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Show Highlights: Discover Upstream Ag, the essential ag newsletter. [00:02:44] Innovation and its Red Queen race effect explained. [00:08:29] Explore the tension between innovation and certainty. [00:12:45] What is innovation culture vs. innovation theater? [00:17:14] Tell-tale signs of novelty infatuation in a business. [00:23:46] Why the revolutionary Michelin PAX tire failed. [00:28:31] Analyze John Deere's thoughtful innovation strategy with See & Spray. [00:34:04] How to ensure genuine problem-solving innovation. [00:42:45] Gain learnings from Amazon's Fire Phone failure. [00:45:12] Connect with Shane Thomas at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanethomasag/, and to learn more about Upstream Ag, go to https://www.upstream.ag/. If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

Unlock the secrets behind Amazon's unprecedented growth with our special guest, Steve Anderson, author of the bestselling book "The Bezos Letters." Steve, an expert in analyzing business risks, shares invaluable insights from Jeff Bezos' letters to Amazon shareholders. Learn how Amazon's principles of experimentation, risk-taking, and customer obsession have fueled its meteoric rise. Steve breaks down Bezos' strategic cycles of testing, building, accelerating, and scaling, offering practical advice for businesses aspiring to achieve similar success.Explore Amazon's notable failures, like the Fire Phone, and the crucial lessons they provided, leading to triumphs such as the Echo and Alexa. Discover how Bezos' approach to decision-making—differentiating between high-stakes and routine decisions—has played a pivotal role in Amazon's growth. We delve into the importance of persistence and long-term thinking for entrepreneurial success, drawing inspiration from Bezos' visionary mindset. Tune in for a treasure trove of insights and actionable strategies from Steve Anderson's in-depth analysis of one of the world's most successful companies.Helium10   50% OFF first month OR 10% OFF LIFETIME subscription = PROMO CODE “FTM”SoStockedStart Your 30-Day Free TrialYour 1st Month Is Free For Any Plan You Choose!If You receive value from this content please SUPPORT The PodcastPaypal → CLICK HERE▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Have you read Jeff Bezos' shareholder letters to learn about Amazon's growth principles? Today's guest has done exactly that, and in this episode he'll work you through Bezos' thinking. Steve Anderson is today's guest. A writer, speaker, and futurist, Steve is an authority on risk, technology, productivity, and innovation. He's also the co-author of The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon. Join Scott and Steve as they explore: * Steve shares his expertise on Amazon growth principles and decision-making.* Taking calculated risks in business.* Amazon's success and how it's different from other companies that were once successful but are now gone.* Jeff Bezos' letters to shareholders, which provide insights into how Amazon grew and what enabled it to succeed.* Bezos' focus on long-term growth and experimentation.* Why CEOs and business owners should physically go to see customers and spend time understanding their process and pain points.* Amazon's three pillars: wide selection, low prices, and fast delivery.* Bezos's idea of making quick decisions with “70% of the information you wish you had.” * Four key growth cycles: testing, building, accelerating, and scaling.* The need for businesses to think big and be willing to take risks to grow and succeed.* Failure can lead to success: Amazon's Fire Phone flop led to Alexa's success.* The principles and strategies in Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich" book and how they apply to business today.* How Amazon's focus on growth and customer centricity led to the creation of Amazon Marketplace, a business idea that seemed crazy at first.Thanks to Steve Anderson for being on Business, Bourbon & Cigars. Connect with Steve on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevetn/ Get Steve's book The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon, co-authored with Karen Anderson: https://thebezosletters.com/ BUSINESS, BOURBON & CIGARSBe sure to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes. * Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3SN2fHn * Spotify: https://spoti.fi/49EwtTo * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MePlusUltraNetwork/podcasts * Business, Bourbon & Cigars is the preeminent resource for ambitious leaders who want a backstage pass to the top. Each episode, we sit down with ultra-successful executives and industry leaders who share their insider strategies for growth and success. And of course, we may even sip on some of the finest bourbon and light up our favorite cigars while we chat.* Each week, we bring you in-depth interviews with high-level executives and industry leaders who have a proven track record and in-depth understanding of what it takes to grow a business. They'll share their no-nonsense approach, the challenges they faced on their journey to the top, and the strategies that helped them overcome obstacles and forge their own path to ultra-success.ME PLUS ULTRA * Transform your business and redefine your world with Me Plus Ultra virtual masterminds and leadership retreats: https://MePlusUltra.com * Me Plus Ultra is a place where visionary entrepreneurs come together, not just to network, but to forge lasting connections, inspire one another, and grow their businesses with confidence and purpose. With exclusive access to industry-leading knowledge, personalized growth strategies, and high-impact events, we empower you to transcend traditional business barriers. To elevate your business, join our Me Plus Ultra virtual masterminds and leadership...

In this episode of AlchemistX Innovators Inside, Ian Bergman sits down with Alex Bergo, Managing Director of Innovation Norway on the US West Coast, to explore the intersections of innovation across public and private sectors globally. Alex shares insights from his experiences fostering sustainable development through innovation, detailing how strategic independence in corporate innovation centers can shield creative ventures from stifling corporate influences. The discussion delves into the necessity of an entrepreneurial mindset in identifying and capitalizing on emerging trends. Alex uses his background in machine learning to understand the shifts needed to transition from traditional industries to sustainable alternatives. He emphasizes the importance of embracing failures as learning opportunities, highlighting a visit to Amazon, where failures like the Fire Phone are celebrated as steps toward greater success. As the conversation broadens to include ethical considerations and regulatory challenges in the rapidly advancing realm of artificial intelligence, Alex argues for proactive engagement in shaping technology's impact on society. This episode not only highlights the dynamics of innovation within large corporations but also paints a picture of the global innovation landscape where adaptability and proactive involvement are key to steering technological advancements. For more episodes and resources, visit https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alchemistinnovatorsinside/message

ต้องบอกว่าเทคโนโลยีบางอย่างอาจจะดูเหมือนประสบความสำเร็จในช่วงแรก ๆ หลังเปิดตัว แต่ก็มีโอกาสที่จะล้มเหลวได้ในท้ายที่สุด ซึ่งหนึ่งในนั้นคือผลิตภัณฑ์ที่หวังจะชนะสงครามสมาร์ทโฟนโดย Jeff Bezos อย่าง Fire Phone Amazon ไม่ได้หวังแค่จะยึดตลาดมือถือสมาร์ทโฟน แต่พวกเขาได้ปล่อยผลิตภัณฑ์อย่าง Kindle Fire Tablet ที่ถือได้ว่าสามารถทำกำไรให้กับพวกเขาได้อย่างต่อเนื่องทุกปีได้แล้วในขณะนั้น เลือกฟังกันได้เลยนะครับ อย่าลืมกด Follow ติดตาม PodCast ช่อง Geek Forever's Podcast ของผมกันด้วยนะครับ ========================= ร่วมสนับสนุน ด.ดล Blog และ Geek Forever Podcast เพื่อให้เรามีกำลังใจในการผลิต Content ดี ๆ ให้กับท่าน https://www.tharadhol.com/become-a-supporter/ ——————————————– ติดตาม ด.ดล Blog ผ่าน Line OA เพียงคลิก : https://lin.ee/aMEkyNA ——————————————– ไม่พลาดข่าวสารผ่านทาง Email จาก ด.ดล Blog : https://www.getrevue.co/profile/tharadhol ——————————————– Geek Forever Club พื้นที่ของการแลกเปลี่ยนข้อมูลข่าวสาร ความรู้ ด้านธุรกิจ เทคโนโลยีและวิทยาศาสตร์ ใหม่ ๆ ที่น่าสนใจ https://www.facebook.com/groups/geek.forever.club/ ========================= ช่องทางติดตาม ด.ดล Blog เพิ่มเติมได้ที่ Fanpage : www.facebook.com/tharadhol.blog Blockdit : www.blockdit.com/tharadhol.blog Twitter : www.twitter.com/tharadhol Instragram : instragram.com/tharadhol TikTok : tiktok.com/@geek.forever Youtube : www.youtube.com/c/mrtharadhol Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/in/tharadhol Website : www.tharadhol.com

