Ben Thompson updates his views on Aggregators and Super-Aggregators in his latest Stratechery post. This is a very unique and interesting view of business models, and a must-read for anyone trying to make sense of the future of tech companies. | learn […]
Famed investor Om Malik shares his view, borrowed from Alex Wilhelm of TechCrunch. | learn more
There’s an idea called liquid democracy where votes can either be used or delegated to someone of your choice. It’s a cool theory (described in more detail in link), but has its flaws. A startup called Sovereign believes that they can solve […]
When the gasoline car displaced the horse, transportation infrastructure had to adapt. One of the biggest risks to EV adoption has been the lack of charging infrastructure. The Economist details why they think this potential roadblock won’t be an issue. | learn […]
Legal tech entrepreneur Preston Byrne digs into the implication of tokenization when real assets are involved. He attacks the idea that you can create liquidity out of a real asset just by tokenizing it. |learn more
The Korean conglomerate is setting up a strategic business unit to focus on the space. I love seeing more competitors jump into the fray of this major change in transportation. Maybe we’ll find that many investments won’t pan out, but […]
This MIT Technology Review article discusses their use of Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), a machine learning technique, to better understand fashion and style. | learn more
Venture capitalist Benedict Evans has a new post discussing the likely winner-takes-all outcomes in the burgeoning autonomous car business. His analysis is always very thorough and worth reading. | learn more
I remember a few years back, ISPs were very worried about Google coming in and setting up shop on their turf. That hasn’t played out exactly as expected. Google Fiber isn’t dead, but it hasn’t killed the ISPs. Why? | learn more
Founder David Hall originally started Velodyne to make speakers with great bass, but pivoted (before the word was cool) to making the best LIDAR on the market. The business is at the epicenter of technology powering the autonomous vehicle movement. | learn […]