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Analysis pieces written for the Swedish Daily, SvD Näringsliv – https://www.svd.se

FTX Files for Bankruptcy — The Crypto Giant Was Run Like a Youth Hostel

November 14, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 14th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Billions disappeared when crypto company FTX collapsed. The question being asked now is how investors could have placed so much money in a company run with so little professional rigour. Ten people living together in a luxury penthouse on the Bahamas, worth around 415 million […]

Polestar Solves Its Immediate Cash Crisis — But an Enormous Challenge Remains

November 11, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 11th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. While Tesla’s CEO is busy elsewhere, the other EV companies are scrambling to find their footing. Polestar has solved its immediate cash crisis — but an enormous challenge still lies ahead. 17 billion kronor. That is what Polestar’s main shareholders — Volvo Cars and PSD […]

The Strategic Move That Brought Down One of the World’s Largest Crypto Exchanges

November 9, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 9th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. A strategic masterstroke brought down one of the world’s largest trading platforms in less than 48 hours. In doing so, it may have changed the direction of the entire crypto market. Thousands of visitors had gathered at the Token 2049 conference in London to discuss […]

The Fed’s Triple Rate Hike Sends New Shockwaves Through Tech

November 3, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 3rd, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The triple rate hike was expected. But Fed chair Jerome Powell simultaneously sent new shockwaves with the announcement that the terminal rate may need to go even higher than the central bank had previously believed. Years of excess at the tech giants may now be […]

Dream Games’ New Strategy for Mobile Gaming

November 2, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 2nd, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. For years, Swedish gaming company King has dominated the charts with Candy Crush Saga. A young Turkish studio is now looking increasingly like a genuine challenger. The mobile gaming market is made up of countless micro-genres where developers compete to be the best. In what […]

Apple’s Masterstroke Is Systematically Crushing Its Rivals

October 28, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 28th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Apple’s privacy strategy is a masterstroke that is systematically crushing rival tech giants. But behind the scenes, the motives are less noble. Rarely has an aggressive business strategy been framed so elegantly as Apple’s “privacy is a fundamental human right.” It sounds consumer-friendly and principled. […]

TikTok’s Content Moderators Are Having Nightmares About Their Work

October 25, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 25th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. TikTok’s algorithm has been praised as the best in the world at selecting content. But the hardest decisions are made by people who watch thousands of disturbing clips every day — for a wage of around one hundred kronor a day. Luis, a 28-year-old Colombian […]

Moonpay Wants to Become the PayPal of Crypto

October 23, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 23rd, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The PayPal of crypto — that is what Moonpay is trying to become. Whether they succeed or fail will say a great deal about how the wider crypto market develops. Crypto company Moonpay made a splashy entrance into the startup world when it raised one […]

Ark Kapital: Tailored Financing for Startups

October 23, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 23rd, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. What happens when venture capital dries up for software companies? A new industry of alternative financing emerges. Ark Kapital is one of them. It might seem like a return to an older era. How did companies get funded before venture capitalists started investing our pension […]

Netflix Launches Ads in Bridgerton and Stranger Things

October 19, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 19th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. In an increasingly squeezed streaming market, Netflix is launching a cheaper, ad-supported tier. But the company may need more radical change to stay competitive. That was the mood back in April, when Netflix announced it had lost subscribers for the first time in ten years. […]