Zillow is ending Zillow Offers; where did the company go wrong, and what my initial analysis got right, and what I missed.
Ben Thompson
Adobe Max, Photoshop on the Web, Photoshop and NFTs
Adobe Max suggested that Adobe is finally starting to build its products as a service, not just selling them that way. Plus, Photoshop on the Web leans into Photoshop’s complexity, and Photoshop’s NFT authenticity feature is compelling.
About the Interview, The Metaverse and VR, Why Not a Startup?
How I approached the interview with Zuckerberg, why the metaverse is really about VR, and then a discussion of Facebook’s competitors.
An Interview with Mark Zuckerberg about the Metaverse
An Interview with Mark Zuckerberg about the Metaverse
Meta
Facebook’s reorganization into Meta is the ultimate bet on the power of founder control.
Sequoia Productive Capital
Sequoia’s transformation of its venture capital model is actually a shift from financial capital to productive capital
Facebook Earnings, Investor Trust, Facebook Reality Labs
Facebook’s earning seemed bad, but investors responded well, thanks to the trust that Facebook has developed over the years, and demonstrated this quarter.
Snap Earnings, Attribution and Targeting, The Supply Chain
Snap’s earnings show how the inability to measure attribution makes it hard to target ads; the big question is what this means for Facebook.
TSMC’s New Japan Fabs, Google’s New Chip, The Qualcomm Squeeze
TSMC is making new trailing edge fabs in Japan; Google made a new system-on-a-chip that is less than it seems, but it explains why Qualcomm is getting squeezed
Zillow Pauses Home-Buying, Opendoor’s Advantage, Crypto and Energy
Zillow’s halt in buying new homes is a reminder that core competency can out-compete an Aggregator’s advantage; then, feedback on crypto and energy.