By Nataraj
Languages are often considered as a standard mode of communication. There are standard definitions for each word defined authoritative institutions, there are standard tests that test for these standard language skills as they are defined. But like most things, the theory and practice differ in nature. The theoretical and practical languages have their intersections. But…
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. Archimedes said this 2000 years ago, but it is more applicable today than ever. The quote underlines an important aspect of the economy that we live in. Leverage is a striking thought paradigm to employ…
Hulu purchased the rights of Seinfeld in 2015 for $150 Million. For the same deal after 4 years Netflix wrote a check of $400 Million. During these 4 years, neither Larry David nor Jerry Seinfeld (creators of Seinfeld) has done any new work for the show. There are no new episodes, there is no change…
Netflix spent $16 billion in 2019 on producing and acquiring new content. Amazon pursued its originals journey with $6 billion. Quiby, a yet to launch streaming service raised a billion dollars to create a catalog for millennial’s. There is an incredible amount of spending from both the legacy media companies and the yet to launch…
1/Emergence by Steven Johnson As a concept emergence is everywhere. It is also one of nature’s biggest mysteries. Understanding emergence opens up a new way to think about many contemporary problems like city planning, media production & social media products. 2/Meat Racket by Christopher Leonard Like telecommunications, the meat industry in the U.S is also an oligopoly. Tyson with…
It is easy to know the value of a product or service which is used often and is accepted as something worthy to pay for. Everyone agrees gold coins are valuable even if they don’t know the current gold rate in their currency. Everyone agrees Amazon Prime is a valuable service even though they might…
Reading is a way to gain experiences that would otherwise be not possible. Experiences are only as good and as real as you retain them. In spite of being the differentiation factor from other species, the human brain has its limitations. The human brain will subconsciously grasp and ingrain into your psyche what you read…
Itis not erratic to say that we have witnessed one of the major value destructing events in recent history with WeWork IPO fall out. The decimated value, in this case, an estimated $35 Billion is comparable to the value lost in the Enron scandal. The we-work story is a cautious reminder that — irrational exuberance will…
Spotify is a music app, Adobe provides apps for creatives to draw and design, Fortnite is a game. These 3 products are completely different when it comes to what service they provide. But they all have same revenue model, Subscription Model. To be precise, Freemium Subscription Model. In a subscription model, the consumer uses a…
There is a reason why companies choose to stay private and never go public. Being a private company has its challenges but at the same time, it comes with certain operational freedom that public companies cannot easily navigate. Epic Systems, arguably the largest player in healthcare software in North America is almost unknown and operates…