“Disney+ has a shared viewing mode. So do Amazon Prime Video and Hulu. There’s even a “Netflix Party” Chrome extension available in the Google Play store. So, why won’t Netflix launch the feature?” | learn more
“No employees; $14 million annual recurring revenue; 2 Million monthly page views and all organic (57% direct, 36% search, and no paid keywords)” | learn more
“Some of the last generation of VCs feel tired. Their colleagues’ codephrase is “no longer doing new deals.” | learn more
Here’s an email exchange between him and his investor and board member Mitch Lasky from Benchmark. It’s a stark contract to (most of) the rest of us at 23. I think we can overlook the fact that he underestimated Facebook […]
“Pollen, the events festival tech startup, went bankrupt in August after raising more than $200M in venture funding.” Employees will likely get none of the £3.1M in owed wages, as they are behind secured creditors in the pecking order. Full […]
And you should too! “Frameworks will not fix all your problems. Used right, they should help you 1) better understand your context 2) create structure for problems 3) communicate ideas & solutions” | learn more
“A new, AI-powered selfie generating tool called strmr.com is making the rounds on social media, allowing users to create incredibly stylized, beautiful and handsome versions of their own faces by simply feeding the algorithm around five to ten previously taken […]
The story of a founder buying back the technology they sold years prior is always fun. I wonder if anyone’s analyzed the outcome stats for this sort of deal. | learn more
A data scientist from the Lyft team explained their various iterations of how to keep drivers and riders in balance using price. “Dynamic pricing is the main technology that allows us to maintain market balance in real-time. If we were […]
This post offers a look into the creator economics of Tiktok, Instagram and Youtube. “Professional influencers can command huge sums for sponsored posts/videos… But it’s a tough game, with enormous power laws and low chances of success. Even on YouTube, […]