perfect time to look at how ebay became so significant to online shopping, while breaking down the recent successes and struggles of the ebay corporation. I believe this is an especially important time to learn more about the business of ebay, as they recently broke-up with PayPal and sold off their Stub Hub subsidiary.    --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today's episode looks at the multi-million dollar business that is the  Grammy Awards show, while exploring the Recording Academy organization  which owns the Grammy's. We also argue the greatest Grammy snubs of all  time (Michael Jackson, Prince, Drake, Eminem), before discussing last  nights show and potential snubs. Please check out our YouTube video for this episode at https://youtu.be/POrcwWUDK8k --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Todays episode dives into the history of Burger King, looking at their business successes and failures. We also contemplate Burger King's wild social media maneuvers, considering if such moves are bad business, looking at their recent Women's Day 2021 tweet that women belong in the kitchen. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today we discuss the Boston Celtics, we look at the Celtics current upside and downside while considering multiple potential trade targets.  

Today we discuss the best potential landing spot for top NBA shooter JJ Redick. 

Today we discuss the recent and unexpected success of the New York Knicks, the NBA is better when the anchor franchises are good, and today we look at the four reasons NY basketball demands respect in 2021. 

Every Friday we dig deeper into the life story and basketball journey of an NBA Icon, today we discuss Kawhi Leonard's complicated path to significant NBA success.

Today we discuss the six biggest snubs from the 2021 NBA All-Star game. 

Todays episode is dedicated to asking and answering the question of is Lebron James defeating father time? We discuss the harsh reality of aging in the NBA and how Lebron has been succeeding at the age of 36.

Today we discuss NBA trading cards which are increasingly sought-after, looking at the factors that caused card collecting to become so popular, while also considering which NBA card sets are best for collectors and hobbyist.

Every Friday we will do an indepth episode telling the story of an NBA legend or one in the making. Today we will dive into the story of James Harden.

Today we discuss the Philadelphia 76ers journey from super tanker to top tier team, asking questions like "did the process work" "what is the Sixers ceiling" and "are they contenders".

This episode discusses NBA teams that could potentially trade for Andre Drummond, while considering if Drummond would be a good fit on teams like the NY Knicks or Boston Celtics.

Today we discuss the current successes ans failures of the Brooklyn Nets, and adress a few moves that could help the team going forward. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I explore the 2/10 Chicago Bull's Vs NO Pelican's game, and layout 3 key take aways for each team. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app