Drinking from the Firehose
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TL;DR: Where's my Firehose? Coming back soon (hopefully).
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Feb 1Comment 1Share
A framework for subscription success. Plus: Airbnb and Roblox go public, how to start a newsletter, and could you survive "Home Alone"?
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Nov 30, 2020Comment 1Share
Doordash serves up its S-1. Plus: Unpacking SPACs, Netflix tests podcasts, Apple drops Intel, and the linkage between gut health and Alzheimer's.
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Nov 16, 2020Comment 1Share
Unpacking a busy week at Lightspeed. Plus: markets as Veblen goods, crave the wave, depreciating developers, and a history of ghosts.
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Nov 2, 2020CommentShare
A return to edtech investing. Plus: vaccine logistics, the history of audiotech, a glitch in the matrix, and Pearl Jam wants you to vote!
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Oct 19, 2020CommentShare
Welcome to my (former) Mailchimp subscribers!
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Oct 18, 2020Comment 2Share
How to make strategy quantitative. Plus: running remote, designing for algo's, super Zooms, and RIP EVH.
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Oct 12, 2020CommentShare
No newsletter this week.
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Sep 14, 2020CommentShare
Why board reporting is good for CEOs too. Plus: GoodRx's S-1, stunts in reverse, autonomous flight, and the moon's origin story.
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Aug 31, 2020CommentShare
Living at the intersection of dual disasters. Plus: USPS is essential, reviewing "The Last of Us: Part II," Chinese keyboards, and a millennial neutron…
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Aug 24, 2020CommentShare
Takeaways from the first post-COVID earnings quarter, and implications for "the great acceleration" of the tech industry.
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Aug 3, 2020CommentShare
Oatly's unlikely success. Plus: the B2B commerce loop, Hollywood grinds to a halt, monetizing communities, and an oral history of the Super Soaker.
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Jul 27, 2020CommentShare
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