Zillow’s algorithmic home-buying is a flop
Zillow's algorithm-driven home-buying business is shutting down with a $569M write-down. The lesson: pivots are hard, and so is getting the housing market right.
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Columns and blog posts, written over the years on a variety of websites.
Big Tech hides the numbers — to keep luring new creators
In the creator economy, the long tail looks more like a hockey stick. Twitch and other platforms hide the median — the platforms' incentives explain why.
Why Trump’s social network will flop
Trump is launching Truth Social via SPAC. The product will fail — but the PR is the point, ahead of an emerging election campaign.
Facebook is changing its name — to escape its history
Facebook is reportedly renaming the parent company. The strength of its name has become a liability — and it's the starting gun for Zuckerberg's metaverse bet.
The fight over Big Tech could create legislation havens
The EU wants tech companies regulated where their European HQ sits. The risk: tax havens get a new sibling — legislation havens.
If LinkedIn can’t operate in China — who can?
LinkedIn is shutting down its social feed in China. If even Microsoft can't navigate the political landscape there, what does that mean for everyone else?
Play to earn: gaming’s lawless new crypto frontier
When crypto meets gaming, players turn into investors. Axie Infinity and "play to earn" open a lawless new frontier — with echoes of MLM and pyramid schemes.
Is the hype the start of a new internet?
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 5th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Speculation in cryptocurrencies has turned many into both paupers and millionaires. But when phenomena like NFTs begin to mature, they can form the basis of something entirely new – a different type of internet than the one we know today. A shiba inu dog that looks […]
Credit cards are threatened – for the first time since 1958
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 27th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. In 1958, all residents of the American city of Fresno received a letter from Bank of America, regardless of whether they were customers or not. It contained what would become the key to all modern commerce for the next 60 years. The mailing was an experiment, […]
Amazon is getting ready – this is how they will take on Sweden
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 19th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The start was a failure for the e-commerce giant. But as a new, secret, big owner in the last mile company Airmee, Amazon seems determined to try to take the Swedish market. The deal creates challenges for the other companies – and perhaps also for Airmee. […]