John talks with Karen Anderson – strategic book advisor and coach, associate publisher at Morgan James Publishing, author of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times best-selling book The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon, ghostwriter, editor, and a devoted wife to Steve. Before Karen started working in the publishing world, she was a Marriage and Family Therapist. Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:00] - Intro [01:44] - The importance of story in non-fiction [04:40] - The backstory of The Bezos Letters [06:36] - Writing a book about Bezos' shareholder letters [10:19] - The idea of risk and successful failure [13:02] - Amazon's Fire Phone failure and the birth of Alexa [15:08] - Why you need to buy 2 copies of a book [19:18] - Karen's journey from therapist to publisher [20:55] - Getting into direct response marketing [22:46] - Becoming a juggernaut in the publishing world [26:47] - AI can't replace the creative aspect of writing [30:18] - John's upcoming book: The F6 Secrets of Relationships [31:22] - Writing with Scrivener [35:04] - Advice for hesitant writers with compelling stories [38:12] - The book editing process [43:01] - John's experience with correcting errors in a book NOTABLE QUOTES:  "I recommend to anybody in the non-fiction world to read fiction. And the reason I do that is because the thing that's most compelling and most powerful for people is story. And the best novels are really good with story." "No matter what you're doing in your message, whether it's via book or speaking, or whatever it is, it's always about story." "The most powerful non-fiction is what engages you, what's emotionally connected. And the reality is, if you eliminate story, you typically have a textbook, and most people don't like reading textbooks." "The biggest risk that businesses were taking was that they weren't taking enough risks." "Life is short, get up there." "AI doesn't have stories. AI doesn't know how to do the inspirational part yet. It can come up with ways that you can communicate better, but it doesn't know your experience." "The best writers have the best editors." "I wrote you a long letter because I didn't have time to write a short one." "It's a whole lot easier to just write lots of stuff than it is to really hone it down and get it in a way that can communicate well." BOOK MENTIONED: The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip Heath and Dan Heath (https://a.co/d/8K2v28) APP MENTIONED: Scrivener https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview  USEFUL RESOURCES: https://www.strategicbookcoach.com https://www.strategicbookpartners.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-anderson-bookcoach/ https://www.instagram.com/dearkaren/ https://www.facebook.com/dearkaren https://twitter.com/dearkaren CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com     Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen     Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen     Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen     LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen     YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA     EPISODE CREDITS Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/

On this weeks episode Mark discusses the time Rox nearly burnt the house down with nail varnish remover, we hear if it's really worth snooping through your partners phone DMs and we find out what it means when you're asked to be a “Unicorn” on a first date!! #LadBabyPodcastEmail: ladbabypodcast@gmail.comPresenter & Producer: Mark & Roxanne HoyleSound Engineer/Editing: @mountstreetstudiosHosted by: Global Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

En este episodio 11 hablamos de los próximos lanzamientos así como Firephone 5, una marca volcada al 100% con la sostenibilidad, Nothing Phone 2 una marca premium e innovadora en cuanto a diseño y prestaciones. No olvidamos hablar un poquito de Apple en cuanto a sus novedades y algo curioso que nos viene en el episodio es la aparición de Asus Zenfone 10, movil pequeño pero con una performance que te dejara boquiabierto/a. No dejamos de lado los problemas que tiene Google Pixel Fold y algo que empieza a moverse, el tema de los Playables en YouTube.

Rich DeMuro reminisces about the evolution of the smartphone. From the Treo 600 to the Moto Q, the iPhone to the Fire Phone. Nexus, Pixel, LG, OnePlus, Motorola, HTC and Samsung. They all brought something to the table over the years.Mike in Portland asked if there's a way to record streaming content like something that's airing on Amazon Prime. Rich recommended checking out PlayOn.tv.Henry in Temecula deleted a document by accident. Rich recommended using the “undo” feature in the future, or navigating to the folder where the documents were stored and right clicking and selecting the Restore Previous Versions feature to see if the file is there. Also, check the recycling bin. In the future, use a cloud service like Google Docs so things are saved in real time.Ilya Pozin of Telly joins Rich to talk about his startup that is giving away free 4K TV's.Faiz in Los Angeles is having problems with Wink smart hub and wants an alternative. Rich recommends switching over to a Matter compatible network and smart home gadgets.Montana is the first state to ban TikTok. Stay tuned.Alex writes in and asks for Gmail 3rd party email application recommendations. Rich says to take a look at built in email applications on Windows and Mac, Outlook, Thunderbird, Spark, Edison and Newton.Uber adds new features including a phone number to book a ride and Family Profiles so teens can take rides on their own.Steven in Los Angeles called to ask about setting up his own NAS using FreeNas software or Synology.There is now an OFFICIAL ChatGPT app for iPhone! Don't be fooled by the imitators. Direct link to download on iOS.Jared Newman of Advisorator talked about:Advisorator newsletter on passkeysAdvisorator sign-up pageFree Apple TV+ via Apple, Best Buy, Target, and RokuCord Cutter Weekly sign-up pageAl from Woodland Hills called in to ask if he should pay $20 a month for ChatGPT Plus. Rich recommends also taking a look at Google Bard and Bing AI, both are free and up to date.Amazon has new Echo products including Echo Pop and the Echo Buds with a neat feature that lets you connect them to two devices at the same time and they'll automatically switch to whichever one is playing audio.Is AM radio really dying? Rich talks about how carmakers are eliminating AM radio from EV's and other cars.Sam Altman, the creator of ChatGPT, talked to lawmakers about concerns regarding the regulation of AI.Here are the top clicked phishing email subject lines.Christina Warren talks BlackBerry movie and all things BlackBerry!Apple showed off new accessibility features coming soon to iPhone and iPad including a simple screen, Personal Voice and Point and Speak.TSA is testing facial recognition at airports.Rich On Tech Show Wiki LinkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nicht Logik die Psycho-Logik macht Marken stark. Verstößt man gegen diese Logik bezahlt man einen hohen Preis. Deshalb spreche ich mit Georg Felser, dem führenden Konsumentenpsychologen Deutschlands über die Erfolgslogik der Markendehnung. Georg lehrt seit 30 Jahren an verschiedenen Hochschulen Werbe- und Konsumentenpsychologie. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen in der unbewussten Beeinflussung von Konsumenten, der Entstehung von Kundenzufriedenheit sowie in der Entscheidungsforschung. Er ist Gründungsmitglied der Gesellschaft für angewandte Wirtschaftspsychologie und ist Autor des deutschen Standardwerks der Werbe- und Konsumentenpsychologie. - die Psychologie der Urteilsbildung - wie gefälschte Markenartikel unser Verhalten beeinflussen - die Kraft der multisensorischen Markenbildung - warum Amazon mit seinem Firephone gescheitert und mit Alexa erfolgreich ist - warum der Absturz des Phaeton von VW schon im Namen angelegt war

Welcome to a new series on The Speechly Podcast - the "Voice Pioneers Fireside Chats" series. In this series you can expect interviews with individuals who have made a significant impact in the world of Voice Technology. We will explore the past work that makes them a “Pioneer” while also exploring topics around the current and future user behavior with Voice-Enabled experiences. The main goal of this series is to use the lessons learned from the Voice Pioneers to inform and inspire the current generation of product builders in the world of Voice User Interfaces. This week I am joined by Ian Freed, Co-Founder and CEO of Bamboo Learning, the leaders in creating voice-enabled educational applications. Before starting Bamboo Learning, Ian spent over a decade at Amazon having jobs such as Tech Advisor to Jeff Bezos and VP of Devices where he overlooked Alexa-Enabled hardware. We dug into topics such as: - What is it like to be Tech Advisor to Jeff Bezos? - Did Amazon have a plan for Alexa on the Fire Phone? - What would Voice Experiences look like today if Amazon owned a Mobile Platform? - What did General Voice Assistant platforms get right & wrong with the rollout of Voice Assistants? - How do Voice Experiences for children differ from older demographics? - What are the benefits of Multi-Modal Voice Experiences vs purely Conversational Voice Experiences? I hope you enjoy this interview with Ian Freed on The Speechly Podcast! Follow Bamboo Learning: BambooLearning.com iOS App Download Twitter - @learnwithbamboo LinkedIn Follow Speechly: Speechly.com Twitter - @SpeechlyAPI GitHub.com/Speechly LinkedIn

