Timing is everything. Facebook launched Live Audio feature 10 years ago, where audio-first content like podcasts were brought to the News Feed with the ability for anyone to join the conversation. Clubhouse wouldn’t be happening without the pandemic (more spare time, don’t have to look good, multitask), Airpods (ease to listen to audio), and growing…
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From Lockdown To Consolidation – How Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft are using $557B
While many companies are going through layoffs, struggling to raise funds, the big five companies (Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, Google) are becoming more active to consolidate the market. They’ve added 61% to the market cap just in 2020 and are ready to consolidate the market. How to win in this environment? Learning from Airbnb, Netflix,…
Streaming like there’s no tomorrow
A rising tide lifts all boats – unless they crash. Netflix service was down last week in Europe and the US, Twitch experienced an outage this week. While infrastructure providers are struggling to keep up, online streaming consumption is growing rapidly. The new circumstances have opened up a significant amount of spare time: average American…