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Tech Titans for Busy 2Q2022 Alphabet Amazon Apple Meta
Tech titans no longer traveling as a pack These companies known as MAAMA are not traveling as a pack. You need to take a look at who the Tech Titans truly are these days to understand that it’s not the
Tech Titans for Busy People 1Q2022 Alphabet Amazon Apple Meta MSFT
Tech Titans 1Q2022 at the Precipice How are the Tech Titans competing for time and attention of people who work for the titans, and everyone else who just participates in the world they are shaping for us to live inside?
Tech Titans for Busy People 4Q2021 Alphabet Amazon Apple Meta
Tech Titans 2Q2022 The Mighty Have Fallen but are not Moving as a Pack Who are the Tech Titans? These companies known as MAAMA are not traveling as a pack. You need to take a look at who the Tech
Tech Titans for Busy People Q3 Facebook
If You Blink You Might Miss the Tech Titans We’re still hearing a tale of two Facebooks One in the media and Regulatory threats all doom and gloom. The other and financial performance with – big news – a big
Logic is in the Eye of the Logician
“How do I fund this?” This is the most common question I get when meeting with students, researchers, artists, corporate innovators, non-profit directors, and government policymakers when embarking on a new idea. I’m a business modeler, and I teach how
Bringing Your Community With You: The CurlMix Equity Raise Story
We continue our Alternative Capital Explorers Series, the story of CurlMix. Since launching Reason Street Capital Library I’ve had many taboo conversations with founders, funders, and students all over the world who want to talk about money. Most strikingly are the strong feelings
Isthmus Community Powered Sharing: Conscious Company Decisions
Welcome to the Alternative Capital Explorers Series, the story of Isthmus. As I’ve been exploring in the Capital Library, most early stage financing alternatives to the standard Angel and VC offerings of equity require a track record of revenue in
Tech Titans for Busy People Q2 Amazon
If You Blink You Might Miss the Tech Titans The first quarter since Bezos stepped down from his role to pursue a career in the space industry. How did Amazon do? The tone was sheepish, apologetic, and short, almost hiding
Tech Titans for Busy People Q2 Facebook
If You Blink You Might Miss the Tech Titans Not the first time in earnings history – un-ironic melding of fiction and Wall Street analyst narrative building. Now Facebook did have the fastest quarterly revenue growth year over year in
Tech Titans for Busy People Q2 Alphabet
If You Blink You Might Miss the Tech Titans First Tech Titan of the week did not disappoint. Alphabet blipped this time last year but blew through expectations in the second quarter. Antitrust on the horizon. Free protein structures. Advertising
Tech Titans for Busy People Q3 Apple
If You Blink You Might Miss the Tech Titans Second Tech Titan blew through all expectations. Jaw dropping growth, says Tim Cook. Way beyond anyone’s expectations. It’s the biggest Spring quarter in the 45 year history of the company. He
What Does it Feel Like to Shift from Venture Capital to Equity Crowdfunding? The Gumroad Case
This is a first in our Alternative Capital Explorers Series, the story of Gumroad. Since launching Reason Street Capital Library I’ve had many taboo conversations with founders, funders, and students all over the world who want to talk about money. There is
Capital Expectations: Ask Your Funders’ Intentions
Thanks to all that responded to the launch of the Reason Street Capital Library launched just a few weeks ago. I’ve heard from founders, funders, and students all over the world requesting us to do more deep dives on emerging capital
Which Business Model Will Stick: Tortuga Agtech Robots
Agtech Robot Tortuga AgTech helps growers by using robots that perform a variety of labor-intensive tasks in controlled environments like greenhouses or vertical farms, with an emphasis on harvest. Denver, Colorado, USA Founded Eric Adamson was working in consulting for
Introducing the Reason Street Capital Library
I started the Reason Street Business Model Library for a specific need: I wanted to give advice that I had wished I had received when I started companies. I am launching the Reason Street Capital Library today for the type of
Tech Titans for Busy People Q1 Amazon
If You Blink You Might Miss the Tech Titans Last Tech Titan of the week did not disappoint. Amazon crushed it and Bezos thinks about employees and the time value of our customer shopping behavior – a true moment of reflection
Tech Titans for Busy People Facebook Q1 Apple Q2 2021 Reports
If You Blink You Might Miss the Tech Titans Spoiler alert: It’s Zuckerberg vs Cook tonight. Cook Wins! Apple’s record 2q beating all time year over year growth in all categories in all geographies. We lived on our Macs this
Tech Titans for Busy People Facebook Q1 Apple Q2 2021 Reports
If You Blink You Might Miss the Tech Titans Spoiler alert: Google benefitted from the Pandemic. Of course they did. YouTube revenue up 49% year over year and quite astounding net profit margins as they grow faster than they can
Co-creating values aligned agreements with founders for impact investing
Schwartz, S. H. (2012). An Overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2, 1. 2020 was the year we all became suddenly aware of the interconnectedness of our global challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic
Tech Titans for Busy People Amazon Alphabet 2020 Report
If You Blink You Might Miss the Tech Titans Spoiler alert: Bezos moves up to Executive Chairman and on to colonize space. Of course they had a blow-out quarter, all of their business models firing on all cylinders. Bezos goes
