tech, startups, internet
A conversation with Amazon CTO Werner Vogels.
“Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon, joins YC Software Engineer Kyle Corbitt to share his experience and insights on tech and startups.” | learn more
Tag: amazon
retail therapy
Amazon’s secretly owned brands.
John Herrman shares some interesting research in the New York Times. “The infinite retailer appears to be ushering untold numbers of stealth brands into your life…” | learn more
retail therapy
Amazon to Craigslist arbitrage.
“One writer tells us about the floor lamps and table lamps that he buys for under $75 on Amazon but sells for much more on Craigslist.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Amazon’s struggle with home services.
CNN Business digs into Amazon’s journey to establish itself in the services business from cleaning to installation. This is one area where I think Amazon has made more headlines than headway. | learn more
retail therapy
New site where best direct-to-consumer companies are listed for free.
Stephan Aarstol, the founder of Tower Paddle Boards (backed by Mark Cuban), created NoMiddleMan.com to try and remove the need for d2c brands to pay a big portion of revenue to Amazon and Google for the privilege of reaching customers. | learn more
retail therapy
Amazon’s machines are moving from warehouse to office.
Attention merchants! A friendly reminder to not be asleep at the wheel. “In a major reorganization, the retail veterans who once decided what to sell on the site have lost out to the marketplace data scientists.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
China’s big hack.
You may have seen some headlines about China managing to slip extra chips onto servers operated by Apple, Amazon and other US tech companies. This is a link to the Bloomberg piece with the original reporting that’s worth a read. […]
tech, startups, internet
Amazon: to the moon!
Amazon is developing new space and satellite services. You’ll probably see me share more about space startups and technology over time as I grow more interested in the possibilities unlocked by lower launch prices. If you’re interested in the topic, […]
retail therapy
How Amazon steers shoppers to its own products.
Private label is nothing new in retail, though the scale at which Amazon is doing it might be surprising to some (roughly 100 brands already). The NYT argues that it might also open the door to antitrust issues for them. | learn […]
tech, startups, internet
Profile of Spotify and its founder Daniel Ek.
“How CEO Daniel Ek plans to beat Apple, Amazon, and Google at the music game.” | learn more