The New York Times
Zoom’s Biggest Rivals Are Coming for It
9 min · · Facebook, Google and other behemoths are training their sights on Silicon Valley’s company of the moment. · Shared by 257, including Anand Sanwal, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Chiemeka, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Sam Maule, William Gibson, Thomas Billeter, Thomas Power, Klaus Eck, Steven Sinofsky, Bjorn Larsen, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Joshua Benton, Johannes Lenz, Matthew Guay
VentureBeat
Omilia raises $20 million for AI customer service chatbots
3 min · · Omilia, a startup developing natural language technologies for the enterprise, has raised $20 million in equity financing. · Shared by 20, including Thomas Billeter, Thomas Power, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
The Economist
The travel industry is going local
1 min · · The bigger a country’s covid-19 outbreak, the bigger its shift away from foreign travel · Shared by 44, including Jonathan Kogan, Thomas Billeter, Gerd Leonhard, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
Stratechery
The Google Squeeze
12+ min · · Google, the real Aggregator, is squeezing OTAs, which acted like Aggregators while depending on Google for demand. It’s easy to say Google is being unfair, but this may be better for consumer… · Shared by 142, including Ross Hudgens, Dominik Grolimund, Oscar MacDonald, Jan Firsching 🆒, Joona Tuunanen 🇫🇮, Julien Bilger, Scott Monty, Jochen Burkhard, Moritz Orendt, Thomas Billeter, Chris Isak, Wil Reynolds, DHH
Nieman Lab
Tech platforms are where public life is increasingly constructed, and their motivations are far from neutral » Nieman Journalism Lab
4 min · · Shared by 121, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, luis antónio santos, Mathew Ingram, #MuskOut (not parody), Kate Crawford, Thomas Pleil, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Chris Messina, Thomas Billeter, Nieman Reports, Jonathan Kogan
WIRED
Welcome to the Age of ‘Airbnb for Everything’
2 min · · In the sublet economy, you can turn anything into extra cash: your house, your car, your boat, or your backyard. · Shared by 121, including Shawn Venasse, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Liliane Ferrari ™, Gerd Leonhard, Peter Schmidhuber, Tom Connor, Thomas Billeter, Remy Bataille, Backchannel, Damir Kusar
Visual Capitalist
What Happens in an Internet Minute in 2019?
9 min · · In every internet minute, there is an extraordinary amount of activity. Wrap your head around it all with this nifty infographic. · Shared by 100, including Michael Grupe, Thomas Billeter, John Battelle, Stephanie A Kowalski, Boris Périsset, Oliver Ewinger, Stefan Diepolder, John Nosta, Mark Kaigwa, Kirk Borne, Klaus Eck, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Matthias «Delay» Göbel, Ines Bieler, Mike Quindazzi, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to
The Guardian
The machine always wins: what drives our addiction to social media
16+ min · · The long read: Social media was supposed to liberate us, but for many people it has proved addictive, punishing and toxic. What keeps us hooked? · Shared by 153, including Ariane van der Veen, Rajesh Pancholi, Thomas Billeter, Ste Davies, Jane, luis antónio santos, Gary Thomas 🌐, Marsha Collier, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, 瑞拿頭, Rich Baird, Bill Johnston, davidabrock, Dean Anthony Gratton, Stephanie A Kowalski, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl
pitchbook.com
Meet the unicorn class of 2019
· A fresh class of unicorns is all set for another trip around the sun. Check out this year's edition of our interactive list tracking the new entrants to the group. · Shared by 4, including Thomas Billeter
Guardian Tech
Bezos's empire: how Amazon became the world's biggest retailer
3 min · · Amazon has shipped more than over 400 items second at its peak. How did it grow from bookseller to retail giant? · Shared by 70, including feilding cage, Johannes Lenz, Thomas Billeter, Thomas Power, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Josh Holder
The Verge
WeWork isn’t a tech company; it’s a soap opera
10 min · · I dedicate this to the energy of We. · Shared by 318, including DHH, Jeff Nolan 🇺🇸🚀, Zain Fathoni, Michael (मुकेश), Brian Rinaldi, Fern, Liliane Ferrari ™, Tyler Tringas, Spencer Fry, Gerd Leonhard, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Thomas Power, David Cochrane, Matthias Lampe, ɯoɔ ʇop pןɐʍuɐƃɐɹ uo ǝɯ puıɟ, Daniel Newman, Thomas Knüwer, Sebastien Meunier, Lauren Holliday, John Koetsier
The American Prospect
How Digital Advertising Markets Really Work
12+ min · · This article appears in the Summer 2019 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. A rapid-fire series of announcements in June foreshadow an increase in antitru · Shared by 57, including Mark Tabladillo PhD, Jonathan Kogan, Ste Davies, Matthias Lampe, hiten.eth, Thomas Billeter, Howard Getson
Forbes
No-Code Website Builder Webflow Went From Near Bankruptcy To A $72 Million Series A Funding Round
5 min · · Vlad Magdalin took four tries to get no-code website builder Webflow off the ground. Now it's valued at more than $350 million after an unusual $72 million Series A from Accel. · Shared by 106, including CMX, Ryan Hoover, dunschtig, Thomas Billeter, cody lindley, Tyler Tringas, Sachin Rekhi, Tauno
medium.com
Facebook Is Dying, Libra Won’t Save It, & Wall Street Is Clueless
4 min · · I was the first person to call Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 and offer to buy the company (I was running Bolt at the time). In March, 2010, I… · Shared by 48, including Lord Travis Wright, Katja Evertz, Thomas Power, Thomas Billeter, Ran Neuner
Forbes
Israel's New Top Unicorn: Monday.com Hits $1.9 Billion Valuation With $150 Million Raise
3 min · · Israel has a new most valuable tech startup: Monday.com, the work software company now valued at $1.9 billion after a $150 million funding round its founders say could be the last before an IPO. · Shared by 32, including Thomas Billeter, Vikram Dutt, Oleg Baskov, Jonathan Kogan
Insider Business
25 rising stars in venture capital who control millions of dollars in Silicon Valley and decide which startups will blow…
1 min · · Between blockbuster public debuts and mega-growth funding rounds, there hasn't been a better time to be in venture capital. · Shared by 43, including Thomas Billeter, David Sze, Reid Hoffman