Tag: business

• A Notable Exception – Distilling Frenzy

  June 8, 2020

  This is Part 1 of a 9-part essay series on Apple’s Success in China. Part 1 introduces the essay series. Part 2 explains Apple’s product-zeitgeist fit in China. Part 3… more ›

• The World’s Livestream Queen Can Sell Anything

  June 8, 2020

  Huang Wei can sell anything. For instance: In April, Huang—known professionally as Viya—sold a rocket launch for around 40 million yuan ($5.6 million). https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-viya-china-livestream-shopping/ more ›

• EXCLUSIVE: The inside story of the Dyson EV

  June 8, 2020

  The seats themselves are akin to pieces of avant-garde sculpture. “In a way, the seat design was the boldest thing we did,” says Dyson. “I hate what car seats have… more ›

• Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield on competing with Microsoft, the future of work, and managing all those notifications

  May 30, 2020

  We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and our… more ›

• Epic Games : The most important, least understood company of the future

  May 27, 2020

  Whether you’re in media, technology, architecture, armed services, or healthcare, you need to understand Epic Games and game engines. Yes, Fortnite is an enormously popular and innovative hit ‘game’, and… more ›

• Vogue Business launches the Tech Edit podcast series

  May 25, 2020

  Vogue Business is delighted to announce the launch of our first podcast series: The Tech Edit. The first podcast of its kind, The Tech Edit explores how key technologies and… more ›

• Is France breaking with its colonial past in Africa?

  May 24, 2020

  It is the end of an era in West Africa as France moves to scrap the currency used by its former colonies. Eight West African countries will soon be using… more ›

• Delayed Moves, Poolside Videos and Postmates Spon: The State of TikTok Collab Houses

  May 23, 2020

  Gen Z influencers are settling into life in a shuttered Los Angeles. When Gianluca Conte, 20, a TikTok star with more than 2.4 million followers, left his home in Charlotte,… more ›

• Four implications of disruption theory for the Passion Economy

  May 23, 2020

  In last week’s newsletter, I explored the intersection of Clayton Christensen’s disruption theory and the Passion Economy. https://li.substack.com/p/four-implications-of-disruption-theory more ›

• The podcasting world is now Spotify versus everybody else

  May 23, 2020

  In what’s likely the biggest deal ever for a single podcast, Spotify announced this week that Joe Rogan’s enormously successful show, The Joe Rogan Experience, will become a Spotify-exclusive. https://www.theverge.com/21265005/spotify-joe-rogan-experience-podcast-deal-apple-gimlet-media-ringer more ›