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Email Is Dead - NOT
Aug 13, 2020
business.of.tech
5 years ago - JOHN BRANDON published Why Email Will Be Obsolete by 2020 over on Inc. He was wrong then. He remains wrong now. It’s one of a series
‘Making Hey’ (pun intended) - OR Leveraging The Hey Commentary To Make YOUR Point.
Jun 21, 2020
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If you’re listening you will have picked up on the latest Apple furor and how they are abusing their power with the App Store. In one of my many
Raising Money in the UK v the US
May 29, 2020
💡
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I’ve used versions of these words in several emails over the past couple of years, so decided to publish for posterity. If you seek to raise money
Growing My Newsletter List
May 27, 2020
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My Newsletter celebrated its first birthday a couple of weeks ago. It was important to me, because one year ago I had tried several times to start
Why Aren’t Micro Payments Used In The Publishing Industry
May 26, 2020
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“Why is the only way news orgs will accept money from readers subscriptions? Before the net I could buy a single edition of a newspaper or magazine
The TipShitShow
May 14, 2020
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Matt Stoller writing on How the Pandemic Is Launching the Era of Online Platform Regulation. We know that Google and Facebook disinter-mediated the
Interoperability SHOULD Mean Exactly What It Says
Apr 12, 2020
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Spotted this article: Interoperability is the solution to the Zoom fiasco If by interoperability he means that I can use any of; Zoom Facetime
Collection of your Personal Data By Zoom
Mar 25, 2020
business.of.tech
Whether you have Zoom account or not, we may collect Personal Data from or about you when you use or otherwise interact with our Products. We may
AI and The Future Of Work
May 31, 2019
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“I grow weary of commentators making the assertion – with little evidence or backup, aside from the comments of like-mined others – that automation
Uber Alles
Apr 16, 2019
around.the.world
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Why exactly is Uber worth $120 billion? It isn’t. It’s a pitch being made to make Dara ‘whole’. Some eye watering numbers from Axios’ Dan Primak
iPad Mini (2019) Review
Apr 12, 2019
business.of.tech
“You’re not awash with high quality choices when it comes to small tablets, and within that context, the Apple iPad Mini 2019 stands truly alone and
The Role Of Oracle’s Magic Suitcase’ In It’s Anti-Google Campaign
Apr 12, 2019
business.of.tech
"Just over a year and a half ago, Oracle lobbyists started lugging a large black suitcase through the halls of Congress. It contained a tangle of
There Is No Limit To The Ugliness Of Facebook
Apr 12, 2019
business.of.tech
“Last year, while swiping through Tinder, I matched with a young lady whom I’ll call Emily. After a polite exchange, we made plans to meet up and
Microblog featured in examples of ‘The Most Hyped Technology of Every Year From 2000-2018’
Apr 5, 2019
business.of.tech
”As the media searches for the next big thing, certain technologies tend to dominate the headlines. Meanwhile, venture capital flows into the
Twenty Six Billion Phone Calls Last Year
Apr 3, 2019
business.of.tech
& people.first
Robo-callers rang Americans’ phones 26 billion times last year. Turns out, Congress have woken up …. ”Under bipartisan legislation, called the
This is Not Your Father’s VC Uniform
Apr 3, 2019
business.of.tech
& observations
& people.first
A while back Business Insider reported that a vending machine selling vests in SFO was raking in $10,000 per month! Turns out that for all these VC
Is The ‘News’ In ‘Apple News’ A Misnomer?
Apr 2, 2019
business.of.tech
“As I said, it’s early days still. If you are into magazines, the value is clear. If you are looking for breaking news, or want a highly tunable
Facebook and Google Can’t Even Track Their Own Money
Mar 28, 2019
business.of.tech
A man stole $122m from Facebook and Google by sending them random bills, which the companies dutifully paid “Last week, Evaldas Rimasauskas of
Apple deserves kudos for doing right by workers
Mar 26, 2019
business.of.tech
“Honest question — is any other company, especially in tech, as transparent as Apple with regards to its Asian supply chain?” Shawn King The
5 Calendar Problems That Eat Your Productivity
Mar 26, 2019
business.of.tech
& observations
You know how I sometimes go on about the word content. Even writing; Content is a horrible, generic, cheap, ‘anything will do’ kind of word. Which
Remaking the Servant Economy
Mar 20, 2019
business.of.tech
“An unkind summary, then, of the past half decade of the consumer internet: Venture capitalists have subsidized the creation of platforms for
Work - There Has To Be A Better Way.
Mar 12, 2019
people.first
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In their recent Core Intuition podcast, I think @manton and @danielpunkass were touching on - though (IMHO) not getting to two things. Bottom line,
What Might Have Been - Or Is?
