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  • (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones

    Sharp China | Jan 15
    (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones
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  • Neither and New Follow-Up, Adam Neumann Forced Out, Peloton IPOs

    Thursday, September 26, 2019

    Why Neither/New companies are different than traditional marketplaces, how Vision Fund’s flaws led to Adam Neumann being forced out, and why Peloton has a big opportunity it might not see.


  • Uber in London: A Correction, Books and Blogs Revisited, More Aggregators

    Wednesday, September 27, 2017

    A comment on Twitter 280, and a correction on Uber in London. Then, why blogs are better than books (in some cases), and a whole list of aggregators not covered in Defining Aggregators.


  • Microsoft, eBay, and Tencent Invest in Flipkart; The Indian E-Commerce Market; Lyft Raises $500 Million

    Tuesday, April 11, 2017

    Microsoft, eBay, and Tencent are investing in Flipkart: the opportunity is just too big to miss out on, even if Amazon looks ever stronger. It’s the same reason investors are putting more money into Lyft.


  • Google’s Impressive Earnings, Ebay’s Uncertain Future

    Monday, July 20, 2015

    Google had great results that were impressive not just from a dollars and cents perspective, but also from a strategic perspective. Plus, brief thoughts on Ebay as it spins off Paypal.


  • PayPal’s Incentive Problem

    Monday, October 6, 2014

    By winning on the web, PayPal was actually disadvantaged when it came to competing in mobile, because its incentives were already shaped by a different problem.


  • Daily Update: eBay and PayPal, Poor Pebble, Intel Caves to GamerGaters

    Friday, October 3, 2014


  • Daily Update: Windows 8.1 with Bing, Hacking and Corporate Responsibility, Asian Chat App Updates

    Monday, May 26, 2014


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  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

    Thursday, January 15, 2026
  • Meta Compute, The Meta-OpenAI Battle, The Reality Labs Sacrifice

    Wednesday, January 14, 2026
  • Apple and Gemini, Foundation vs. Aggregation, Universal Commerce Protocol

    Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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  • (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones

    Sharp China | Jan 15
    (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones
  • Vision Pro Frustration

    Dithering | Jan 13
    Vision Pro Frustration
  • Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jan 12
    Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

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  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

    Thursday, January 15, 2026
  • An Interview with Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros and Ajey Pandey About Building Power for AI

    Thursday, January 8, 2026
  • An Interview with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe About Building a Car Company and Autonomy

    Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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  • Five Questions About Victor Wembanyama
    Friday, December 19, 2025
  • Netflix and the Flattening of Everything
    Friday, December 12, 2025
  • The Forest the New York Times Missed Among the David Sacks Trees
    Friday, December 5, 2025
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  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

    Thursday, January 15, 2026
  • Meta Compute, The Meta-OpenAI Battle, The Reality Labs Sacrifice

    Wednesday, January 14, 2026
  • Apple and Gemini, Foundation vs. Aggregation, Universal Commerce Protocol

    Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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  • (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones

    Sharpchina | Jan 15
    (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones
  • Vision Pro Frustration

    Dithering | Jan 13
    Vision Pro Frustration
  • Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jan 12
    Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

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Interviews

  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

    Thursday, January 15, 2026
  • An Interview with Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros and Ajey Pandey About Building Power for AI

    Thursday, January 8, 2026
  • An Interview with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe About Building a Car Company and Autonomy

    Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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