Shopify powers 10% of US e-commerce
According to the sponsored segment, Shopify is behind 10% of all e-commerce in the US and is used by millions of businesses worldwide.
Where this was said
The 45-Minute Jump Scare
At 39:20 · chapter starts 35:00
Bobby and Andrew deliver the Shopify sponsor read, highlighting that the platform powers 10% of all US e-commerce and is used by brands from Allbirds to Skims. The Shop Pay button's conversion rate gets particular praise. After the read, the episode shifts into an in-studio segment previewing The Bad Game Show with the Quinnipiac university interns already in the studio. The preview is pure chaos: guests are asked to write slang terms for objects, celebrity names are guessed wrong, and marshmallows are involved. It functions as both an advertisement for the forthcoming series and a demonstration of why the show's format works.
Bobby hid in corner for 45 minutes
Bobby Lee crouched in the corner of his bedroom disguised as a pile of pillows for 45 minutes waiting to scare his girlfriend after they watched the horror film Obsession.
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