“This new option from Spotify lets users tap a few buttons to get their paid audio in their Spotify app while you get to control the customer relationship. It’s the best of all worlds: ease of use, in an app […]
And to think, I once thought QR codes were going nowhere. “Chinese gaming giant Bilibili used the dazzling display to advertise the one year anniversary of its role playing game Princess Connect! Re: Dive. At the end of the show, the 1,500 drones gathered […]
The hedge fund Tiger Global and several offshoots are aggressively deploying capital into startups with little diligence, historically high prices, and lighting fast speed. “Hah! You’re telling me — I heard they did [Deal X] in 24 hours after only getting a […]
On March 26, 2012, Brian Armstrong posted a “hail mary” on Hacker News searching for a cofounder to join him applying to YCombinator within the next 3 days. $100 Billion of value creation later, it’s worth revising some of the […]
Benedict Evans muses on what happens next. “Walmart was built on trucking and freeways (and computers), but Walmart is a retailer, not a trucking company: it used trucks to change retail. Now people do the same with software.” | learn more
This is a fascinating perspective on content marketing by Ranjan Roy from Margins. “For those unfamiliar, Cathie Wood runs a portfolio of ETFs. The flagship and most famous one is the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK).” | learn more
The inside story of bootstrapped todo app Flow competing in a VC-funded world. | learn more
The startup electric car maker is ambitious on all fronts at the same time. Their first vehicle is a truck (expected to ship this year) and their charging infrastructure is called the “Rivian Adventure Network.” How fun! | learn more
Once you’ve seen it done up close, it’s easier to imagine doing it. On the flip side, some make it look easier than it is. | learn more
This is a written Q&A interview—maybe my favorite format. I have a new appreciation for the depth of his interests. “His biggest intellectual interest is the idea of technological progress — what it means, why it happens, and how to […]