Conversación con una de mis personas favoritas en el mundo. He tenido el placer de ver su evolución de cerca y como iba tomando decisiones siempre pensando en su Visión. Lo mejor de todo, a pesar de donde está a día de hoy, es que tan solo está empezando. Conversando con mi hermana. TIMESTAMPS 0:00.- Intro & Presentación 10:25 - Mis estudiantes me preguntan ¿Cómo sabias lo que querías hacer? 12:21 - Trabajo en Amazon Web Services 16:20 - Concepto de “Estamos en el dia 1” 21:00 - Proceso de selección de personal en Amazon 25:05 - Concepto Inyectar Caos 35:46 - “Tenemos una tendencia de movernos rápido de los errores” 40:40 - Hay 2 formas de equivocarnos 45:49 - Fire Phone, las lecciones aprendidas 48:48 - Errores, aprendizaje, experiencia y adaptación

Amazon Unbound is the story of how Jeff Bezos has managed his business empire over the past decade. It picks up where author Brad Stone's last Amazon book, The Everything Store, left off circa 2013. Stone chronicles Bezos's incredible attention to detail on Amazon projects like the Echo and the Fire Phone, as well as his stewardship of The Washington Post and Blue Origin; and controversies from his personal life. We get an inside look into the trials, triumphs, and tribulations of this living legend and the organizations he runs. Show Notes Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone via Amazon Eli's Dog's Instagram Follow us on Twitter @BusinessBooksCo and join our Amazon book club. Find out more at http://businessbooksandco.com

Teclado con monitor incorporado / Virgin Galactic toca el cielo / Dos nuevas funciones de WhatsApp en beta/ Las low-cost no paran de comprar aviones / SpaceIL volverá a la Luna Patrocinador: El placer de viajar con la mejor tecnología. Descubre los gadgets que te ayudarán a planificar tus mejores vacaciones de la mano de PcComponentes https://www.pccomponentes.com/travel-tech?utm_source=mixxio&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=travel-tech y su selección de tecnología y viajes. Teclado con monitor incorporado / Virgin Galactic toca el cielo / Dos nuevas funciones de WhatsApp en beta/ Las low-cost no paran de comprar aviones / SpaceIL volverá a la Luna ⌨️ Un teclado con pantalla táctil de 13" incorporada. No suelo enlazar proyectos de Kickstater, pero el FICIHP me parece algo estupendo https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ficihp/ficihp-multifunctional-keyboard-with-126-inches-touchscreen?ref=project_link. Un teclado de teclas personalizables que viene con una alargada pantalla de 12,6" (1920x515) que se conecta como monitor extra al PC (o smartphone) a través de USB-C o HDMI.

Explicamos cuales han sido los momentos más exitosos y polémicos de Jeff Bezos al frente de Amazon durante 27 años. Patrocinador: El purificador de aire Dyson Purifier es tu mejor aliado https://www.dyson.es/es para este verano. Es un potente ventilador que proyecta aire purificado y fresco por toda la estancia para que puedas respirar un aire más limpio. Un ventilador silencioso https://www.dyson.es/es para poder dormir en las noches más calurosas de verano. Explicamos cuales han sido los momentos más exitosos y polémicos de Jeffrey Bezos al frente de Amazon, la empresa que ahora fundó y que deja atrás para centrarse en otros frentes. Junto con Michael McLoughin https://twitter.com/michaelMCsaez de El Confidencial, explicamos las realidades internas de sus centros de distribución, el fallo del Fire Phone que tanto contrastó con el Kindle. Tampoco nos olvidamos de temas candentes más recientes como las reseñas falsas o una incipiente avalancha de productos "de bazar" que inundan el catálogo. Enlaces Bezos leaves enduring legacy as he steps away as Amazon CEO https://techxplore.com/news/2021-07-bezos-legacy-amazon-ceo.html Amazon Fire tablet - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Fire_tablet Jeff Bezos made Amazon a behemoth, but his legacy is complicated https://finance.yahoo.com/jeff-bezos-made-amazon-a-goliath-but-his-legacy-is-complicated-145451245.html El pueblo vallisoletano de Jeff Bezos intenta atraer al magnate | El Norte de Castilla https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/valladolid/provincia/magnate-cuida-raices-20210204192359-nt.html Does Jeff Bezos Speak Spanish? https://celebanswers.com/does-jeff-bezos-speak-spanish/ Una máquina despide los trabajadores de Amazon por no ser productivos | Business Insider España https://www.businessinsider.es/maquina-despide-trabajadores-amazon-no-ser-productivos-411871 Repartidores de Amazon denuncian que fueron despedidos por un robot https://es.finance.yahoo.com/news/repartidores-amazon-denuncian-despedidos-robot-110700965.html Amazon tras 27 años de Jeff Bezos: esta es la herencia que no saldrá en los libros de historia https://www.elconfidencial.com/tecnologia/2021-07-05/amazon-jeff-bezos-abandona-direccion_3160215/ Kernel es el podcast semanal donde Álex Barredo debate con buenos invitados sobre las plataformas y compañías tecnológicas que afectan a nuestra vida diaria. Enlaces: Newsletter diaria: http://newsletter.mixx.io Twitter: http://twitter.com/mixx_io o sigue a Álex directamente en: http://twitter.com/somospostpc Envíame un email: alex@barredo.es Telegram: https://t.me/mixx_io Web: https://mixx.io

"This is Today" features the stories that make this day unique. It's Friday, June 18, 2021, and here is what we talk about today:Federal Holiday: JuneteenthInternational Sushi Day National Go Fishing Day International Panic Day National Splurge DayCharles I Susan B. AnthonyFinest HourFire PhoneHelp to support this podcast:Become a Patron!This post was proofread by Grammarly.Subscribe to Learning More Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ian Freed is co-founder and CEO of Bamboo Learning, the creators of award-winning Alexa skills for childhood education. As you know, 2020 changed everything in education and Bamboo is filling an interesting gap for in-home learning since 2018. Before Bamboo, Ian spent nearly 13 years at Amazon. While there he served in the coveted Tech Assistant to the CEO role where he was Jeff Bezos' shadow for a year. Afterward, Freed become Vice President of Kindle and then Vice President of Amazon Devices. While in the devices leadership role, the development and launch of Amazon Echo, Alexa, and Fire Phone all reported up to him. That is some unique insight for you today.  We discuss Ed Tech, how COVID-19 and quarantine changed education, the early days of Echo and Alexa, and how the market has evolved. 

In this week's episode we talk about a Fire phone for you face, Alabama fighting the Union again, a deep dive into cheese sandwiches, and the cost of good security these days.NewsThe perfect accessory for the Fire Phone?Amazon Workers in Alabama Vote Against UnionizingThe economics of the Pimento cheese sandwichFacebook spent $23 million for CEO Mark Zuckerberg's security in 2020RecommendationsThe SchemeDr Peter Attia's podcastPatersonShameless PlugsFor coffee drinkers:Mike's coffee company: Bookcase CoffeeFor investors:Jeff's software: The Bubble BoardFor restaurant managers:Mike's startup: Dashy DashFollow UsTwitter: @twpwkYoutubeiTunesSpotifyStitcherGoogle PodcastsPocket CastsOvercast

Этот выпуск в YouTube: https://youtu.be/7PvJmLGFcN8 Два подкастера-даосиста обсуждали религиозные труды в контексте soft skills. * Внутренняя эмиграция (https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BD%D1%83%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%8F_%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F) * Опровергаемость научных теорий * Подкаст Inside the Breakthrough * WEIRD (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology#WEIRD_bias): western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic * Сунь-Цзы "Искусство войны" * Валерій Пекар "Бесіди майстра Хай Тао про стратегію" * Лао-Дзы "Дао Дэ Цзин" * Некоторые люди строят практическую деятельность на книгах и цитатах * Невежество приводит к полному спокойствию * Полное спокойствие и тепловая смерть Вселенной * Цари, мудрецы и casual граждане * Использование айкидо в менеджменте "Кто не заботится о себе, то весьма удачно совершит и свое личное дело." * Знаки Вселенной и другие метафизические истории в управлении организациями * Интуитивное принятие решений и ошибка выжившего * "The Everything Store" (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Store-Jeff-Bezos-Amazon/dp/0552167835) – книга о истории Амазон * Кто действительно мудр и знает, тот не говорит, а делает "Put your money where your mouth is" * Властью лучше всего распоряжается тот, кому она не нужна * Amazon Fire Phone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Phone) "Стив Джобс – инноватор – деспот – успех" * Корпоративная культура и сведение воедино разнородных концепций * Культура – это то, что вы делаете, когда никто не смотрит * Почему-то у нас не принято гордиться своими достижениями * Внутренняя смелость и "а что если это не понравится людям?"

