Weekly reading – 3rd April 2021

What I wrote last week

Business

A drive to survive: How Liberty Media used Netflix and esports to win a new generation of fans and safeguard the future of Formula 1

Apple Watch can function as a reliable indicator of cardiovascular activities

The a16z Marketplace 100: 2021

Credit Suisse’s research on Stripe

Credit Suisse’s research on Payments, Processors and Fintechs

How Vietnam can reimagine tourism

1/ Something that keeps me excited about $UBER is it’s global operations. One of the secret sauces to scaling up Uber Eats so quickly was that we had small teams around the world ready to help launch a new product. pic.twitter.com/0u3Y3rcp37
— Annanth Aravinthan (@ProtagorasTO) March 27, 2021

What I found interesting

The Ancient Method That Keeps Afghanistan’s Grapes Fresh All Winter

Who owns the Nile? Another geopolitical conflict that will take years to resolve, if we can even do so.

15 years ago, I co-led a team trying to give 100% free Internet access to all of San Francisco starting with the poorest neighborhoods first. The network would be anonymous, with no ads, no cookies, etc. Approximately a $20-25 million gift. The result? We were chased out of town. https://t.co/U1azq6S4SQ
— Chris Sacca 🇺🇸 (@sacca) March 28, 2021