Angela Strange, another a16z partner, takes us by the hand through the financial services that cater to low-income U.S. populations and unbanked global citizens. She “shares what’s happening and why; how we might address the problem; and where this creates […]
Vijay Pande led a16z’s investment in health-tech company BioAge, and uses this post to explain the rationale. They have the ambitious goal of identifying biomarkers for aging in youthful blood. Vijay makes it easy for non-scientists to understand the meaning […]
Benedict Evans addresses a few questions here, but I consider the most interesting to be the scale problem of voice as a platform. How do you even know what you can and can’t ask Alexa? “The ideal number of skills […]
Here’s a fascinating story that I had never heard before. “For decades Margit Wennmachers has quietly shaped the world’s hottest startups. Now Andreessen Horowitz’s secret weapon must reckon with the era of big tech.” | learn more
Google’s parent company uses a multi-pronged approach to investing. “Taken together, Alphabet is one of the most prolific corporate investors in startups. In 2017, Crunchbase data shows that Alphabet’s three main investing arms — GV (formerly known as Google Ventures), […]
“Benedict Evans and Steven Sinofsky discuss CES 2018 and share insight on what they took from this year’s show. … beyond the event of CES itself, Evans and Sinofsky analyze the experimentation we’re beginning to see in connected consumer electronics for […]
This post is a little on the click-bait side, but what can I say – it’s interesting. | learn more
Last year Benedict Evans published his excellent post outlining what changes we might expect after autonomous, electric vehicles are everywhere. Now, Phil Levin from consulting firm 99mph shares a detailed analysis of $1 trillion of property value shifts within and […]
“Arthur Technologies closed its funding deal with investment group Boost VC inside virtual reality, even signing the deal inside its collaboration platform.” | learn more
Cartography expert Justin O’Beirne is at it again. He’s back with a current analysis of the different mapping services. He analyzes just how far ahead Google Maps is when compared to Apple and others. | learn more