Disruption
Disruption is still explanatory, but the Internet has changed a lot.
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Dollar Shave Club is a textbook example of how the new Internet economy will destroy value in incumbent industries.
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Clayton Christensen claims that Uber is not disruptive, and he’s exactly right. In fact, disruption theory often doesn’t make sense when it comes to understanding how companies succeed in the age of the Internet.
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Not all products are disruptive: some are obsoletive. They are more expensive but remove the need for entire categories of products.
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Google, Nvidia, and OpenAI
OpenAI and Nvidia are both under threat from Google; I like OpenAI’s chances best, but they need an advertising model to beat Google as an Aggregator.
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An Interview with Substrate CEO James Proud About Building a Disruptive Foundry in America
An interview with Substrate CEO James Proud about X-ray lithography, disrupting TSMC, and betting on American innovation.
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Paradigm Shifts and the Winner’s Curse
When paradigms change, previous winners have the hardest time adjusting; that is why AI might be a challenge for Apple and Amazon


