Tag: business strategy

• The Week Old Hollywood Finally, Actually Died

  September 6, 2020

  For decades, the best thing about being a Hollywood executive, really, was how you got fired. Studio executives would be gradually, gently, even lovingly, nudged aside, given months to shape… more ›

• Mark Zuckerberg Is the Most Powerful Unelected Man in America

  September 6, 2020

  Mark’s influence is staggering, far beyond that of anyone else in the private sector or in government. He controls three core communications platforms — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — that billions… more ›

• Air conditioning technology is the great missed opportunity in the fight against climate change

  September 6, 2020

  Soaring AC demand will threaten our power grids and accelerate global warming – unless we begin making major changes soon. https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/01/1007762/air-conditioning-grid-blackouts-california-climate-change/ more ›

• Remote Work Is Killing the Hidden Trillion-Dollar Office Economy

  September 6, 2020

  In the five months since the coronavirus forced a lockdown of U.S. businesses, economists have focused much attention on the devastation of mom-and-pop businesses, brick-and-mortar shops, bars and restaurants, and massive… more ›

• What China has to gain from Africa

  September 6, 2020

  DESIGN: QUARTZ/BÁRBARA ABBÊS. PHOTO: UNSPLASH/ EVA BLUE AND MACAU PHOTO AGENCYFrom our ObsessionBecause ChinaChina is striving for global leadership, and has the economic clout to realize its vision. https://qz.com/africa/1897036/what-china-has-to-gain-from-africa/ more ›

• The Sordid, Sudsy Rise of Soap in China

  August 23, 2020

  The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust soap back in the limelight: Of all the hypothesized solutions to viral transmission — from big data-powered contact tracing to disinfectant injections — few are… more ›

• Hour One raises $5M Seed to generate AI-driven synthetic characters from real humans

  August 18, 2020

  All of the people pictured above are real, but what you are seeing are synthetically-generated versions of their real selves. And they can be programmed to say anything. https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/17/hour-one-raises-5m-seed-to-generate-ai-driven-synthetic-characters-from-real-humans/ more ›

• Listen to Brian Armstrong – The Future of Crypto – [Invest Like the Best, EP.186] now.

  August 16, 2020

  “The topic of ourconversation is the future of cryptocurrency and decentralized finance. We discuss the major events of the past decade and what might happen in the 2020s. Perhaps most… more ›

• Listen to Matt Ball – The Future of Media: Movies, the Metaverse, and More – [Invest Like the Best, EP.185] now.

  August 16, 2020

  “Matthew Ball is the former head of strategy at Amazon Studios, an investor, and probably my favorite business essayist writing today. In fact, I can’t think of another author whose… more ›

• Nintendo, Disney, and Cultural Determinism

  August 16, 2020

  Beginning in 2013, I began a series of essays that outlined my vision for an OTT “Disney as a Service” subscription, including how it would work, its likely pricing ($6)… more ›