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TL;DR: Where's my Firehose? Coming back soon (hopefully).
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Feb 1
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Firehose #182: π° Subscription addiction. π°
A framework for subscription success. Plus: Airbnb and Roblox go public, how to start a newsletter, and could you survive "Home Alone"?
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Nov 30, 2020
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Firehose #181: π΄ββοΈ Dashing to IPO. π΄ββοΈ
Doordash serves up its S-1. Plus: Unpacking SPACs, Netflix tests podcasts, Apple drops Intel, and the linkage between gut health and Alzheimer's.
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Nov 16, 2020
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Firehose #180: π° Cross section. π°
Unpacking a busy week at Lightspeed. Plus: markets as Veblen goods, crave the wave, depreciating developers, and a history of ghosts.
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Nov 2, 2020
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Firehose #179: π©βπ« Getting schooled. π©βπ«
A return to edtech investing. Plus: vaccine logistics, the history of audiotech, a glitch in the matrix, and Pearl Jam wants you to vote!
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Oct 19, 2020
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Firehose Special Edition: π Moving to Substack π
Welcome to my (former) Mailchimp subscribers!
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Oct 18, 2020
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Firehose #178: π North star. π
How to make strategy quantitative. Plus: running remote, designing for algo's, super Zooms, and RIP EVH.
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Oct 12, 2020
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Firehose #177: π© Swamped. π©
No newsletter this week.
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Sep 14, 2020
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Firehose #176: π₯± Board in the house. π₯±
Why board reporting is good for CEOs too. Plus: GoodRx's S-1, stunts in reverse, autonomous flight, and the moon's origin story.
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Aug 31, 2020
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Firehose #175: π₯ Close to home. π₯
Living at the intersection of dual disasters. Plus: USPS is essential, reviewing "The Last of Us: Part II," Chinese keyboards, and a millennial neutronβ¦
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Aug 24, 2020
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Firehose #174: π° Moats get deeper. π°
Takeaways from the first post-COVID earnings quarter, and implications for "the great acceleration" of the tech industry.
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Aug 3, 2020
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Firehose #173: π₯ Wild oats. π₯
Oatly's unlikely success. Plus: the B2B commerce loop, Hollywood grinds to a halt, monetizing communities, and an oral history of the Super Soaker.
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed
Jul 27, 2020
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