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Sorry, but I don't think that you deserve a bailout [Updated] [Updated again]
Update: Everyone hates this take
Alex Wilhelm
Mar 10
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Sorry, but I don't think that you deserve a bailout [Updated] [Updated again]
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February 2023
Bonding
There’s an old riff that if you want to make a friend, ask them for a favor. It’s counter-intuitive advice. Wouldn’t you want to offer a favor to cement…
Alex Wilhelm
Feb 3
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Bonding
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How much did Stripe's growth slow in 2022?
Hello from the baby bunker! I am heading back to work in middle-ish February, at which point my writing will revert back to TechCrunch and return to its…
Alex Wilhelm
Feb 1
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January 2023
Tech tries a new trick: efficiency
Or, why big tech is ceding the future to cheer up morose shareholders
Alex Wilhelm
Jan 27
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Tech tries a new trick: efficiency
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What's the point of having a billionaire owner if you don't get to avoid economics?
When the New York Times’ staff decided to walk out for 24 hours last December, I got it. Unlike many a media company, the Times is wealthy and…
Alex Wilhelm
Jan 25
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What's the point of having a billionaire owner if you don't get to avoid economics?
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Why great startups are built in lousy times
Thanks to Liza for reading this for me, she’s the best. Thanks to Ada for not falling asleep until after 1 AM last night so that I could write this…
Alex Wilhelm
Jan 23
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How screwed is Twitter now that its debt payments loom?
Hello again from parental leave! Today we’re looking at Twitter’s finances pre, and post-Musk. Thanks to Liza for giving this a read before it went out…
Alex Wilhelm
Jan 19
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How screwed is Twitter now that its debt payments loom?
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It's duck hunting season but instead of ducks it's Duck Creek and instead of hunting it's private equity
Hello from baby-land. I’ve had the notes for this post doodled for a week now, but thanks to my little tot the words were delayed. Here’s to getting…
Alex Wilhelm
Jan 16
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It's duck hunting season but instead of ducks it's Duck Creek and instead of hunting it's private equity
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Big tech won't save you
Audiobooks, Amazon, indie authors, and the need for a more competitive market
Alex Wilhelm
Jan 10
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Big tech won't save you
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If you like startups you should love anti-trust
Why do companies that were once the face of the anti-establishment startup world inexorably become the very sort of business that they were built to…
Alex Wilhelm
Jan 7
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Elon Musk isn't even an interesting Republican
Back when Twitter was an upstart social media service it was mocked for hosting an endless stream of dull updates from users about mundane matters. What…
Alex Wilhelm
Jan 5
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Elon Musk isn't even an interesting Republican
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The venture slowdown could save blogging
Relearning how to have fun online
Alex Wilhelm
Jan 3
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The venture slowdown could save blogging
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