Tag: business

• Mary Meeker’s most important trends on the internet

  June 14, 2019

  It’s the holiday season for data nerds: That is, Mary Meeker is delivering her annual Internet Trends Report — the most highly anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley — again… more ›

• Colombian point-of-sale lender ADDI nabs $12.5 million from Andreessen Horowitz

  June 12, 2019

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• How does the music industry work? Give me the high-level overview!

  June 4, 2019

  So, you want to know how the music industry works? You want a high-level overview of the music business? Maybe even some pretty diagrams that explain how it all works?… more ›

• Metadata is the biggest little problem plaguing the music industry

  June 4, 2019

  Recently, a musician signed to a major indie label told me they were owed up to $40,000 in song royalties they would never be able to collect. https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/29/18531476/music-industry-song-royalties-metadata-credit-problems more ›

• Data Ethics is important

  June 2, 2019

  The May issue of Admap puts the spotlight on data ethics. According to the Open Data Institute, data ethics is “a branch of ethics that evaluates data practices with the… more ›

• A Study of More Than 250 Platforms Reveals Why Most Fail

  June 2, 2019

  Platforms have become one of the most important business models of the 21st century. In our newly-published book, we divide all platforms into two types: Innovation platforms enable third-party firms… more ›

• Investing in the Podcast Ecosystem in 2019

  May 27, 2019

  In the world of podcasting, the flywheel is spinning: new technologies including AirPods, connected cars, and smart speakers have made it much easier for consumers to listen to audio content,… more ›

• Inside Amazon’s German AI research program

  May 26, 2019

  BERLIN — Deep in the heart of Germany, a team of scientists is trying to crack one of the fundamental problems of artificial intelligence: teaching a machine to understand cause… more ›

• Amazon’s VP of Alexa Devices on Working in Voice Technology, Taking Risks, and Alexa’s Hidden Tricks

  May 24, 2019

  Let’s say you want to be a part of building something great in your career—something people can tangibly benefit from, something no one else has thought of, and something you… more ›

• Inside Google’s Civil War

  May 20, 2019

  It started in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2018, when 100 employees walked out of Google’s office at 11:10 a.m. local time. Thirteen hours later, the elevators at the company’s New… more ›