I was in high school when Steve Jobs died. Being in Silicon Valley, some of the people around me acted as if Jesus had just been crucified for the second time. But the feelings of sadness weren't just limited to the techies. Even normal people seemed to recognize that something big had happened. Everyone had an iPod or an iPhone, and now the same guy who got on stage and introduced those products to the world was gone. Jeff Bezos stepping down from Amazon might just be as big of a deal as Steve Jobs stepping down from Apple. After all, Amazon has just as much impact on people's lives as Apple does. Millions of Americans shop on Amazon Prime and visit sites like Netflix that are powered by Amazon's AWS on a daily basis. Still, Bezos is not going to be celebrated by the masses the way that Steve Jobs was. Bezos's legacy is going to be debated for years to come. Some may call him the modern-day John D. Rockefeller, a robber baron who made billions while his workers suffered. Others might focus on the thousands of independent bookstores that closed because they couldn't compete with Amazon. Look, I'm going to do some deep-dive into the morality of Amazon's business practices - this isn't some ethics newsletter that your philosophy professor asked you to subscribe to for extra credit. Instead, I want to talk about one aspect of the Bezos legacy we can all celebrate: his capacity for YOLOing. Let's talk about some of Jeff Bezos's boldest moves and break down the lessons they can teach us. Jeff Bezos's 1997 letter to shareholders Jeff Bezos set the tone for what kind of company Amazon would be in his famous 1997 letter to shareholders. In it, he talked about how his biggest priority was moving fast and making Amazon the leading online retailer while the Internet was still young and the opportunity was still there. He also emphasized the company's commitment to making big bets to reach this goal: “We will make bold rather than timid investment decisions where we see a sufficient probability of gaining market leadership advantages. Some of these investments will pay off, others will not, and we will have learned another valuable lesson in either case.”For most companies, this type of language is just PR bullshit. Even CEOs of companies like Intel talk about being “bold”, while their products can't keep up with the times and they fall hopelessly behind the competition. But Jeff Bezos wasn't all talk. Being bold was a way of life for Amazon. Jeff's biggest W: Amazon Prime In 2005, Jeff Bezos announced what may have been his biggest YOLO: Amazon Prime. For just $79 a year, customers could have unlimited 2-day shipping. It seems like an obvious idea now, but back then, even Amazon employees thought Jeff Bezos was literally insane. Some critics believed the only customers who were going to sign up for Amazon Prime were people who already made a ton of purchases online. They would then just abuse the free shipping until Amazon went bankrupt. Amazon didn't end up going bankrupt. Instead, Amazon Prime helped it become the #1 choice for online shopping. Amazon Prime customers had zero reasons to look at sites like eBay to compare prices - they knew Amazon was going to give them the best deal. Bezos made a bold move and it paid off in a big way. Now, it's estimated that Amazon Prime has 126 million subscribers in the US alone. The company gets a recurring revenue stream from the majority of American households, which it can use to make even more bold bets. Jeff's biggest L: the Fire Phone Of course, not all of Jeff Bezos's YOLOs have worked out. Back in 2014, he probably had one of his biggest failures ever (other than having his nudes leak): the Fire Phone. The Fire Phone was Amazon's attempt to get into the luxury smartphone market. It was priced at $650, the same price as the iPhone 6, which also released that same year.  Amazon really never had that much of a chance. By that point, everyone had pretty much decided whether they preferred iPhones or Androids and didn't really want to try out a new phone. Plus, the Fire Phone had its own problems. It was filled with gimmicky features that nobody was really asking for. Since it was new, it didn't have nearly as many apps as iPhones or Android devices.The Fire Phone wasn't a serious threat to the iPhone at all. Apple got 4 million pre-orders for the iPhone 6 within 24 hours. On the other hand, the Fire Phone didn't even sell 35,000 units in 2 months. Eventually, Amazon was forced to sell the phones off at just 99 cents. Even though Amazon lost really big with the Fire Phone, the whole episode might have been a good thing for the company overall. Amazon admitted its failure almost immediately and took a tax write-off for the cost of making the devices.  Many of the employees who worked on the Fire Phone team took what they learned and applied it to Amazon's next big product: the Echo. Amazon might have lost embarrassingly badly to Apple when it came to smartphones, but they won big when it came to voice-activated devices. Right now, the Amazon Echo dominates the market, while the Apple HomePod is way behind. What the YOLOs mean for Amazon For most big companies, it's hard to stay innovative. Once a company reaches a certain size, it gets wrapped up in rules and bureaucracy and is more focused on preserving its current revenue streams than building for the future. But Amazon is different. Jeff Bezos once said, “If you have a 10% chance of a 100x return, you should take that bet every time even if it's going to feel bad 9 out of 10 times.”  Some of his bets worked incredibly well, like Amazon Prime. Some of them failed incredibly hard, like the Fire Phone. Overall though, Amazon's strategy of making big bets has paid off. The successes like Amazon Prime, AWS, the Kindle, and the Amazon Marketplace made up for the failures. This past year, Amazon saw 44% year-over-year revenue growth, which is pretty much unheard of for companies that are that big. What Jeff Bezos can teach us about YOLOs Look, I'm not telling you this just to show how awesome Jeff Bezos is. There's a good lesson that we can all learn here about the importance of making bold bets. One of the best financial decisions I ever made was investing in Tesla back in the summer of 2019. Back then, the company was taking some serious heat from the business press. Tesla was missing its sales targets and people were wondering whether the pressure was getting to Elon's head.Betting on Tesla was kind of a YOLO decision for me. Even though Elon's tweets kind of worried me, I love the product and I strongly believe that electric cars are the future. I didn't put down my entire life savings because I knew there was some risk, but I made an investment. Through insane luck and zero skill, I've made a 1717% return so far. I'm happy I took the bet, and it's paid off for me in a big way. Look, I'm not trying to tell you to risk everything you have through badly-thought out YOLOs. Nine bad bets can leave you broke if you're not careful. Remember: Amazon didn't bet all of its money on the Fire Phone, the company was going to be fine either way because of the profits it makes from Amazon Prime and AWS. It's important to take calculated risks. In conclusion Whether you think that Jeff Bezos is the greatest innovator of our time or just some dude who should pay more taxes, there's a lot we can learn from how he ran Amazon. No matter how you feel about its founder, there's a reason why the company's become an essential part of the lives of millions of Americans. Anyway, if you're looking to learn more about business and tech, sign up for our weekly newsletter. We send one email on topics like this every Sunday. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sundayspecial.substack.com

