Hey everyone, at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, the guns fell silent across the Western Front, bringing the fighting in World War I to an end. The date became Armistice Day and was later renamed Veterans Day in 1954 to honor Americans who served in all wars.
To the veterans reading this, including my brother Chris, thank you for your service.
You all deserve more than a few sentences at the top of an email, but we figured it was a good place to start.
– Jon
BILLIONAIRES
1. For richer or for poorer
Nvidia $NVDA ( ▲ 2.41% ) CEO Jensen Huang just lost $7.96 billion and his spot among the world's 10 richest people. The AI chip kingpin's fortune dropped to an estimated $141 billion, landing him at No. 13 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as an affair involving a suspected Chinese spy sent shock waves through one of the world's most valuable companies.
But Huang’s personal fortune may be the least of Nvidia's problems.
What happened: On Sunday, Huang apologized to employees for being unfaithful to his wife. The admission followed reporting from The New York Times that he'd developed a relationship with Alice Huang, a former executive at Nvidia customer Megaspeed whom U.S. intelligence officials reportedly suspect of spying for China.
Nvidia's board has since launched an independent investigation into whether Huang was targeted by foreign intelligence. The company says it has no reason to believe national security or corporate secrets were compromised (sure, Jan).
Follow the money: Since the news came to light, Wall Street hasn’t been taking it well. Nvidia shares fell 4.3% Monday and another 5.5% Tuesday, closing at $168.89.
But the bigger financial question is what happens if Huang leaves or is forced out.
According to Yahoo Finance, tech analyst Dan Ives estimates Nvidia could lose 25% to 30% of its value if Huang were removed as CEO, arguing that the company's success is unusually dependent on its founder. (That's a hypothetical valuation hit of more than $1 trillion, not an actual loss.)
So, will he stay? Prediction-market traders are leaning yes, at least for now. CNBC reported that Kalshi gave Huang just a 17% chance of leaving by 2027, while Polymarket put his odds of departing by the end of March at roughly 25%.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
2. Claim to fame
Google Business Profile has some new competition, and it comes from a platform with 1.2 billion weekly users.
On Tuesday, OpenAI launched Businesses in ChatGPT, allowing companies to claim verified profiles, update business information, upload product catalogs, and track how often ChatGPT mentions them or sends traffic to their websites.
The interesting part: Eligible U.S. e-commerce and online service businesses can now launch AI agents that answer customer questions directly inside ChatGPT. These agents can help shoppers compare products, understand pricing, and narrow down purchasing decisions without visiting the company's website.
Naturally, OpenAI has found a way to monetize the experience.
Businesses can pay to promote those same agents through ChatGPT ads, creating another advertising channel for a company already competing for Google's search business.
The catch: Claiming a profile doesn't guarantee better recommendations or higher placement. Businesses also receive aggregated analytics rather than transcripts of customer conversations. And under OpenAI's terms, the company retains control of the platform and its analytics, even as merchants remain responsible for the accuracy of their AI agents.
CREATOR SPOTLIGHT
3. No laughing matter
Javuan Banks started making dealership comedy skits for one reason… to sell more cars. A few years later, he's landed major brand partnerships, worked with professional athletes, and filmed a television pilot.
Not bad for a guy who got his start making fun of Hellcat buyers.
Today, Banks has more than 1.3 million followers and subscribers across his social media channels. And his videos have generated over 42 million likes on TikTok alone, making him one of the most recognizable car salesmen in America.
The road to internetdom: Banks was actually a creator before he became a car salesman. Inspired by Gary Vaynerchuk as a teenager, he built an early TikTok account to roughly 1 million followers and started earning money from content before eventually finding his way into automotive.
At Trophy Nissan, he and his cameraman Bellamy began filming comedy sketches about everyday dealership encounters. Their first skit collected 800,000 views by the following morning, and since then, he hasn't looked back.
Today, Banks sells luxury and specialty vehicles at Premier Auto Dallas, where his growing network has helped him develop relationships throughout the industry.
His customers include Dallas Mavericks player Cooper Flagg, who credited Banks with arranging his custom vehicle and called him his go-to car guy.
Banks also worked on Capital One Auto's Navigator campaign, which led to a memorable appearance alongside Tom Hanks at NADA 2025.
And as of 2026, he is a top-performing creator for automotive lenders and dealership technology companies.
So, what’s next?
Banks recently filmed the pilot for Car City, a dealership comedy series developed with fellow creator Russell Richardson. He's also interested in stand-up comedy and experimenting with characters outside the automotive world, although he's cautious about moving too far from the audience that already knows him.
MARKETING
4. Fore the dads
Premium baby-care brand Coterie realized it had a problem. Roughly 90% of its subscribers are women, and its marketing largely reaches moms. But dads use diapers, too, and Coterie wanted to get more of them involved.
So the company bought the back cover of Golf Digest.
The print ad opens by pointing out how unusual it is to see diapers advertised in a golf magazine. Then, it gets into something more serious… the enormous amount of logistical planning and everyday burdens that typically fall on mothers, not fathers.
At the same time, Coterie enlisted the help of six-time PGA Tour winner Max Homa, who delivers the same message in a golf-themed video.
What they’re saying: “You see a lot of brands taking full-page ads out in the New York Times to make statements,” Brittany Deems, Coterie’s VP of brand marketing, told Marketing Brew. “We were like, ‘Who are we actually trying to reach with this?’ This isn’t a social post for us. It’s actually trying to reach a new demo…Showing up where dads are, and what we’re calling ‘attacking the algorithm,’ has actually been really successful in bringing men into the fold.”
Looking ahead: According to Deems, Coterie's overall engagement jumped roughly 300% from September to October, although the company hasn't yet measured how many new male followers the campaign attracted. Whether those dads actually start buying diapers is another question.
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The Dwyerfire Goldstar Foundation
On November 10, 2023, Army Chief Warrant Officer Steve Dwyer died in a helicopter crash over the Mediterranean Sea, alongside four fellow service members. He left behind his wife, Allie, and their three young sons, Landon, Duke, and Brody.
Steve was an accomplished Black Hawk pilot, but his family remembers him just as much for his love of sports and fitness. Even with long hours and deployments, he found time to coach his boys' teams and work out with them in the garage, where they'd lift their little foam weights alongside Dad. |  |
The Dwyerfire Goldstar Foundation was created in his honor to help children who have lost a parent in military service experience that same joy through sports. The foundation helps cover athletic equipment, registration fees, and lessons, providing up to $1,000 annually per child.
With Veterans Day upon us, I'd love to help support this mission. A contribution to Dwyerfire is tax-deductible and helps give Gold Star children the opportunity to play, compete, and build the confidence Steve believed sports could provide.
We can't replace what these families have lost. But we can help carry forward something that meant the world to Steve.
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