And Their Digital Democracies. If home is where the heart is, then where you live is where your mind is. For many people, that’s on the internet. In 2020, the average American spent 7 hours and 50 minutes online per day. That’s nearly 120 full days spent online during the…

And what it means for the future We’re living through a period of incredible innovation. 10 years ago, Instagram, Doordash, Venmo, Siri, and Slack didn’t exist. Plant-based meat wasn’t a thing, Airbnb and Uber had just been founded, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe was basically only Iron Man. 10 —…

And fend off competitors from Twitter, Instagram, and more Clubhouse, an audio-only content platform founded last April, has gained immense popularity in recent months. The startup was most recently valued at eyewatering $1 billion in a Series B funding round led by Andreesen Horowitz. …

A Deep Dive on the Coinbase S-1 — Coinbase, a crypto exchange, just filed its S-1 to go public via direct listing. This comes on the back of recent months’ massive runup in cryptocurrencies, a SPAC frenzy, and an increasingly frothy market. What’s caught many people’s attention is Coinbase’s supposed doubling in valuation over the past month. In…

Sizing the EV Market Opportunity Nearly every automaker has committed to producing EVs within the next few years — from pure-play electric vehicle makers like Tesla or Nio, to primarily internal combustion engine (ICE) automakers like GM and Ford, to (sometimes pre-revenue) newcomers like Rivian, Lucid Motors, and Lordstown Motors. …

In the race to capture EV market share and gain traction with consumers, Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio is attempting to differentiate itself in a key way: by offering its batteries as a service (BaaS). Many have wondered whether the service will work. After all, Tesla introduced battery swaps in…

The EV market is heating up. Only a few companies will survive —here’s why Nio may be one of them. Summary · Nio has had strong delivery growth over the last year and could be at an important inflection point. Recent capital raises indicate Nio is investing heavily in its future. …