What I wrote last week
Business
A long post that outlines a bull thesis on Peloton
An excellent review of the new Apple store in Rome. Apple’s retail stores are great valuable assets. They build up the brand image of the company and function as hubs where customers can try out products, receive services and just really connect with the brand.
Instacart kicks off Priority Delivery. This new move by Instacart to deliver items in 30 minutes shows how cut-throat this market is. Competitors such as Instacart, Uber Eats or DoorDash strive to cut the delivery time to gain customers and market share. What remains to be seen is how it would affect Instacart’s bottom line. I don’t think that they are profitable yet. So, we’ll see when they release their S-1.
DoorDash and Uber Eats Are Hot. They’re Still Not Making Money. A pretty telling piece on delivery services
Amazon Briefing: A look inside Amazon’s cloud gaming ambitions
What I found interesting
Financial and emotional risks of working for a startup. Somebody took the time to write about the potential downsides of working at a startup. There are a lot of things to love about startup life and I am pleased to see people talk about it. But it’s also important to shed light on the risks as well
Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches. Privacy and security are powerful user preferences that are NOT going away any time soon. In fact, they will only get stronger. Google should do more and talk more about what they do in this area. I haven’t seen a lot of marketing efforts in talking about their initiatives to protect user data and privacy
How a Japanese Company Cut 80% of the Time Needed to Manually Count Pearls
Payment links from Stripe. This is what innovation should be
No, Millennials Aren’t Poorer Than Previous Generations. What stood out for me is that Millennials have more non-mortgage debts.
Stats that may interest you
2.5% – 3.5% is what Costco reported as inflation in the latest quarter
iMac 2021’s thickness is 11.5mm, 1 mm slimmer than iPhone 2
Overwork Killed More Than 745,000 People In A Year, WHO Study Finds
Minh Quang Duong 