Some random kvetching on the media code: Google's search engine not as good as its competitors for news, research findsHow I dumped Google before it dumped meScott Morrison meets Google CEO Sundar Pichai over media bargaining codeFollowing on from his call to Satya Nadella of Microsoft, today ScoMo and Frydo got on the blower to Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, to discuss the media code. No details of what they discussed has been released, but for those sick of this story, parliament is expected to submit its report next friday.In related news, The Guardian reports that Bing returns “more trusted news results” than GoogleAccording to a study from Monash University, on Australia Day “Grace Tame” was the most popular search term used on Google – reflecting the fact that she had just been made Australian of the Year. The top 50 results delivered by Google included only 70% of professional news websites, compared with 94% for the same search term on Bing and 82% on Ecosia.Meanwhile, at the Fin, John Davidson has experimented with “dumping google before it dumps me” He's moved to DuckDuckGo, and appreciates the lack of tracking “I've not missed Google search one bit.” writes John. Wired has a look at Amazon's Greatest hits of the Bezos era Amazon's Greatest Gadget Hits in the Bezos Era: Kindle, Echo, and MoreQuite a few duds and hits in the listThe original fugly kindle The Fire Phone that went nowhereDash buttons! Loved the idea of these And the product category the can claim ownership of, the voice assistant speakerIs Apple really really making a car now? Kia Motors Shares Jump After Report Apple to Invest $3.6 BillionKuo adds fuel to Apple-Hyundai electric car rumorsNEWS: Dan Riccio begins a new chapter at AppleApple Car: It's no secret, Apple's actively working on Car techKia Motors Corp. jumped as much as 14.5% after a local media report that Apple Inc. will invest 4 trillion won ($3.6 billion) as part of a collaboration with the South Korean carmaker on making electric vehicles.Rumours have been circling for a while that Apple and Hyundai (a division of Kia) may collaborate - Hyundai almost blew their chances by publicly confirming the talks last month, then walking back the statement a few days later. The fiercely private Apple doesnt like when partners talk.. Could this be the new product that Dan Riccio has been appointed to? Last week Apple announced a cryptic new role for the hardware executive: “Apple today announced Dan Riccio will transition to a new role focusing on a new project and... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recently, the European Union filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. The premise is that Amazon’s ubiquity gives it an unfair advantage in selling their own products. Amazon is of course most famously known for selling everyone else’s stuff. Tons of retailers and manufacturers use Amazon as both a storefront and distribution network. You can even get products from Sam’s Club on Amazon. That isn’t the main issue in the lawsuit though. What the EU is alleging is that Amazon’s vast network and data gathering capabilities give it an advantage in that they use all that data to better refine their own products and then market and distribute them. The fear of course is that no one could possibly compete with the way that Amazon operates.  There are a couple problems with this lawsuit. One, Amazon doesn’t actually make that many branded products. It’s a smattering of smart devices like their tablets, streaming sticks, and the Alexa devices. That’s about it. It’s also worth pointing out that despite the marketing and distribution advantages, the Fire Phone was hardly a raging success. In all honesty, this case could be better made against Walmart that has a whole like of products of many kinds that it distributes through its massive network of brick and mortar stores and online shopping.  Finally, this is just Amazon being smart with the data that they can gather. Why wouldn’t you pay attention to what sells, what features are most important, and what price points people buy at when you are designing your own products? It’s as if you were building a house and someone gave you a free blueprint for exactly what you were looking for, but instead you threw it away and figured it out from scratch. See how that doesn’t make any sense? Amazon’s success isn’t really a matter of forcing competition out but looking at the way things are going and getting there first. In the early days of the internet, they saw the potential in selling small items like books. Suddenly, bibliophiles didn’t need to spend years combing used book stores for a particular work, they could just look it up and order it. And anyone could do it, used bookstores, major publishers, or even just the soccer mom with a few old books to unload.  As capabilities increased, they branched out, streaming music, movies, and of course selling ebooks and their own e-readers, practically speaking the tablet market into existence. And let’s not forget that they developed partnerships with hordes of retailers around the world allowing them to sell nearly anything under sun.  This has actually been the case on the distribution side of Amazon as well. In truth, that is the real secret of Amazon’s success, its ability to get almost anything almost anywhere in the world in just a couple of days. Sometimes, they can even get things delivered in a matter of hours. They realized that people would be willing to wait a little bit if they didn’t have to deal with going to a store, especially if they knew they were getting what they wanted, instead of just hoping to find it. Just like with internet streaming, they gradually increased their capabilities and now Amazon trucks are all over the streets of America, dropping off packages by the millions. Naturally, things haven’t stopped there. Noticing the rise in the gig economy (only natural since they helped bring it about) there is now Amazon Flex, which allows anyone to pick up and deliver packages under the Amazon banner and make a little side money. The next step of course is for Amazon to start using drones to deliver packages. That project has been underway for years already and as soon as they can get FAA approval, you can expect to see Amazon drones buzzing around the skies. How does all of this relate to TARTLE? Like Amazon, we are a marketplace, with you the individual as the retailer. We see the trends towards accessibility in terms of ownership, the desire for greater personal control of data and the growth of cryptocurrency and are eagerly adopting them. Even better, we want to take you along on journey, to get out ahead of the trend and lead the way into a future where everyone has more direct control over what goes on in their lives. What’s your data worth? www.tartle.co Tcast is brought to you by TARTLE. A global personal data marketplace that allows users to sell their personal information anonymously when they want to, while allowing buyers to access clean ready to analyze data sets on digital identities from all across the globe. The show is hosted by Co-Founder and Source Data Pioneer Alexander McCaig and Head of Conscious Marketing Jason Rigby. What's your data worth? Find out at ( https://tartle.co/ ) Watch the podcast on YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC46qT-wHaRzUZBDTc9uBwJg ) Like our Facebook Page ( https://www.facebook.com/TARTLEofficial/ ) Follow us on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/tartle_official/ ) Follow us on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/TARTLEofficial ) Spread the word!

The Fire Phone is widely regarded as one of Amazon’s biggest failures. The phone sold what industry experts estimated to be 35,000 units in its first 25 days and they reportedly wrote off $170 million loss due to the phone’s failure in its first year.This episode is an interview with Ian Freed, the product owner of the fire phone, who took it from inception to product launch. At Amazon, Ian was a Vice President and served as Technology Adviser to Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos from 2004-2005. He led the Amazon Kindle business including business strategy, product development, business development, and marketing from 2006 until 2010. Additionally, Ian led the Amazon Echo/Alexa business from inception in 2011 through first product release in 2015. From 2016-2017, Ian led consumer services including Amazon Restaurants - a one-hour food delivery service from local restaurants in 25 cities.In 2018 Ian took his Amazon learnings and launched Bamboo learning - focused on developing breakthrough at home learning experiences for children and familiesIan and I are going to discuss:What happened to the Amazon Fire phone – where it went wrong and why they didn't create a version 2How Jeff Bezos makes failure ok and his favorite story to tell to reinforce this pointHow Amazon decides which products are good but not good enoughThe advice Jeff Bezos gave to Ian after the Fire phone failureThanks for listening and be sure to find me online to tell me what you thought of the episode!@DianaKander on Instagram and Twitter Professional AF Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/943925015810362/Diana online: www.DianaKander.comIan Freed on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ifreed Bamboo Learning: https://bamboolearning.com/

In this week's episode, we're talking about the Importance of understanding GenZ for businesses of all types, Morgan Housel’s new book The Psychology of Money and we dip our toes into Trump’s Personal Tax Return scandal and why you shouldn’t blame him for not paying his “fair share”... This is a quick episode but its action-packed and the insights into GenZ are worth the listen.Listen on Apple, Spotify, or Google Podcasts.If you aren’t in the Reformed Millennials Facebook Group join us for daily updates, discussions, and deep dives into the investable trends Millennials should be paying attention to.👉 For specific investment questions or advice contact Joel @ Gold Investment Management.🧾Trumps Tax Returns - Stop blaming the man and blame the system🧾No opinion other than: read thishttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html📖Greatest Financial Writer Of Our Generation - Morgan Housel📖A quick story from the book where Morgan discusses Tail Events:At the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting in 2013, Warren Buffet said he's owned 500 stocks during his life and made most of his money on 10 of them.Munger followed up: "If you remove just a few of Berkshire's top investments, its long-term track record is pretty average.In 2018, Amazon drove 6% of the S&P 500's returns. And Amazon's growth is almost entirely due to Prime and Amazon Web Services, which itself are tail events in a company that has experimented with hundreds of products, from the Fire Phone to travel agencies.Apple was responsible for almost 7% of the index's returns in 2018. And it is driven overwhelmingly by the iPhone, which in the world of tech products is as tail--y as tails get.And who's working at these companies? Google's hiring acceptance rate if 0.2%. Facebook's is 0.1%. Apple's is about 2%. So the people working on these tail projects that drive tail returns have tail careers.When we pay special attention to a role model's successes we overlook that their gains came from a small percent of their actions. That makes our own failures, losses, and setbacks feel like we're doing something wrong.When you accept that tails drive everything is business, investing, and finance you will realize that it's normal for lots of things to go wrong, break, fail, and fall. If you are a good stock picker you'll be right maybe half the time.If you're a good business leader 50% of your product and strategy ideas will work. If you're a good investor most years will be just OK, and plenty will be bad. If you're a good worker you'll find the right company in the right field after several attempts. That’s if you're good🌊🤠GENZ: If you want to sell to 10-25-year-olds you need to read this report🤠🌊We like to pretend to understand what is hot and what is not for Millennials. But we all need to be more active in figuring out what Generation Z wants. Joel’s youngest brother is an operating GenZ person. He's more courteous, tech-savvy, and brand awareness than we could ever hope to be. He lives in a virtual world, he's more self-aware and socially engaged than anyone my age... Gen Z is 20 going on 40.GenZ is an impressive bunch.I've broken out some important points from the attached GenZ report:1/9/90 (1% of your users create content, 9% engage, 90% view)WHO IS GENZ?Born between 1995 and 20103billion of these people worldwide35% of the global population143billion in spending powerThe mobile-first generationVIDEO FIRST GENERATION65% of Gen Z prefers Facetime to keep in touch with friendsMobile video is how they keep up with newsMESSAGINGSarcastic and self-deprecating.Very emoji drivenShort-form and get to the point quicklyWHERE IS THEIR 3RD HOME?Fortnite - Travis Scott Concert 27.7 M unique views and 45.8 totalDiscordTwitchInstagram Live - Lil Yachty held a talent show where people shaved their eyebrows and hosted 25k people live at one timeFASHION1990-2000 styledArtist/influencer merchenviro-friendly apparelexclusive drops and collabsCharli D'amerlio - 86 million TikTok fans and now does Superbowl adsWisdom Kaye - 19-year-old who started a TikTok account to show off his range of male fashion and now has 4 million fans and is signed to IMG models🌊Some Hot Links and Ideas from the Past Week:Tiktok data on take-down of harmful content. LinkThis year's global industrial robotics statistics. Link (PDF)International AI talent migration. LinkBBC Horizon documentary from 1981 on electronic graphics: 'Painting by Numbers'. Ed Catmull, Nolan Bushnell and lots of CRTs. LinkIn the 1950s, RAND Corporation made a book with a million random numbers (how they did it is fascinating). Someone just discovered that they're not as random as they thought. Maybe. Link ($)Enjoy the rest of your week! Get on the email list at reformedmillennials.substack.com

