Halloween
other on 4 shows · 4 statements across 2 episodes · said 3 times in 2 episodes since 2020
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Park's rule: funding uncommitted by Halloween will miss year-end
“And I have this rule that if you don't raise capital by Halloween, it's pretty hard to close it by the end of the year”
Puri: Halloween spending reaches $10B annually, trailing only Christmas's $1T
“People are spending ten billion dollars a year now on Halloween is what gets spent, which is kind of crazy. That's more than almost any other holiday except for Christmas, which is Off the charts at almost a trillion dollars gets spent on Christmas.”
Puri: $3B spent on costumes and $700M on pet costumes for Halloween
“About ten billion in spending three billion of that is costumes. Seven hundred million of that is pet costumes, which is kind of crazy. There's basically like, you know, three million on three billion on candy.”
Puri: Businesses enabling adults to act like kids will consistently thrive
“And also it's an excuse to act like a kid. And I'm bullish on anything that gives people an excuse to act like a kid. I think that's why Burning Man is popular. I think that's why Halloween is popular. And you know, even things like the ice cream museum and st…”