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Natto Thoughts Explainer: China’s Great Leap Forward into a Brand-new Electric Vehicle Industry

Natto Thoughts • 19 implied HN points • 12 Apr 23
💼 Business Industry Market Competition Policy Innovation
  1. China's top-down strategy in developing the EV industry has led to significant market dominance, increasing the country's global economic influence.
  2. The three stages of China's EV industry development involved government support, special programs, and industry incentives to rapidly create a new industry.
  3. The growth and advancements in China's EV industry have implications of boosting global climate policies, forming industry alliances, and intensifying competition among EV makers.

Differentiation Treadmill of Startups

User-Friendly • 1 HN point • 06 Mar 24
💼 Business Startups Competition Innovation Market Differentiation
  1. Darwin's evolutionary theory emphasizes the importance of differentiation in the business world, just like in biological systems.
  2. In a competitive market, startups must set themselves apart through unique offerings to survive and thrive.
  3. Effective adaptive selection and differentiation can help businesses gain a competitive advantage and stay relevant in a constantly evolving market environment.

Apple Grants Repair Indulgence for iPhones

Fight to Repair • 59 implied HN points • 17 Nov 21
🕹 Technology Hardware Repair Legislation Market Software
  1. Apple's new Self Service Repair program is a significant shift for the company, signaling a change in their stance on repair by allowing customers to access genuine parts and tools.
  2. The program, while a step in the right direction, falls short of a true 'right to repair' legislation, as it is limited in scope to specific iPhone models and doesn't offer support for independent repair shops.
  3. Apple's Self Service Repair program, akin to an 'indulgence,' is discretionary, controlled by Apple, and may still impose barriers like limited parts access and software restrictions on repairs.

Ask Who It's For

Tigerfeathers! • 4 implied HN points • 18 Oct 23
💼 Business Marketing Audience Entrepreneurship Market Product
  1. Gary Dahl's success with the Pet Rock stemmed from targeting a specific audience that resonated with his product.
  2. Identifying a smallest viable audience is crucial for entrepreneurs and creators to tailor their offerings effectively.
  3. Rather than trying to appeal to everyone, focus on finding the right audience that is already interested in what you have to offer.
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Tayonomics

Some Unpleasant Arithmetic • 8 implied HN points • 07 Jun 23
🎭️ Culture Music Economics Ethics Distribution Market
  1. Taylor Swift's monopoly on her brand and the limited competition in her music genre lead to high ticket prices for her concerts.
  2. Ticketmaster's dominance in the ticketing market allows for high prices, low quantities, and lower quality of service.
  3. Price discrimination, differences in supply and demand dynamics, and economic productivity explain varying ticket prices between US and Latin American Taylor Swift concerts.

Introducing the RON/PIXEL Liquidity Pool on Katana!

Ronin’s Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 19 Feb 24
🔮 Crypto Liquidity Gaming Market
  1. RON/PIXEL Liquidity Pool is introduced on Katana DEX for swapping using Ronin Wallet, making it convenient for users.
  2. For those preferring RON | RONIN for trading over Binance, the RON/PIXEL pool offers an alternative trading option.
  3. $PIXEL, the in-game digital asset for Pixels.xyz, is now available for trading with a total supply of 5 billion tokens.

Vol. 4, No. 5 — r/IPO

Valuabl • 0 implied HN points • 01 Mar 24
💰 Finance Investment Market Stocks IPO Valuation
  1. Reddit is going public with an IPO, but details are vague - be cautious as expected valuation seems high
  2. Investors interested in Reddit's IPO should consider their portfolio and the offer price before deciding to buy shares
  3. Reddit has a successful platform and valuable data, but potential investors should be wary of the frothy expected valuation typical of IPOs

The discourse about AI is weirdly terrible

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 08 May 23
🕹 Technology AI Regulation Market Capitalism Automation
  1. The debate on AI lacks economics and is often polarized and unproductive.
  2. The core of the AI discussion is essentially about regulation, where uncertainty should be acknowledged and addressed through experimentation.
  3. Wealthy individuals, despite their usual stance against regulation, are concerned about AI's potential power and advocate for regulation to potentially prevent threats to their status quo.

The Bitcoin Bubble Post Mortem

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 08 Dec 17
💰 Finance Bitcoin Crypto Investing Market Economics
  1. Bitcoin is the first purely digital bubble, making it different from previous bubbles that involved paper assets.
  2. Bitcoin's global accessibility allows anyone from anywhere to purchase it without needing traditional financial infrastructure.
  3. Although bitcoin transactions have low entry costs, they are slow and result in high transaction fees, indicating potential risks of speculation.

Fight to Repair Daily: Wednesday September 14, 2022

Fight to Repair • 0 implied HN points • 14 Sep 22
🕹 Technology Repair Lawsuit Market Regulation
  1. The right to repair movement is gaining momentum globally, with significant legal battles and initiatives such as India's e-repair market potentially worth $20 billion.
  2. Innovations like the Kytch device for repairing McDonald's McFlurry machines and initiatives like Fixit Clinics show the importance of empowering individuals to fix their own belongings, reducing waste and promoting sustainability.
  3. Policy changes, like the EU Commission's proposed requirements for smartphones and tablets to be more repairable, are crucial steps towards promoting sustainability, but there are still challenges to address in ensuring true repairability and longevity of electronic devices.

The (old) media is dead; long live the (new) media

Perfecting Equilibrium • 0 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
📰 News Media Journalism Market Industry Economy
  1. The old media is facing significant challenges, with layoffs and closures in mainstream newsrooms, while new media is thriving and filling the gaps left behind.
  2. The shift from old to new media is reshaping the media landscape, allowing for more diverse voices and perspectives to emerge.
  3. Journalists in the changing media environment now need a broader skill set beyond traditional journalism, as they navigate the evolving market dynamics of the Information Age.

Deere hedges bets on repair with new agreement - Week in Repair

Fight to Repair • 0 implied HN points • 12 Jan 23
💼 Business Repair Legislation Technology Market
  1. Deere's new repair agreement with the American Farm Bureau Federation raises questions about how effective it will be in granting full repair rights to farmers.
  2. The vague nature of the Deere agreement and lack of enforcement mechanisms could allow Deere to maintain control over repairs and avoid significant changes.
  3. Deere's history of restrictive repair practices and ongoing issues suggest that the current agreement may not lead to substantial improvements for customers unless closely monitored.