Summary Brian Mayer talks about how hard we try as stepparents to get it right.  But what is right?  Getting it right is often very subjective and so getting upset at ourselves is not the right approach.  Today we applaud your availability not your ability.  We hope you are inspired by today's message.  For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com Today's Goodies We all know that perfection is not necessary in most walks of life.  I would even dare to say that it isn't necessary in the medical field or in any of the sciences.  There are many reasons why perfection is not necessary and it probably mostly has to do with the fact that we are not perfect people.  You might not know this but even the dictionary gives some wiggle room about perfection. Listen to all these defintions:  the condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects. a person or thing perceived as the embodiment of perfection. the action or process of improving something until it is faultless or as faultless as possible. So I mean come on even the dictionary which sometimes we think is the most perfect place to find the meanings of words can't even say for sure that there such a thing as true perfection.  I think a lot about life and our history and what can we say was ever perfect or even close.  In 1894, Hugh Duffy had a batting average of .440.  This still stands today as the highest batting average ever.  What this average means is that he got a hit 44% of the time and made an out 56% of the time.  Very far from perfect!  Thomas Edison failed over 1,000 times to get the light bulb right.  Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon had a multi billion dollar failure with a smart phone called the “Fire Phone.”  He later said that actually this failure led to the development of the highly successful Amazon Echo.  He said, “If the size of your failures isn't growing, you're not going to be inventing at a size that can actually move the needle.”    So have I convinced you that perfection is not necessary or really even possible, now what?  Let's talk about what you should be focused on instead especially as you shepherd your blended family.  Your Availability is more important that your ability.  Just being there for your family is often more important than what you are doing.  If career is important, then you might need to get creative on ways to stay connected like utilizing the phone to make calls or Facetime to see your family when traveling. Learn from Your Failures.  Try as best you can not to make the same mistake twice.  Of course as we have learned today, mistakes are somewhat subjective but again learn from things you don't think you did right.  Learn to Apologize. In my work with couples there is often one person in the relationship who has a tougher time apologizing for wrongs. Often I find that this person's childhood was void of people apologizing.  Now if you are the one that does often apologize be careful not to be too upset when you aren't hearing it from your partner.  Give them grace for not perfecting the art of the apology.  You are Not Your Mistakes.  This one is cliché but just remember there is no stepparenting manual for goodness sakes.  You didn't do something you would have liked but it does not define you.  Tomorrow is a new Day.  Again another cliché so this is just a reminder.  You will have plenty of opportunities to work to get it right.  If you are in a spot where you start to do things better and differently, your partner may not fully believe this yet but I encourage you to keep at it.  Eventually your partner and kids will see you differently.     Resources: Free Shared Parenting Checklist The Remarried Life Facebook Group   Thanks For Listening! With so many things that take time in our lives, I more grateful than you know that you took time to listen to this podcast episode.  If you liked this episode and believe that it would be beneficial to a friend, family member, or colleague, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. The Remarried Life Facebook Group is a community of people just like you who get and give support.  Please join today!  ​ As always remember that marriage is not something you have, it is something you do.  Talk to you next week unless you are binge listening in the future in which case I will talk to you in about a minute!  Take care.

Hoy vamos a volver al vista atrás, al año 2014, para recordar uno de los más clamorosos fracasos en el mercado de la telefonía móvil: el Amazon Fire Phone.Patrocinado por los cursos de marketing online Joan Boluda, más de 2200 clases y casi 4000 vídeos ya a tu disposición y dos más cada día que te guían paso a paso dentro de esta disciplina y de todas las herramientas que necesarias para crear tu negocio online y darlo a conocer. Descúbrelos en https://boluda.com/emilcar.

Hoy vamos a volver al vista atrás, al año 2014, para recordar uno de los más clamorosos fracasos en el mercado de la telefonía móvil: el Amazon Fire Phone.Patrocinado por los cursos de marketing online Joan Boluda, más de 2200 clases y casi 4000 vídeos ya a tu disposición y dos más cada día que te guían paso a paso dentro de esta disciplina y de todas las herramientas que necesarias para crear tu negocio online y darlo a conocer. Descúbrelos en https://boluda.com/emilcar.

The three worst devices from the 2010s starts with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. This awesome smartphone had one minor flaw - it exploded. Next was the Amazon Fire phone, which had six cameras, but no Google services. Finally, Apple’s butterfly keyboard rounds out our top three.  Sponsored by MNML case. Use the promo code TisTheSeaon19 to get 30% off your order until Sunday, 12/22.  Our Roundup features stories about a killer sale on the Moto G7, Apple’s lack of blockbusters, yellow light might actually keep you awake, lightbulb evolution, the man behind Amazon logistics, and Gary Larson’s official website. www.dgit.com@DgitDaily Subscribe! Hosted and produced by:Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Check out other shows in our network!Android Authority Podcast SoundGuys Podcast

