Software as a Service
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Microsoft Office AI, Copilot and Tech’s Two Philosophies, Business Chat and Appropriate Fear
Microsoft just delivered the most compelling AI demo yet with its Office Copilots and Business Chat; Silicon Valley should wake up to the threat this new Microsoft represents.
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An Interview with Deel Co-Founder and CEO Alex Bouaziz
An interview with Deel co-founder and CEO Alex Bouaziz about Deel’s growth, business model, the impact of COVID, having to get good at terminations, and the power of founder-market fit, plus the larger trends in terms of remote work and its long-term implications that Deel’s model takes advantage of.
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Adobe Acquires Figma, Figma’s Disruption, The Figma OS
Adobe’s acquisition of Figma is about the long-term shift in the design value chain; it paid so much because there was no other reason for Figma to sell.
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AI Bundling Follow-Up, iPhone Follow-Up
Follow-up to AI Bundling, including costs, the meaning of distribution, and centralization, and why Apple is still a product company.
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The Services iPhone
Apple introduced some impressive product updates; the real news, though, were the prices, which suggested that Apple is fully embracing being a services company.
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An Interview With Brex Co-Founder and Co-CEO Pedro Franceschi
An interview with Brex co-founder and co-CEO Pedro Franceschi about what makes Brex unique, why it is pushing into software, and what drove its decision to cut off a big portion of its customer base.
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An Interview with Okta CEO Todd McKinnon About Security in Supply Chains