Tech Titans’ Earnings Season Amidst Global Chaos It’s tech titans earnings season. Why should I care? It’s that time of the year again – tech titans’ earnings season is upon us. In the midst of disturbing geopolitical events, you might wonder why we should care. Beyond the realm of finance and tech enthusiasts, these giants – Microsoft, Apple, Meta (formerly … Read More

Alphabet Flywheel Timeline Business Model Tear Down We know the company as Google, but they have officially organized to call themselves Alphabet. The “bet” for Google goes beyond its well known search and cloud services to include life sciences, connected devices, and big “moonshots.” Compared is most compared Tech Titan, Facebook, Alphabet has done a better job to diversify its … Read More

Image credit: Morning Brew on Unsplash Facebook Flywheel Timeline Business Model Tear Down Facebook seems more complicated than it is. Of all of the Tech Titans, Facebook has the simplest business model. Business model innovation can be understood as a factor of three physical forces: waves, flywheels, and business models themselves.  Facebook Flywheel 1 – 2 2004-2007 Flywheel 1 Connect … Read More

Netflix Flywheel Timeline Business Model Tear Down It’s hard to understand how tech giant business models work. We give companies like Netflix simple stories like “subscription” and leave it at that. Netflix indeed is one of the simplest of the top 10 tech companies in terms of having an open and fairly transparent business model. But let’s take a deeper … Read More

Sign up for the Tech Titans Series Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet and Apple all report in these weeks with massively interesting insights for how they are responding to the crisis. Each tech giant moves with different strategies as they scoop up rivals, talent, and make big moves. next up: Amazon. Amazon 1 Quarter 2020 Key takeaways: We are the Borg. … Read More

Sign up for the Tech Titans Series Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet Acquisitions! Each tech giant moves with different strategies as they scoop up rivals, talent, and make big moves. https://youtu.be/uEO12dkesfs Key takeaways: Apple looks for value and high signal steps Google and Facebook scoop up many tiny companies for talent and also to prevent rivals Google and Facebook have slowed … Read More

Business Modeling, the Game   TL;DR   Yes, you are living in a simulation How you die = punt on the business model Game progression = vital decisions leading to actions that unlock new business models Your reserves = courageluck:capital How to win the game: see the system levers, to take on the goliaths, to build a world with intended … Read More

Sign up for the Tech Titans Series Tim Cook announced a new era for Apple on Monday unveiling a streaming video service, news subscriptions, game subscriptions, and an apple credit card. Cook is trying to change the story we tell about Apple. Notice the event announced no new actual things that you can hold in your hand. This is a … Read More