Guest: Brian Roemmele, "The Oracle of Voice"Echo Buds, Echo Frames, Echo Loop, and more brand new products announced last week will take Alexa to new fields: what does this mean? Brian Roemmele is known as the Oracle of Voice for a reason. Over decades he has predicted so many things that came true. The brilliance of these new products like Echo Loop is about getting Amazon into the castle without fighting for spaces that are already occupied, like the wrist or the pocket.A big theme of this episode is getting out of the weeds of the technical features like the carburetor or the exact RAM, and instead looking at better ways to get work done. Bigger picture. We are looking at the beginnings of new use cases in brand new paradigms. When you paradigm shift, the canvas is blank, and that’s where we are with voice.This is Part 1 - tune back in next week to hear more! Subscribe free in your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss it: bit.ly/playbeetleRead more: Amazon Devices Event, September 2019Timestamps and topics:Timestamps and topics:04:00 Amazon’s patents telegraph the future04:50 Amazon did not dominate in smartphone, obviously (Fire Phone failed - and at the time in 2014, people overlooked the first generation Amazon Echo)05:50 Smartphone is an old modality06:10 iPhone is the iconic smartphone06:30 What is the strategy to get into the castle? Content and shopping, largest merchant on planet07:10 Amazon is a retailer not a technology company - this is why Amazon created the voice first experience firstAmazon does not pretend ot be a tech company, they’re a company that produces technology07:50 They don’t have mindshare yet, and that is key07:55 What happens with content and mindshare? How does content creation play in?08:30 Amazon is not going after the smartphone or smart watch (not after the wrist or the pocket09:10 Products that define new categories must be loved and hated09:30 “Talk to the hand” back in vernacular with Echo Loop10:30 Tech companies don’t consider anthropological and sociological impact of products11:10 We ask“can we?” too often and don’t ask “Should we?” enough11:45 Brian’s thesis: Hyper Local11:55 Echo Loop (a ring) is not always on, it has a button. It draws you into the Alexa ecosystem without taking away from Apple AirPods - and that is brilliant13:20 Future of the voice assistant that you talk to like a significant other13:30 Done thumb clawing at screen - that is the future13:50 Echo Frames and Echo Loop are early versions of the ubiquitous voice future14:20 Near field computing, mid-field, and far-field (open room) - Amazon’s secret weapon over the castle wall was to get in the home (with Echo in 2014) - which became the fastest adopted consumer technology in history15:10 The tech leap happened organically with consumers from kitchen to living room - Amazon is doing the same strategy again to get people to adopt this in the near field15:50 People mocked the iPad (menstrual pad?) and look what happened - these products have to be hated or mocked16:30 iPhone was laughed at because it didn’t have a keyboard. What is past is prologue. We always see the future through the glasses of right nowand the past - always view the future through the rearview mirror: 16:40 We defined the new in the words of the old, e.g.: the horseless carriage, flameless candle, talking pictures.17:50 Most voice first experts have nothing to do with the technology world, which irritates folks in tech18:45 Computing is not what it was for the last sixty years, and it will not continue to be what is has been the last twenty - think about this for typing and interacting18:55 Technology gets bigger and bigger until it disappears (e.g. you don’t talk about your carburetor, you just buy a car that works or Jobs saying RAM doesn’t matter, you will only care what the computer does or accomplishes)21:35 There are no killer applications for voice. “Apps?” That’s 2D.21:55 So what are people really looking for with voice?22:30 "The idea of the app is already gone.”- Brian23:40 The intimate relationship that technology can and will spawn is the killer app. We can’t see that world clearly yet24:50 We’re not battling on the grounds defined by prior technologies25:10 We’ve only seen 4 of the 175 modalities that voice first works in25:50 Amazon’s brilliance is great utility to an existing ecosystem (Alexa)25:00 Amazon doesn’t expect Echo Buds to replace Apple AirPods27:20 Echo Buds isolate noise and incorporate multiple VAs like Google and Siri27:30 AirPods are a cultural phenomenon about fashion as much as sound- that is why they won’t be easily replaced by Echo Buds28:05 Brand signaling with AirPods, or whatever product comes next- that is human28:30 Loop and Frames are wise moves29:10 AOL move to open AOL Mail to internet mail is similar to Buds move to open to other VAs29:40 Amazon subsidies for Buds and Amazon Music. Music is a commodity - supplier does not matter.30:10 When you stream music, that streaming service makes almost nothing (e.g. Apple, Google, Spotify) - loss leader. The strategy is about attention, narrative, communication with the customer.30:50 See: Prime. Brilliant. Long term relationship. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Do automotive retailers even have a mobility problem? The framing of this question suggests that a problem has been identified, though perhaps under a false pretense. Think back to products and services that tech companies have introduced — Google Glass, Microsoft Zune, or Amazon’s Fire Phone — in an attempt to solve real problems. But what really were the problems these products were solving? In episode #95, we hear from Russ Lemmer, President and Chief Product Officer of Dealerware, a fully-connected, fully-digital fleet management platform. His knowledge and experience in learning the art of problem framing led to a successful acquisition of Silvercar, a car rental mobility solution which he helped co-found and was acquired by Audi in 2017. His process to uncover business problems entails applying the scientific methodology of identifying the situation, complication, stating a hypothesis, and testing to confirm or disprove the hypothesis. If performed correctly, this rigorous process results in iterations of a product until it actually solves a real problem. Tune in to learn how Russ and Dealerware have identified the problem of mobility within an automotive retail operation. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Un nuevo servicio piensa que es buena idea tener su propio smartphone y surge el sindicato menos pensado. Hola, mi nombre es Bruno Ortiz y les doy la bienvenida a Doble Check Hoy, un micropodcast con las noticias de tecnología más importantes para que empieces bien informado tu jornada. *Tik Tok quiere su propio móvil* Tik Tok quiere desarrollar su propio smartphone. ¿No sabes qué es Tik Tok? Es una aplicación que desde hace un buen tiempo es furor entre los más chicos, en donde básicamente puedes hacer videos cortos de tipo musical. Varias web indicaron que ByteDance, la empresa dueña de la aplicación, se ha acercado a Smartisan, un fabricante de dispositivos móviles, por lo que el smartphone exclusivo para este servicio es una seria posibilidad. Pero ahora yo te pregunto ¿consideras que es una buena movida que una empresa apueste por hacer un móvil exclusivo? ¿Recuerdas que Facebook lanzó un smartphone con HTC? ¿O el FirePhone de Amazon? *Se arma el sindicato de YouTube* Hacer contenido para YouTube se ha convertido en una forma de vida para muchísimas personas en todo el mundo, pero las condiciones diferenciadas dependiendo de la ubicación geográfica, entre otros constantes cambios en las condiciones para monetizar, han hecho que entre estos generadores se inicie seriamente la opción de crear un sindicato. Según varias webs, todo empezó con el video “Creadores, usuarios… ¡a las armas!” subido por el youtuber Jörg Sprave. Su idea era darle una voz a los creadores y hacer que la plataforma empiece a considerar las opiniones de los generadores y reconozca la importancia de sus contribuciones. ¿Qué pide el sindicato? Que hasta los canales pequeños puedan monetizar. Que haya una transparencia en la decisiones de contenido, con un canal de comunicación muy director entre los creadores y los que censuran; que se deje de usar los canales sin monetización como carnada para promocionar canales que sí generan ganancias; que no haya diferencia entre los creadores –es decir que se acabe aquello de “Preferido por YouTube”-; que el dinero de la publicidad que se entrega a los youtubers no sea por la cantidad de publicidad en el contenido, sino por la retención de la audiencia; y, sobre todo, que las reglas sean claras para todos, con ejemplos transparentes, y que se sepa sin problemas qué se puede y qué no se puede hacer. Antes de que salten a reclamar a este humilde podcast, sabemos que la figura de un sindicato no es posible porque los creadores de contenido no tienen una relación de trabajo con YouTube, pero es un pedido que empieza a tomar más forma entre los que generan contenido para mantener a esa plataforma con vida. ¿Qué te parece esta idea? ********************************** Muchas gracias por escucharnos una vez más. Recuerda que si quieres comunicarte con nosotros puedes escribirnos a doblecheckpodcast@gmail.com; si quieres conversar con nosotros puedes buscarnos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook, como @doblecheckpe; y en nuestra web http://doblecheck.blog. Hasta pronto.

Un nuevo servicio piensa que es buena idea tener su propio smartphone y surge el sindicato menos pensado. Hola, mi nombre es Bruno Ortiz y les doy la bienvenida a Doble Check Hoy, un micropodcast con las noticias de tecnología más importantes para que empieces bien informado tu jornada. *Tik Tok quiere su propio móvil*Tik Tok quiere desarrollar su propio smartphone. ¿No sabes qué es Tik Tok? Es una aplicación que desde hace un buen tiempo es furor entre los más chicos, en donde básicamente puedes hacer videos cortos de tipo musical. Varias web indicaron que ByteDance, la empresa dueña de la aplicación, se ha acercado a Smartisan, un fabricante de dispositivos móviles, por lo que el smartphone exclusivo para este servicio es una seria posibilidad. Pero ahora yo te pregunto ¿consideras que es una buena movida que una empresa apueste por hacer un móvil exclusivo? ¿Recuerdas que Facebook lanzó un smartphone con HTC? ¿O el FirePhone de Amazon?*Se arma el sindicato de YouTube*Hacer contenido para YouTube se ha convertido en una forma de vida para muchísimas personas en todo el mundo, pero las condiciones diferenciadas dependiendo de la ubicación geográfica, entre otros constantes cambios en las condiciones para monetizar, han hecho que entre estos generadores se inicie seriamente la opción de crear un sindicato. Según varias webs, todo empezó con el video “Creadores, usuarios… ¡a las armas!” subido por el youtuber Jörg Sprave. Su idea era darle una voz a los creadores y hacer que la plataforma empiece a considerar las opiniones de los generadores y reconozca la importancia de sus contribuciones.¿Qué pide el sindicato? Que hasta los canales pequeños puedan monetizar. Que haya una transparencia en la decisiones de contenido, con un canal de comunicación muy director entre los creadores y los que censuran; que se deje de usar los canales sin monetización como carnada para promocionar canales que sí generan ganancias; que no haya diferencia entre los creadores –es decir que se acabe aquello de “Preferido por YouTube”-; que el dinero de la publicidad que se entrega a los youtubers no sea por la cantidad de publicidad en el contenido, sino por la retención de la audiencia; y, sobre todo, que las reglas sean claras para todos, con ejemplos transparentes, y que se sepa sin problemas qué se puede y qué no se puede hacer.Antes de que salten a reclamar a este humilde podcast, sabemos que la figura de un sindicato no es posible porque los creadores de contenido no tienen una relación de trabajo con YouTube, pero es un pedido que empieza a tomar más forma entre los que generan contenido para mantener a esa plataforma con vida. ¿Qué te parece esta idea?**********************************Muchas gracias por escucharnos una vez más. Recuerda que si quieres comunicarte con nosotros puedes escribirnos a doblecheckpodcast@gmail.com; si quieres conversar con nosotros puedes buscarnos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook, como @doblecheckpe; y en nuestra web http://doblecheck.blog. Hasta pronto.

