Yes, People Do Buy BooksThis week fellow Substacker Elle Griffin published “No one buys books,” which looks at quotes and stats from the DOJ vs. PRH (Penguin Random House) trial where the government successfully blocked PRH’s $2.2 billion purchase of Simon & Schuster.
Why Are Established Brands Using Kickstarter?Kickstarter and crowdfunding platforms like it have generally been thought of as a place for startups to gain enough capital to bring projects to life.
India’s difficult business environment is improvingYour browser does not support the <audio> element. Ramesh Muthuramalingam founded Alphacraft, a manufacturing firm, 25 years ago in a small workshop in the southern city of Coimbatore. It now operates out of a 4,500 square-metre (50,000 square-foot) factory, piled with aluminium cast parts.
Many large U.S. cities are in deep financial trouble. Here's whyMunicipal governments across the United States are looking to rein in spending as pandemic-era stimulus dries up and inflation lingers for longer than expected. "Clearly there are significant capital needs across the U.S.
Ford looks to future EV breakthroughs — and smaller cars — to staunch the bleedingFord is the No. 2 seller of electric vehicles in the US. It’s very proud of that fact, but the amount of cash it had to burn to get there is enough to make you wonder whether it can keep that title. The company reported its first quarter earnings last night, and woo boy, it’s rough.
Can You Still Sell Out in This Economy?Let’s say you work in an industry in which, for the past year (or decade, if we’re being honest), it seems as though everyone keeps getting laid off. For fun, we can use my beloved digital media as an example.
Big Tech Squares Off Against US SpiesThe US Senate is poised to vote Thursday on legislation that would extend a global wiretap program authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
A first look at Europe’s alternative iPhone app storesAlmost a month after Apple’s begrudging capitulation to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), only one third-party iOS app store is currently live in Europe. It’s the B2B-focused Mobivention marketplace that allows companies to distribute their own apps internally.
The Professor Protesting Columbia’s Own StudentsShai Davidai, a self-described “lefty Israeli,” made himself the face of the campus-protest backlash. Professor Shai Davidai woke up on Sunday morning and asked Columbia University for backup.
I'm a recent college grad who landed my dream job, but it was a remote position. I quit because I got lonely at home.In the spring of 2020, my life felt like it was squeezed between the palms of an arm wrestling match. With graduation approaching, messages from our professors and parents relayed like narratives: Time to go out into the world.
These 3D-Printed Clay Coffee Cups Are Disposable, but Can They Save Us From Microplastics?We’ve all done it. You’re in line at a coffee shop but forgot your travel mug at the office. You wait to order, trying to decide between buying a new $40 reusable mug at the counter or walking out with a little paper cup in your hand and a pang of guilt in your heart. There’s some good news.
California housing crisis: Once-modest towns are becoming ‘million-dollar cities’When you think of towns with $1-million-plus homes, tony places such as Beverly Hills, San Marino, Newport Beach and Palos Verdes Estates might come to mind.
The Left-Wing Authoritarians Shutting Down the Democratic PartyLiberals would justifiably freak out if the right was doing this to Biden.
America's plastic catastropheChina stopped taking our plastic waste. Now we're drowning in it. America has long had a plastic problem.
The Hottest Restaurant in France Is an All-You-Can-Eat BuffetMy friend Guillaume is always telling me interesting things. Like: there’s a dance called the Madison that many French people think is a regular feature of parties in the United States.