Feb 28, 2019
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At least, that’s what Robin writes … personally I see it getting better again with software like Blot where this is published and Micro Blog … to
The Convergence Of The Phone And Laptop
Feb 17, 2019
business.of.tech
“So if this is the future we are heading into, where the user interfaces and applications our computing devices and our phones use start to
When Do You Stand Up And Say ‘NO’?
Dec 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“Cory talks about how Airbnb and other tech companies try to circumvent local regulation by lobbying statehouses.” Priya Anand The Full Story
What’s Wrong with Tech? Late Stage Capitalism
Dec 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“It’s not tech itself that is the problem, it’s late-stage capitalism.” Cognizant - Of All ‘People’. The Full Story I have often found myself
US Customs and Border Protection Sued Over iPhone Search and Seizure
Dec 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“An American woman is suing US Customs and Border Protection over what she claims is the illegal seizure and search of her iPhone at Newark
U.S. Slowdown at Uber and Lyft
Dec 14, 2018
business.of.tech
“Revenue growth rates for the U.S. ride-hailing businesses of Uber and Lyft slowed this summer to their lowest point in years, according to research
Time for a New Type of Tech CEO?
Nov 25, 2018
business.of.tech
“But Khosrowshahi has managed to turn around internal morale, investor sentiment and even public opinion through some carefully crafted internal and
Israeli minister urges Airbnb boycott
Nov 21, 2018
business.of.tech
“An Israeli cabinet minister called on Wednesday for a boycott of Airbnb and promoted one of its rivals, escalating the government’s response to the
Building Technology for Good
Nov 21, 2018
business.of.tech
“Here’s something to think about: Apple has almost the inverse ethos as Facebook. Both Facebook and iPhone have massively transformed the world.
Apple knows 5G is about infrastructure
Nov 21, 2018
business.of.tech
… NOT mobile phones “But sometimes writers looking for a story don’t fully understand what they are talking about.” Robert X. Cringely The Full
AliveCor Versus Apple Watch Series 4
Nov 21, 2018
business.of.tech
“And this price comparison is prima facie nutso. $99 gets you a single-purpose no-fun ECG device. $399 gets you a watch you can wear all day every
Facebook’s Dirty Tricks
Nov 17, 2018
business.of.tech
“At bottom, this is not about George Soros or the foundations. Your methods threaten the very values underpinning our democracy.” John Queally
Google Plus
Oct 17, 2018
business.of.tech
“You read that correctly. A fuck ton of money to ruin the product you were building with bloated garbage that no one wanted. No one really liked
The Magic Leap Con
Oct 17, 2018
business.of.tech
“You know that weird sensation when it feels like everyone aroundyou is participating in some mild mass hallucination, and you missed the dosing?
About That Facebook Video Portal
Oct 17, 2018
business.of.tech
“If you trust Facebook with a camera and microphone in your house, I’d love to have you at my table in a poker game.” John Gruber The Full
Kids .. they think of EVERYTHING
Oct 16, 2018
business.of.tech
Crafty kids are finding ingenious ways to thwart Apple’s ‘Screen Time’ feature “His son, a seven-year-old, deletes the games he’s been locked out
“Money is like gasoline during a road trip.
Oct 16, 2018
business.of.tech
You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.” Tim
“To calibrate this consider that Facebook revenues for the last 12 months were $48 billion and it now has a market capitalization of $468 billion or 41% that of Apple whereas Services consists of about 14% of Apple’s total revenues.
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“To calibrate this consider that Facebook revenues for the last 12 months were $48 billion and it now has a market capitalization of $468 billion or
The Markup - A New Journalism Venture
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“The venture is primarily backed by a $20 million donation from Craigslist founder Craig Newmark and $2 million from the Knight Foundation.
Sometimes you forget how far we have come
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“Data were found in books by a research department skilled in the art of extracting obscure economic figures and statistics, which were copied to
Run Windows apps on your Mac without Windows
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“However, there are a couple that slip through my fingers, like Microsoft’s Visio Professional. It doesn’t exist on the Mac side and I really need
A New Scam or Not Paying Attention?
