Monitoring the Situation

kept by eddie apr 21

a16z announces investment in MTS, a live media company on X that monitors and discusses current events in tech, business, politics, and culture.

Local tech scenes have changed - by Alex Danco - a16z
AI has reduced local tech scenes' appeal by raising the opportunity cost of staying outside Silicon Valley and enabling more solo building among A-player talent.
also on a16z, #startups, #culture
a16z: The Power Brokers - Not Boring by Packy McCormick
a16z raised $15B in new funds, validating its strategy of building a scalable 'Firm' that sells power to portfolio companies, with Databricks as a prime example of its high-conviction, oversized bets approach.
also on a16z, #startups, #business-strategy
Twitter Turns 20: Two Decades of Memes, Movements and Hot Takes
Twitter's first public tweets appeared on July 15, 2006, and the platform was later rebranded as X after Elon Musk's acquisition, marking two decades of cultural and political impact.
also on X, #social-media, #culture, #business-strategy
The For You page is killing Social - by Nic Carter
X's algorithmic For You page optimizes for time spent over creator-follower linkage, driving creators to platforms like Substack for reliable reach.
also on X, #social-media, #culture, #business-strategy