Category: Strategy
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Rush Hour Commute Attempts
Sometimes moving into the future brings us back to the past. We have been tinkering with some thoughts about autonomous cars and the future of automobile ownership for a few months, and…
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Is Funding a Game Possible?
Two of our favorite topics for posts lately have been about video games and venture capital funding cycles. In this post we are going to combine those two. Lately we have taken to…
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How to invest in eSports other than buying a team
In our posts so far on eSports (and here and here), we have focused largely on investing in eSports through the eyes of parties looking to invest in teams. That analysis has…
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Shhh – don’t tell anyone, but the Bubble is over
We will be blunt. The Bubble is over. The days of easy money are over. We are not trying to be alarmist, nor are we predicting some gloom and doom crash. Nonetheless,…
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The Economist and I have a difference of opinions
I am a fan of the Economist magazine, so much so that I recently subscribed to receive print copies. My first issue arrived yesterday, and I was shocked to see that they…
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D2D Report Preview
This week we are publishing D2D Issue #22, reporting back from our trip to China. Drop us a line or send us an e-mail if you would like to be added to…
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Profits are for Suckers
Once upon a time, in the olden days, companies started out small. They made something, they sold that something for a little bit more than it cost to make. They reinvested that…
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eSports – The ROI of Investing in a Team
As part of our new coverage of eSports, I want to touch on a top-level concern for people considering an investment in eSports. The growth of eSports has attracted considerable investment attention. …
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Slouching Towards the Cloud
We tend to talk about the Cloud in terms of extreme certainty. Using almost religious tones. As in “We are all moving to the Cloud, by way of Jerusalem.” We assume that all…
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The Ops Meeting
The conference room feels crowded. The tech side and the business side are meeting. This is supposed to be just another installment of their regularly scheduled update get-togethers, but word has gone round that…
