tech, startups, internet
Curators all the way down
“A magnifying glass on the relationship between curation and commerce.” | learn more
Tag: commerce
oh, chicago
A battle between a great city and a great lake
A reader shared this with me after seeing my story about Lake Michigan last week. It’s an excellent read! “Chicago has a weakness at its very foundations. The towering skyscrapers and temples of commerce were built upon a swamp.” | learn more
retail therapy
UC Santa Barbara sues Walmart, Amazon and others
“UCSB says it’s entitled to royalties on the sales of vintage-style LED lightbulbs.” They’re an easier target than the overseas manufacturers. A good reminder that if you’re in the chain of commerce, you’re in the chain of lawsuits when things […]
retail therapy
Amazon wins battle for ’.amazon ’ domain names
“Amazon recently won a seven-year battle to quite literally capture the last word in e-commerce.” | learn more
big ideas
Underlying force driving changes in commerce, education and politics
This essay by David Perell is long and interesting, and worth reading even if politics bores you. “I’ll show how the shift from information scarcity to information abundance is transforming commerce, education, and politics. The structure of each industry was […]
retail therapy
Walmart’s secret weapon to battle Amazon
“The world’s largest retailer is using Jetblack, a labor-intensive and money-losing personal-shopping service, to develop artificial intelligence to compete with e-commerce giant Amazon.” I’d try this as a consumer – seems great! | learn more
tech, startups, internet
When advertising isn’t enough.
A presentation from a16z general partner Connie Chan. “Believe it or not, we’re still in the early days of the internet. And even though it originated in the U.S., countries like China – that leapfrogged the infrastructure phase to go […]