Month: May 2016

Voice technology is starting to become a crowded space as tech behemoths are starting to enter this area one by one, starting with the success and wide adoption of Amazon Echo. A few days ago, Google also followed the footstep with the announcing of the voice-enabled Google Home. I am sure companies like Sony, Samsung … Continue reading Voice Technology, Future of Computer Interaction?

Marketwatch FB bot sent me a message this morning regarding Snapchat raising an additional $1.81B at a valuation of $20B, propelling the company to the ultra-unicorn elite club, which include members like Airbnb, Uber and Palantir. I decided to do a quick simple analysis on where this funding stand among the members of the club. Per … Continue reading Snapchat Insane Valuation or Not?

TV viewership has been on stalling towards the latter half of the 2000's and declined drastically in the past few years. In fact, the viewership for almost all age group declined in the 20%+ range in the past five years per the Nielsen data. Only 65+ age group showed a slight 5% increase in viewership. … Continue reading Transformation of the TV Industry

You will notice an overwhelming majority of traditional movie production companies were founded back a few decades ago and rarely any in recent years. The question here is not whether innovation has stalled in this industry sector or not but rather the reasoning behind the shift in content consumer's viewership attitude and behaviors. A few weeks … Continue reading How Would You Build a Movie Studio if You Started Today?

Market corrections have been inversely correlated to innovation historically. The chart below graphs the Kauffman Startup Activity Index against the S&P 500 Total Return and overlays notable Series A financings. With the exception of 2003, when the global technology markets collapsed, innovation has moved opposite the public markets, most notably around 2008-2010, when the financial … Continue reading Equity Market Correction, Next Wave of “Innovation”?

Could this be the next sub-trend after the explosive growth of HomeAway and Airbnb? This actually reminds me of WeLive, the sub-division within WeWork, responsible for co-living apartments, similar to that of the countless co-working environment in the country. "Home Isn’t Where Your Mortgage Is. The question has shifted. It’s no longer how to move … Continue reading Co-Living, Flexible Housing Options [WeLive & Roam]

Viewing of video-like contents has, in history, been horizontal on most mediums, tarting with the rectangular, horizontal TV then YouTube and finally major social media platforms including the likes of Facebook and Twitter. The main advantage of horizontal content view is bigger viewer perspective for the users and content consumers. This in turn will allow more … Continue reading Vertical Video – The New Content-Viewing Standard?