The Economics Of Airbnb
Airbnb just went public in a debut that’s been widely celebrated. We dug into the company’s prospectus and learned some interesting facts about their business and travel trends. Cash flow is highly...
View ArticleThe Commodification of Truth in the Era of Disinformation
As children, we’re told bedtime stories to help us fall asleep at night. Stories about mythical creatures, princes and princesses, and unsung superheroes take us to an alternate reality, a more...
View ArticleThe Bill Gate & Elon Musk Feud
The Microsoft founder has become the latest in Musk’s growing list of billionaire foes. Why is SpaceX & Tesla’s chief picking fights? While they have international, even Interplanetary, businesses...
View ArticleWhy The Recovery Has To Be Green
If there has been one positive aspect of this terrible pandemic, it’s been the realization by growing numbers of people that we must change our way of life, which is largely responsible for the dire...
View ArticleIs This The End Of Made In China?
In early July, an important announcement by Apple went relatively unnoticed: it was shifting assembly of its iPhone 11, then the most advanced model in its product line, from China to Chennai in...
View ArticleApple’s New Innovation Could Threaten Google’s Monopoly
The following excerpt is taken from Apple’s “Think Different” Campaign: “HERE’S TO THE CRAZY ONES — THE MISFITS, THE REBELS, THE TROUBLEMAKERS, THE ROUND PEGS IN THE SQUARE HOLES. THE ONES WHO SEE...
View ArticleTesla’s Entry Onto The S&P 500: Implications For The Global Economy
On December 21, electric vehicle maker Tesla will finally join the S&P 500, making it one of the 10 most-valuable companies on the index. The committee that regulates which companies make up this...
View ArticleStrategy In A Post-Digital World
For decades, the dominant view of strategy was based on Michael Porter’s ideas about competitive advantage. In essence, he argued that the key to long-term success was to dominate the value chain by...
View ArticleThe Rise of Plant Milk: A Billion Dollar Industry
Plant-based milk alternatives are more popular now than ever before. Starbucks has soy, coconut, almond, and oat milk at the ready for your morning coffee. Leading plant-based drink brand Oatly has...
View Article10 Things Every Founder Should Know When Raising Series A
In July we hosted The Transition, a webinar series that brought together 15 investors, operators and founders across 3 weeks to discuss the hardest parts of early-stage company building – idea through...
View ArticleHow To Scale Your Startup During The Pandemic
When the first coronavirus wave hit and the scale of economic carnage became clear, it was all about survival. Nimble founders reacted swiftly by cutting their burn rate, adapting their products, and...
View ArticleHow Data From Wearables Will Revolutionise Healthcare
I believe that the pandemic will change the way we approach healthcare in the future. Firstly, because this is a dynamic sector that is attracting growing investment around the world as a lot of...
View ArticleAre Lockdowns Worth It?
2020 has been the year that vague epidemiological theories that were mostly of interest to us nerds suddenly became mainstream. Herd immunity, which previously was mostly the purview of...
View ArticleSimon Sinek: Why Most Entrepreneurs Fail
There is great wisdom in realizing both the brevity and the longevity of life. Most people understand that that you don’t get to live forever, We’ve even created a sub-culture around the phrase YOLO —...
View ArticleIs Amazon About To Take Over Online Advertising?
It’s no surprise that advertising is becoming one of Amazon’s biggest revenue earners: from being practically irrelevant just a few years ago, this year could see it reach $10 billion this year, and...
View ArticleSteve Jobs’s Definition of “Smart” Will Change Your Idea of Intelligence
I know plenty of highly intelligent people. Some of them can recite classic literature. Others will surprise you with their knowledge of current events. Many of them offer amazing advice. And yet,...
View ArticleThe Purchasing Power Of Money
The money you earn becomes worth a lot less when you don’t understand the concept of purchasing power. Simply: Cash is trash. Cash is a sign of laziness, says CNBC’s Jim Cramer. I am going to explain...
View ArticleCan Capitalism Really Be Reimagined?
A proposal by the Omidyar Network, the philanthropic investment organization created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, “Our call to reimagine capitalism in America” (pdf) outlines a five-pillar...
View ArticleWarren Buffett’s Explanation Of How Money Works Is The Most Important In History
Watching Warren Buffett completely change what he believes about money in a matter of months has been fascinating. He is considered the most successful investor in history, so he’s worth listening to...
View ArticleIs Google About To Re-invent The Phone Call?
Perhaps, like me, you find yourself not only making fewer phone calls, but increasingly disinclined to answer them. One of the reasons for this is that, as a medium, the phone is synchronic: when it...
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