Substack and Crossroads for a Revolution

All revolutions start with a rebel, and in the world of writing, blogging and newsletters, Substack, the online newsletter platform, is Silicon Valley’s new favourite disobedient child. High on its recent explosion in the writing community, it now finds itself at an interesting c … | Continue reading


@thistooshallpass.blog | 3 years ago

Square Makes Tidal Waves

Every now and then, a company does something that makes people just sort of go “…huh…why?”. This last week was one of those times.  Sure enough, last week, Square (the fintech company that created Cash App and shares a CEO with Twitter — Jack Dorsey) announced that they were buyi … | Continue reading


@thistooshallpass.blog | 3 years ago

Spotify Audiobooks

Spotify has been building an audio streaming empire, and audiobooks are the latest entrant to the battleground. | Continue reading


@thistooshallpass.blog | 3 years ago

When did neobanks get so boring?

In the first half of 2020, overhyped neobanks went from a contrarian opinion to a major industry talking point. What happened? | Continue reading


@thistooshallpass.blog | 3 years ago

The Office characters represented by tech companies

The Office is home to clashes and cliques — Silicon Valley is no different. Let's explore the characters of Dunder Mifflin as Bay Area tech companies. | Continue reading


@thistooshallpass.blog | 3 years ago

Twitch Will Never Lose

Mixer was created to disrupt Twitch's market leadership. This week, though, the underdog, well... died. Let's explore, what went so wrong with Mixer? | Continue reading


@thistooshallpass.blog | 3 years ago

Twitter Should Out-Clubhouse the Clubhouse

Twitter is uniquely positioned to create Clubhouse natively on the platform. We explore the strategy of audio tweets, and what they mean for the future. | Continue reading


@thistooshallpass.blog | 3 years ago