Product Management

An Interview with Eugene Wei About Twitter, Threads, and Taylor Swift

Thursday, August 17, 2023

An interview with Eugene Wei about Elon Musk’s critical mistake with Twitter, the questionable prospects for Threads, and what Taylor Swift and other communal experiences say about the commoditization wrought by technology.

Amazon Earnings, Amazon and AI, Amazon’s Improved Delivery

Monday, August 7, 2023

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Amazon’s earnings touched on its position in AI and the impact of its renewed investments in logistics.

X, Musk’s Motivation, Beats and Big Tech

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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Twitter has a new name, and it’s past time to wonder why any of us should care.

Threads and the Social/Communications Map

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Understanding Threads and its threat to Twitter means understanding the current landscape of social media.

Starlink Solution, Starlink Experience, Starlink Implications

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

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A look at the implications of Starlink with observations from a recent personal experience.

An Interview with Boom Founder Blake Scholl About Building a Supersonic Airliner

Thursday, June 22, 2023

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An Interview with Boom founder Blake Scholl about building a supersonic airliner, including fundraising, airline economics, and why tech is about more than zero marginal costs.

Reddit Rage, The Tadpole Shrimp of the Internet, Judge Pauses Microsoft-Activision Deal

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

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More on Reddit, including why my previous Update was not so much wrong on details as it was wrong in feeling; plus, how Microsoft might carve the UK out of the Activision acquisition.

Reddit Revolt, Apollo and Reddit’s Changes, Complement Complaints

Monday, June 12, 2023

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Reddit is facing a revolt, which is in part due to an issue with 3rd-party app developers, but ultimately an issue downstream from Reddit’s reliance on unpaid workers.

An Interview with Vercel Founder Guillermo Rauch

Thursday, June 8, 2023

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An interview with Vercel Founder Guillermo Rauch about Next.js, Vercel, and building the front-end cloud.

Apple Vision

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Apple Vision is incredibly compelling, first as a product, and second as far as potential use cases. What it says about society, though, is a bit more pessimistic.

Tim Cook Steps Down

Amazon Earnings, Amazon and AI, Amazon’s Improved Delivery

Starlink Solution, Starlink Experience, Starlink Implications

An Interview with Boom Founder Blake Scholl About Building a Supersonic Airliner

An Interview with Vercel Founder Guillermo Rauch

Apple Vision

Tim Cook Steps Down

Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

TSMC Earnings, New N3 Fabs, The Nvidia Ramp

An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

Amazon Buys Globalstar, Delta to Add Leo, The Apple Angle

Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

Vibe App Quality

An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

An Interview with Asymco’s Horace Dediu About Apple at 50

An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips