Does anyone else read @matt_levine in @iamjohnoliver's voice?
"On first principles this is insane... they just made it up!" "the confidence is recursive social belief?" "the basic structure of the trade is (1) Ponzi, (2) acceptance, (3) diversification, (4) permanence."
@Post_Market In an @a16z podcast, there was a discussion on how FB’s acquisition strategy is as follows: if the company is a XX% threat to FB’s business, they pay XX% of their market cap to acquire it. Everyone thinks FB is crazy but it’s worked so far cc: @arampell
B2B APIs are scaling at such a rapid pace that they may go down the feared path of proprietary mobile apps: Companies think they need one to have a direct relationship with clients, but users do not want another custom offering and would prefer an aggregator / consolidated view
The next time someone doesn’t answer my questions I’m just going to channel Brad Sherman: 😂😂😂
“You’re not answering my question, you’re just changing the question!!!”
“You’re just wasting my time”
“If you’re going to filibuster, you should run for Senate”