Business Models
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xAI Raising Money, xAI and Oracle, Xbox = Windows
Everyone wants xAI to exist, but is anyone actually using it? Then, Xbox as it once existed is dead; it’s just Windows now.
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Apple Retreats
Apple’s WWDC was a retreat from not just last year’s WWDC, but potentially a broader reset for the company. That’s why it was a great presentation.
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Nike on Amazon; Nike’s Disastrous Pivot; Inevitability, Intentionality, and Amazon
Nike executed a disastrous pivot over recent years, away from physical retail to D2C. Now they have no choice but to embrace Amazon, but that might be the best thing that could happen to them.
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Nvidia Earnings, Nvidia’s China Argument, NVLink Fusion
Nvidia’s earnings suggest that inference is taking off, but the loss of China is a problem in the long run. Then, Nvidia moves to dominate networking for everyone.
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An Interview with Plaid Founder and CEO Zach Perret About Plumbing Trust
An interview with Plaid co-founder and CEO Zach Perret about building trust as an ingredient brand in financial services.
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The ESPN Streaming Service, The Status of U.S. Sports Rights, The Danger of Intentionality
The ESPN streaming service is official, completing the transition of sports watching from inevitability to intentionality.
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Claude 4, Anthropic Agents, Human-AI Agents
Anthropic is focused on the agent opportunity, which requires scaffolding; meanwhile, I think there is a huge underserved opportunity in multi-user AI chatbots.