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By Jon D. Markman On May 20, 202001:30 PM Eastern
There is no way around it. Platforms rule. Big technology firms are using their scale to effortlessly enter new markets and build new businesses.
Just take a look at what happened on Tuesday:...
By Jon D. Markman On May 8, 202002:30 PM Eastern
Shares of the big technology platforms are back in vogue with investors. In the throes of a global pandemic, these companies are leveraging their advantages.
On Monday, Salesforce (CRM)...
By Jon D. Markman On April 15, 202004:30 PM Eastern
The unthinkable is happening: Ad sales at Facebook and Google are falling. Analysts predict annual revenues at both firms will decline for the first time ever.
That’s the focus of this New York...
By Jon D. Markman On April 3, 202001:00 PM Eastern
Put your hand up if you knew Microsoft (MSFT) was going to be a huge winner in the pandemic.
I knew that it would do well, but I didn’t think others would do so poorly.
The Redmond, Wash....
By Jon D. Markman On October 14, 201902:00 PM Eastern
If you’re one of those people who still believes the next Google is hiding in a garage somewhere, let me tell you the story of MapQuest.
If you’re old enough, or fluent in internet trivia, you...
By Tony Sagami On July 29, 201903:30 PM Eastern
I’ve done pretty well in life. But I feel like a skid row bum next to my two richest friends, both of whom are rapidly approaching billionaire status.
The one thing these two almost-billionaires...
By Tony Sagami On June 21, 201908:00 AM Eastern
Longtime readers know I was raised on a vegetable farm and spent most of my life in Montana. To borrow a phrase from John Denver, "Thank God I'm a country boy!"
One of my favorite things to do...
By Sean Brodrick On May 27, 201908:00 AM Eastern
You've no doubt heard me say that cannabis will be bigger than baseball, more popular than chocolate and more American than apple pie.
I think that can happen by 2020. But you don't have to wait...
By Sean Brodrick On May 25, 201912:00 PM Eastern
Earnings are still rare in the cannabis industry. That’s because many companies are taking every penny they bring in — and then some — and pouring that money right back into expansion.
But how...
By Tony Sagami On November 12, 201807:55 AM Eastern
A year ago, cryptocurrencies were all the rage.
Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $19,783 on Dec. 17, 2017. Waiters, cab drivers, barbers and even high school students were jumping on the...