Zack Kanter writes about how he defines Amazon’s business. It’s a fairly interesting, though not totally novel, analysis. What most caught my eye is his argument that their advertising business is creating a crack in their mighty facade. This is […]
“The world’s largest retailer is using Jetblack, a labor-intensive and money-losing personal-shopping service, to develop artificial intelligence to compete with e-commerce giant Amazon.” I’d try this as a consumer – seems great! | learn more
This will make for an interesting future. I applaud any move that increases visibility into health care prices. | learn more
The startup that wanted to increase drug price transparency and move transactions online has not had an easy run. From Bloomberg: “The startup’s path has been littered with lawsuits, feuds and defections.” | learn more
Hutt Capital did a reasonably thorough analysis of the industry. Short version: 49 blockchain-only VC funds, 69% are based in the US, and majority are still raising their first funds. Average fund size of $78 million and median of $60 […]
Alex Rampell, partner at a16z, suggests a unique way of looking at bay area housing prices. What if you compare increasing housing cost to an index of valley tech stocks? Well, the housing market looks stable or even deflationary based […]
“In collaboration with the New York Times, [CB Insights] put together a list of 50 future unicorns (companies that we think will eventually be valued at $1B or more).” | learn more
“The Illinois Supreme Court has sided with David Piccioli, a teachers union lobbyist who qualified for a public pension windfall after spending one day as a substitute teacher.” | learn more
They did a major renovation, but, “An elevator, which would make the station ADA accessible, would have cost $71 million, the CTA said.” I’m here with my jaw on the floor wondering how come it’d cost so much. Any ideas? […]
Not just any Wall Street Bro will be able to get one in the future. “Recently, Patagonia has shifted its focus to ‘mission-driven companies that prioritize the planet…’” | learn more