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How e-commerce is still confusing incumbent big retailers

How e-commerce is still confusing incumbent big retailers

I just read about an intriguing signal about incumbent big retailers. The TL;DR is that companies like Nordstrom or CVS are increasingly tweaking their C-suites structures by naming executives at specific roles to adjust to the explosive growth of e-commerce. Does it read like 2012 news? Kind of. Here&

Is the startup craze coming to a halt?

Is the startup craze coming to a halt?

In an unexpected move, Y Combinator, the historic mothership of the startup economy, will downsize its next wave of startup funding to 250 companies, down from more than 400. This is one event in an avalanche of recent news about startups downsizing or VC funds going bust (Softbank Vision Fund

Why inflation is an unprecedented challenge for tech

Why inflation is an unprecedented challenge for tech

Most of what is call the tech sector that went under explosive growth these last ten years has been built around digital consumer platforms; what I often derogatorily call the pizza-delivery sector. The underlying reasons have been pretty clear for a while: the incredible power of network effects build online,

◼️ Innovation Micro-interview #4 - John EGAN, Paris

◼️ Innovation Micro-interview #4 - John EGAN, Paris

A series of micro-interviews with people we work with. Partners in crime, current or former customers, all have a unique view on innovation and the current zeitgeist. Five questions on innovation, short answers. We might agree, we might disagree. No context, no comments.

Another signal of Intel's demise

Another signal of Intel's demise

Last March, I suspected Intel was already dead, but given its size and momentum, it would take a few years to see the company disappear (or more probably sold for pieces). It seems everything is on track since AMD, their old and yet historically very small nemesis, is now getting

Remote work? It sticks

Remote work? It sticks

An interesting strong signal today is about a second order of consequences of Covid-19. If we still don't know how hard the pandemic will hit us back this winter, it seems that remote work is now a key societal change. Employers fighting at the same time for productivity