Tag: big tech
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Is Uber Still Screwed and Going to Zero: How Autonomy and Micro-Mobility Play into Uber (and Transportation’s) Future
Surprise, surprise… Uber got shit on by public markets. How long would you be willing to trade a dollar for fifty cents… Is the era of unsustainable, unprofitable growth over? Or is another WeWork in the cards? And what exactly is the future of transportation and ridesharing? I recently interviewed Jarrett Walker (a world-renowned urban infrastructure […]
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Growth Hacking in Big Tech’s New Red and Blue Oceans
Facebook, Linkedin, Zynga… they all had it easy. They all grew on the backs of existing services, spamming users with mass invites and notifications until a loyal following was suckered into using the product. And thanks to the inherent network effects, for every new user, the product was incrementally better for you as well… and […]
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Crypto, Decentralization and the Big Four: Blockchain vs. Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple
In the eyes of experts, when it comes to blockchain, there is often no middle ground — it will either be boom or bust, nothing in between. I for one have become a big proponent of blockchain technology, especially the crypto-economics used to jumpstart powerful network effects. But with so many opinions and noise floating […]
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Is Apple’s Greatness Fading?
Apple’s an interesting company — a true underdog success story that defined consumer tech and later became the most valued company on Earth. And while everyone knows Steve Jobs, few truly understand Apple — especially going forward. Warning, I have never really liked Apple (which is ironic as I write this on a MacBook Pro) and could be considered […]
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The Future of Google
We are entering an era of unparalleled tech dominance. Companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple control more and more of our everyday lives, owning our data and everything around it. The inherent network effects and flywheels these companies built are unprecedented both in their scope and ability to stave off competition. This is the second […]
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Amazon: The Company Consuming Consumers
We are entering an era of unparalleled tech dominance. Companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple control more and more of our everyday lives, owning our data and everything around it. The inherent network effects and flywheels these companies built are unprecedented both in their scope and ability to stave off competition. This is the first […]
