2 hours agoMember-onlyCould The Bankers Be Elon’s “Get Out Of Twitter Jail Free” Card?It’s a tug of war. Elon is pulling one way and the Twiter board the other. My money’s on Twitter, but only a fool would bet against Elon. The question is: what could Elon Musk do to get out of the Twitter deal of his own making? Let me explain… Tug of War …Twitter7 min read
1 day agoMember-only⚰️ Wiser! #85: 4 Reasons Why Facebook Are Screwed | Saylor Chooses Bitcoin | Brands in the Metaversew/Issue #85–7th August 2022 Welcome to the Medium edition of the Wiser! Newsletter. Email subscribers got this issue delivered into their Inboxes on Friday. To make sure that you don’t ever miss out, join the mailing list for free. I only use your email address to send you the week’s…Facebook11 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyThe End of Facebook Has BegunFor a decade, Facebook has delivered growth however you want to measure it. Tons of it. Until now. For the first time ever, revenue declined. User numbers have stalled. Revenue per customer is off target. The question is why? There are four reasons why. IMHO, it’s the beginning of the…Meta6 min read
Jul 30Member-only🤢 Wiser! #84: Elon’s Not Getting Out For Free | Amazon’s Healthcare Ambitions | BigTech EarningsWelcome, to the latest issue of the Wiser! Newsletter — a weekly roundup of the trends, strategies and top stories from Big Tech to Web3. There are currently 13,771 readers like you who want to know what’s happening and what’s next in the tech economy. Thank you all for subscribing…Big Tech11 min read
Jul 30Member-only765 Million Reasons Why Elon Has Lost The Twitter BattleElon Musk has wreaked havoc with Twitter in the last 6 months. Secretly buying stock, ignoring the rules, publicly redesigning the product before he owns it, bragging about an inflated offer, regretting making the inflated offer, pulling out from buying Twitter. Now he’s in a bind entirely of his own…Elon Musk10 min read
Jun 26🕺🏻Wiser! #83: Gen Z, Brands and Metaverse | NFTs and eSports | Facebook To Work Like TikTokWelcome, friends of Wiser! This is the “Wiser! on Medium” edition of my weekly newsletter about what’s happening and what’s next in the Tech Economy. There are currently 12,871 subscribers to Wiser! — thank you all for reading, sharing, following and recommending 🙏. You can read Wiser! here 👉 rickhuckstep.com…Metaverse11 min read
Jun 21Member-onlyFacebook v TikTok: The battle for attention and addictionFacebook defined how content would be served up to users. Then along came TikTok and rewrote the rules. Making it the most addictive social network on the planet, stealing Facebook’s lunch along the way. Now, The Verge has got its hands on a memo that shows exactly how worried they…Facebook10 min read
Jun 20💰 Wiser! #82: Apple Pay Later | Crypto Clear Out | Lina Khan Takes On BigTechw/Issue #82–17th June 2022 Wiser! #82: Apple’s move into Buy Now Pay Later is all about improving the customer experience with frictionless payments. Plus the Crypto price collapse continues. It’s good thing, right? And Lina Khan takes on BigTech. Plus much much more… Welcome, Wiser! friends. GREAT NEWS! The number…Apple10 min read
Jun 17Member-onlyTim Cook enters the $100 billion BNPL market with Apple Pay LaterApple’s strategy is to layer frictionless services on top of exceptional products. The latest offering is Apple Pay Later, a Buy Now Pay Later product that enables users to buy more than can afford right now. But what does it really mean and why are they doing it? This article…Apple6 min read
Jun 9🍺 Wiser! #81: Budweiser in the Metaverse | Clubhouse Over? | Elon’s Bot Problem | Crypto Bull or Bear?Budweiser is the latest big brand to venture into the Web3 metaverse. With Zed Run. Plus; eighteen months ago, a tech upstart called Clubhouse hit the headlines as the next big thing. That didn’t last long! Elon’s at it again. And Crypto confidence or carnage? w/Issue #81–10th June 2022 Welcome…Metaverse8 min read