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
An article by Panic’s Cabel Sasser has been doing the rounds over the past few days. And at first glance I thought ‘wow’. And then after some
On VCs
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.” Tim
Meet The Woman Who Gives Nerdy Tech Execs A Makeover
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“Zuck’s minimalist look isn’t merely an act of efficiency — it’s a call to the world that he’s a man of the people, a man of the coders, true to his
Mary Meeker Is Leaving Kleiner Perkins
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“Here’s how you know this is a huge deal: “I don’t think it’s a huge deal,” Ted Schlein, who succeeded Doerr as the de facto head of the firm,
Ideal Clients
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
Marmol Radziner and Charles de Lisle Restore and Revive a Classic Home in San Francisco “Jessica and Aaron approached the design process with a
How the Platform Economy Is Reshaping Global Trade
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
"Countries have to think like platforms. Any country that wishes to participate in this new global trade order should think about attracting
How Adobe’s $4.75 Billion Acquisition Of Marketo Was A Huge Win For Vista Equity
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“Marketo was not Adobe’s only big acquisition this year. In May, Adobe acquired e-commerce company Magento for $1.6 billion.” The Full Story
Facebook Unveils ‘The Portal’
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“On Monday, Facebook unveiled the $200 Portal, the first-ever consumer hardware from the world’s largest social network. The toaster-size gadget,
Engineers are fixing Silicon Valley
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“And, by Christ, there’s not enough pity in the world for the poor journalistic souls who have to report on whatever shitty thing Travis Kalanick
Dediu and Thompson Both Understand Apple …
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
… in ways that most do not and absolutely no one in the mainstream seems to (at least that I have found). “The important call to make is that Apple
Cop Pulls Tesla Model 3 Driver Over For ‘Computer’ Mounted On Dashboard
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“After Hall explained that the screen came stock with the car and showed the officer how the touchscreen controlled most of the car’s functions, the
Chinese Authorities: Didi bears ‘unshirkable responsibility’ for passenger’s death.
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“China’s police and transport ministry said on Sunday the country’s largest ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing had”unshirkable responsibility" for a
Apple’s Position on OUR Privacy
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“We believe security shouldn’t come at the expense of individual privacy.” And: “Apple has never created a backdoor or master key to any of our
About That Watch Alert Thing When You Fall …
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
Filed in the ‘ruh roh’ drawer … the law of unintended consequences rears its head. ”In other words, if police are alerted by an Apple Watch of a
Apple Looks Down On Ads, But Takes Billions From Google
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“OK, so give Apple credit for not itself employing an aggressive system to harvest personal information for advertising purposes. What if instead
Everyone Can Create
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“Everyone Can Create includes four new project guides for drawing, music, video and photos now available for free in Apple Books.” Mike
Adobe’s $4.75 Billion Acquisition Of Marketo
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“Marketo was not Adobe’s only big acquisition this year. In May, Adobe acquired e-commerce company Magento for $1.6 billion.” The Full Story
How Adobe’s $4.75 Billion Acquisition Of Marketo Was A Huge Win For Vista Equity
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“Marketo was not Adobe’s only big acquisition this year. In May, Adobe acquired e-commerce company Magento for $1.6 billion.” The Full Story
Is It Ok To Mount A Computer On Your Car’s Dashboard?
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“After Hall explained that the screen came stock with the car and showed the officer how the touchscreen controlled most of the car’s functions, the
Comparative Valuations
Oct 15, 2018
business.of.tech
“To calibrate this consider that Facebook revenues for the last 12 months were $48 billion and it now has a market capitalization of $468 billion or
The Future of Privacy: Disinformation
Aug 20, 2018
business.of.tech
“The only possible future of privacy was to generate lots of disinformation rather than try to prevent information from being exposed in the first
Facebook’s Flawed DNA
Aug 20, 2018
business.of.tech
“When it comes to fighting misinformation, Facebook doesn’t have a technical problem. It has a problem of will and resolve, which is deep-rooted in
Facebook v Feds
Aug 17, 2018
business.of.tech
“In secret court proceedings, the U.S. government is trying to force Facebook to help wiretap Messenger. Facebook has declined, so the Justice
The Hoodie Kings
Feb 28, 2018
business.of.tech
& observations
”My journalistic spidey sense tells me that a new wave of startups is sloshing around and forming now. I hope it’s looking at cost of the toxic
The Future Of Funding
Feb 28, 2018
business.of.tech
& observations
An early Facebook exec explains why investing in startups without meeting them is the future of venture capital “It’s ludicrous the idea that you
What Makes A Smart Speaker Smart?
Feb 28, 2018
business.of.tech
& observations
”Maybe if Apple had called the HomePod a “super speaker” or something else and more directly avoided the comparison to “smart” devices like the Echo
Google Has Lost It
Feb 28, 2018
business.of.tech
& observations
Not a lot to disagree with here …. “You can look at Google’s entire portfolio of launches over the past decade, and trace nearly all of them to
Privacy Is Not Absolute
Feb 28, 2018
business.of.tech
& people.first
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The US is among a consortium of nations calling for encryption back doors. “The privacy of Internet users”is not absolute," according to a
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