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Is the 9-5 Dead?
The long term ramifications of the pandemic will not be fully understood for at least a decade. One positive result for many is the freedom to work from home. Salesforce, a large SaaS provider, is leading the charge. “As we enter a new year, we must continue to go...
Walmart is Diving Into The Ads Business
Now that Walmart is number two in the e-commerce space, it's platform will surely find new suppliers and sellers. This creates an opportunity to charge those selling on their platform for guaranteed result placement. The changes at Walmart Media Group, which will be...
Uber Still Drives Drunks, But Delivers Booze Now Too
Uber has been on a buying spree, consolidating the gig delivery industry, buying Post Mates and now alcohol delivery service Drizly. The eventual plan is for Drizly’s marketplace of beer, wine, and liquor to be integrated into the existing Uber Eats application,...
Is Mark Cuban…a Drug Dealer?
Despite the murky waters the pharmaceutical industry creates, a new, transparent competitor is hitting the scene. Mark Cuban. The billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank star was cold emailed by Dr. Alex Oshmyansky about his existing company, then called Osh’s...
Elon Owns The Future
Elon Musk, believed by some to be behind the Monolith sightings from 2020, continues to disrupt entrenched industries. Starlink, a satellite internet from SpaceX, is now taking pre-orders. Prospective Starlink users can enter a service address on the company’s...
Hindenburg comes for Chamath and Clover health
The so-called 'King of SPACs" is facing some tough questions, as Hindenburg Research, the company that famously shorted Nikola Motors and released a white paper exposing their misdeeds, does the same for Clover Health, a company Chamath took public via an SPAC....
Product Placement in Films Might Not Age Well with Release Delays
With all of the delays of movie releases due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some brand's product placement might not age well. One such product placement is Nokia's placement in the new Bond film, No Time To Die. The latest James Bond movie’s pandemic-related delays are...
Google Drops In-House Development of Stadia Games
Google got into the cloud gaming business with its Stadia subscription service. It had all the right components; a massive cloud infrastructure, mass adoption of Chromecast streaming dongles (lol...dongles) and unlimited funds. It launched Stadia with an in-house team...
The Virality of MISCHIEF
Here is the first honorable use of venture capital: using the funds to design, prototype, test, and then build a rubber chicken pipe to smoke weed out of. The first time I saw Puff The Squeaky Chicken in real life, I can honestly say I was floored. What incredible...
Spotify’s Bet On Podcast Has Yet to Hit Pay Dirt
Spotify made headlines when it made a deal with podcasting stalwart Joe Rogan to host his podcast exclusivity, in a rumored $100M deal. Spotify kicked off its venture into podcasting in early 2019, after acquiring podcast companies Gimlet Media, Anchor and Parcast....
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