The hottest Substack posts of Margins by Ranjan Roy and Can Duruk

And their main takeaways
1043 implied HN points 24 Feb 23
  1. Voice technology like Amazon's Alexa faced challenges in living up to the initial promise of being a transformative platform due to issues like annoying follow-up questions and closed-off ecosystems.
  2. Big tech companies often focused on 10x innovations rather than incremental improvements, leading to challenges in realizing the full potential of technological advancements.
  3. The economic incentives, user behaviors, and prevailing attitudes towards technology play crucial roles in determining the success and impact of innovations.
513 implied HN points 01 Mar 23
  1. Metaverse is seen as a fad that's good for Felt
  2. Crypto is also viewed as a fad that Felt doesn't care about
  3. AI, specifically OpenAI tools, is seen as a trend that may have positive impacts until concerns about its control arise