Weekly readings – 1st August 2020

What I wrote

This sleeping software company has a lot of growth. Learn how the maker of of AutoCAD has a bright future ahead

I gave reasons why I am pessimistic about America’s outlook till the end of the year

Read my thoughts on the antitrust hearing this week

Take a look at this hybrid product of a credit and debit card

My notes on Amazon Q2 FY 2020. A very impressive performance

Business

Paypal’s study on how consumers used their rewards during the pandemic

A good thread on the CEO and Founder of Amazon

American SMBs had an average of $160,000 in sales by selling on Amazon, up year-over-year from about $100,000.

Technology

The Next Generation of Fintech Infrastructure: How API Platforms are Disrupting Banking & Payments

What I find interesting

A story on how Iceland managed to persuade teenagers to stay away from drinking & drugs

The percentage of 15- and 16-year-olds who had been drunk in the previous month plummeted from 42 percent in 1998 to 5 percent in 2016. The percentage who have ever used cannabis is down from 17 percent to 7 percent. Those smoking cigarettes every day fell from 23 percent to just 3 percent.

Source: The Atlantic

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Get a cup of coffee.

In this thread, I'll help you work out how much money you need to retire.

— 10-K Diver (@10kdiver) July 25, 2020

This country regrew its lost forest. Can the world learn from it?

The 2nd stimulus package, if passed, is going to be an important event in our fight against Covid-19 and its implications. Both parties offered their own version of the package. The New York Times broke it down visually so that everybody can follow

More than 20 African countries have joined together to plant a giant wall of trees that will run across the continent to stop the spread of the Sahara Desert. The Great Green Wall of Africa will stretch for 7,000 kilometres, from coast to coast right across the continent. pic.twitter.com/WlpOuQeIYQ

— Peter McGahan (@peter_mcgahan) July 30, 2020

With the opening of this cycle bridge "Jan Linzel Viaduct A4", the snelfietsroute (fast cycling route) between Ypenburg and the city center of DenHaag has been completed. And yes it has a small #cycling #roundabout.

Nieuwe snelfietsroute tussen Ypenburg en #DenHaag is volledig. pic.twitter.com/QGzMF06lrL

— 🇳🇱 Dutch Urban Index 👉Follow us 🚲👈 (@DutchUrbanIndex) July 29, 2020

An excellent commercial ads by Nike. This is very very well-done