The trouble with existential threats is they very rarely show up and announce themselves. When Amazon launched in 1995, it looked to most as a one-trick eTailer that sold books online. A quarter-century later, that online bookstore has profoundly changed the retail landscape and every...
More than a century of automotive culture has brought many exiting eras. Think about how the affordable Ford Model T opened up car ownership to the masses, or the macho fun of the muscle car era, or even the more mundane joy of the fuel-efficiency...
From the ashes of WeWork’s failed IPO … more ashes? Perhaps so, at least for the traditional IPO model. Other money-losing firms are seeing their stocks shudder and dive. One notable example is Peloton, whose shares debuted below the offer price and sank lower. But...
In the direct-to-consumer sales race, in the sprint to get shoes on feet and apparel off the racks, Nike has evidently brought its A Game to digital. In the summer of 2017, the company said it would look to gain traction with what it called...
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the WeWork IPO – rather, the shelving of that IPO, at least for now – heralds the end of rich valuations for firms viewed as entrenched in the early stages of disruption. But the news this week that Stripe...
It was recently reported that one in 15 purchases are now made between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. (at least in the U.K.) According to PYMNTS’ new How Will We Pay 2019 report, this is not surprising. Going shopping has taken on new...
Sheep are not natural-born leaders. If they were, they wouldn’t need border collies or sheepherders to make sure that they didn’t follow wolves blindly into harm’s way and that they ended up where they needed to be at the end of the day. Recognizing this,...
In many cases, unity is a good thing. Banding together for a common cause, perhaps a charitable one, or rooting all together for a home sports team — there’s strength in numbers. For Big Tech, Monday offered a show of unity likely less than desired....
Are we witnessing the death knell for the IPO that is tied to high-growth, but money-losing, companies? Whether WeWork – specifically, the parent company We, though we’ll use the names a bit interchangeably – files to go public at a reduced valuation, delays its IPO or...