Markets Engineering-as-a-Moat Businesses are like castles – they can stand on their own but without something to defend them, they are open to attack.
Companies Britannica ⟹ Encarta ⟹ Wikipedia In 1768 in Edinburgh, Scotland the first Encyclopaedia Britannica was published. The first edition had three volumes but then the encyclopedia grew in size: the second edition was 10 volumes,
Markets Sending Rubik’s cubes to Space This post was co-written by Paul Klemm from Earlybird Venture Capital and me. It’s our attempt to break down why going to space is important, why we are at
Markets 7 Consumer Tech trends in Europe Earlier this week, Heartcore released Consumer Technology Trends 2020, a 42-page report combining quantitative analysis of consumer tech in Europe, their predictions and an articulation of their investment thesis. Heartcore
Markets Dark kitchens and the default path “Imagine the most profitable restaurant in your city has no tables, no chairs, and no patrons. Chances are you just pictured the future of dining.”That’s the first line
Markets The Carbon Complication Last week, Microsoft President Brad Smith, Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood and CEO Satya Nadella announced Microsoft’s plan to be carbon negative by 2030. "By 2030 Microsoft will be
Markets Startup campus – trend or fad? “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris
Markets Ownership and the future of transportation Earlier this week, e-bike DTC brand Cowboy announced Jeremy Le Van is joining the team as VP of Product. Jeremy co-founded (and later sold) calendar app Sunrise to Microsoft, so
Markets What's for dinner tonight? Earlier this week, the boards of Just Eat and Takeaway.com reached an agreement to combine their two European food delivery businesses. Per Techcrunch: "While, following completion, Just Eat Shareholders
Markets Going DTC is a smart (and necessary) move In the Summer of 2013, a media company named BigBalls launched a Youtube channel titled COPA90, with the hopes of providing football-related content. Thanks to their conversations about recent games,
Markets Chicken-less nuggets and fish-less seafood The world is full of counterintuitive ideas – ideas that seem to be good but once you dig deeper, aren't. A great example is 0% unemployment. No one wants people without
Markets The Amazonification of Shopify How come we all like to buy stuff online so much? And when we do, we want it fast and we don’t want to pay a lot for it.
Markets Scooternomics Earlier this week, Flash, the scooter startup from Delivery Hero founder, re-branded as ‘Circ’ and announced 1M rides. 24 hours later, Tier, the Berlin-based e-scooter rental startup, unveiled new hardware
Markets The biggest industry no one is talking about Two weeks ago, Fnatic announced a 19M Series B. A couple of days later, Immortals announced an acquisition and a 30 million Series C. If you don’t know who
Markets Do you know where your food comes from? Imagine the most profitable restaurant in your city has no tables, no chairs, and no patrons. Chances are you just pictured the future of dining. Last week, Berlin-based Keatz announced
Markets Our blades are f**king great Everyone knows the Dollar Shave Club story. A guy launches a business selling razor blades online for $1, their video goes viral, they profit and sell to Unilever for $1b.