EP172 - Amazon Shareholder Letter and Q1 Results Amazon Annual Shareholder Letter Jeff Bezos released the Amazon 2018 Annual Shareholder Letter, which this year was focused the the phenomenal success and growth of the Amazon Marketplace.  In the process, Amazon disclosed the breakdown of it's 1P and 3P revenue from 1999 - 2018, as well as giving us the "physical gross merchandise volume (physical GMV)" for the first time.  In 2018 1p = $117B, and 3P = $160B.  For a total GMV of $277B (which means US GMV is approx $161B).   Prior to this disclosure we've all had to guess as the the actual size of Amazon's retail business.  This makes Amazon the second largest retailer in the US, behind Walmarts $318B (excluding Sam's Club), and ahead of Krogers $116B. The letter also talks about the importance of companies being allowed to experiment (wondering as Jeff calls it), even if many of those experiments ultimately fail.  No customer ever asked for AWS, but a few success like AWS can fun many failures.  Even failures can be valuable, such as the Fire phone, which ultimately led to the Amazon Alexa.  Jeff argues, that as the scale of a company grows, so much the scope of these failures. The letter takes a victory lap for some of the improvements in employee pay and benefits that Amazon has put in place and a challenge to other retailers.  A challenge that other retailers like Walmart did not particular appreciate. As always, the letter closes with a reminder that the 1997 shareholder letter still accurately reflects the guiding principals of the company. It's very likely that this years letter, is in response to an increasing call from thought leaders and politicians to regulate and even break up large tech companies like Amazon. Q1 Results Revenue came in at $59.7B, 19% y/y growth ex-F) which was in-line with Wall Street consensus.  Overall operating margin was 7.4% compared to a 5.2% consensus, so that was a clear beat.  There is some concern about unit sales decelerating (a risk as Amazon saturates the market, and Prime membership plateau). Surprisingly, ad sales growth also plateaued but that was explained as mostly an accounting change. The big news from the Q1 earnings was that Amazon would be investing over $800M to move from free 2-day shipping for Prime members, to free 1-day shipping for Prime members.  With most retailers already struggling to match Amazon's 2-day delivery promise, this is a meaningful moving of the goalposts by Amazon.  Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 172 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Monday, April 29th, 2019. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Transcript Jason: [0:24] Welcome to the Jason and Scott show this is episode 172 being recorded on Monday April 29th 2019 I'm your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I'm here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Scot: [0:38] Jason and welcome back Jason Scott show listeners so Jason did you survive the Epic geek week that we just went through with the featuring. Avengers and Game of Thrones really big episode / movies come out. Jason: [0:56] I did it was soup this is the first time in a I did not get to see Avengers yet so I have tickets for next week so so spoiler-free please and we won't do any Game of Thrones spoilers either but I will say is the first time in a long time I was like desperately waiting for the weekend to be over. [1:15] So that we can watch Game of Thrones so I got her the whole weekend I was just waiting for Sunday night and in that seems like counterintuitive. Scot: [1:21] Yeah yeah me too it's pretty epic the amount of geekdom was was was off the charts I ended up seeing an in-game twice with a complicated kid Arrangement so it was so I had like seven hours of of intense content. Jason: [1:38] You're the only dude I know that gets to see the movie twice and win father of the year for doing it. Scot: [1:44] Yeah we'll see if my wife agrees but yes I am not coming husband. Jason: [1:50] I decided when everything come out. Scot: [1:53] Mutually exclusive. Jason: [1:54] Apparently so I will say on the a joke about desperately waiting for the weekend to be over with a young kid at home my brother who's in the same situation and I am taking the saying that like. Sunday night is the new Friday night because I like entertaining your kid for to haul at the holidays is so much more exhausting than going to work. Scot: [2:16] Yes it absolutely is. Jason: [2:19] You could have warned me about that earlier. Scot: [2:21] Sorry you didn't ask him. Jason: [2:23] So in between all that supersetting get dumb and parental responsibilities I feel like it's pretty dense Amazon week as well. Amazon news new your margin is there opportunity. Scot: [2:47] It is so Amazon had there since we we we we were at Austin and lay down some shows that we've been putting out there so the lot of Amazon music come out so first mr. Bezos Jeff who's one of our top listeners he releases annual shareholder letter which is one of my favorite days of the year and then they also had their first quarter results that came out last Thursday so with all the Amazon news that is going to be our Focus For Today Show so let's jump into the shareholder letter this being an Amazon geek I read these like. Many many times I keep them all and I refer back to the 97 letter L this is a really interesting shareholder letter first of all because a lot of time so like last year he talked about it always being day one. I'm and you'll come cultural stuff I would say about Amazon and this one was really so very internal thinking, sharing a little bit of how they think about things of Amazon with which I find intriguing the 2018 letter the one that was. [4:00] Just came out recently it was really different because it was really external so the first thing was there is a really big surprise you and I have talked a ton about mini people underestimate the size of Amazon because their revenue is a derivative of the GMB that goes the platform so first-party sales 100% Revenue equals gmv third party sales they only recognize their take rate of that GMP to Amazon's a lot bigger than you would think they are on the retail side and this is been a puzzle that everyone's been trying to figure out literally for 20 years and just right there in his letter Jeff Bezos revealed the the DMV for 2018 from third parties so let me pull that up here just kind of go through here so we'll talk about why he did this but here's what he said third-party sales are grown from 3%. The total of 58% to put it bluntly third-party sellers are kicking our first party but badly and then he said just got a little long so I was up to it and it's High party because her first party. From 1.6 billion 1999 2A 117 billion this past year the compound annual growth rate for a first-party business in the same time. Is 25% but at the same time they're pretty cells are grown from .1 billion to 160 billion. [5:25] Compound annual growth rate of 52% so twice the rate so he's essentially saying 3ps going twice the rate at 1 P we talked about that on the show that's definitely a thing. Write an external Benchmark eBay's GM be in St. Drew a compound rate of 20% from 2.8 billion to 95 billion so I want some pack there but he was he's essentially saying in 2018 first party was 117 third-party 160 you had those up you get 277 billion new surrounding you got about three hundred billion in GMP so and then you'll see yes I didn't do the revenues during that period were 232 billion so much have to take out AWS and advertising and then you're left with retail gross it back up to 277 Amazon's a lot bigger than people think so that was really interesting and you're the real question is why why would Amazon do this do you have any speculation on them. Jason: [6:29] And why they would they shared the the the gym being focused on the third-party sellers for the first time. [6:36] Yes I do right now I think there's been a lot of news recently talking about folks that are interested in regulating Amazon and that you know you have all these. Candidates for political office I frankly on both sides of the political Spectrum in Amazon has been a easy Target and you have people like a professor Galloway that talks a lot about splitting up all the big Fan Company in Amazon gets included in that and it's a complicated issue. And I feel like there there's a number of vectors where they like the the sort of simple. Criticism of Amazon probably isn't accurate or fair but one of the the best offenses Amazon has that I think they're really trying to lean into is. [7:29] We we are not some big company that has these huge revenues where a facilitator of all these small businesses that have these these revenues and you know if you were. To try to split Amazon up based on antitrust allows you to have to establish that there are monopolies in one of their big defenses against being a monopoly is hey we don't have 277 billion dollars in sales our partners have. This hundred and sixty billion dollars in sales those are even our sales so I think emphasizing the their Marketplace roll. [8:08] Is is one of their better defenses and I think you know there's a full-throated version of that in this the shareholder letter but I think there's some earlier efforts as well where they, like they really started doing some advertising campaigns promoting the small businesses that sell on Amazon and in hitting those numbers and so to me. That there was a huge nugget in that letter that it was the first time that he really shared enough data let us back into an accurate gmv and. Amazon famous for not sharing information like that I think Jeff has a good quote we're in the information Gathering business not the information sharing business so she had to have a good reason to share it and and in my mind the obvious good reason is it's it's one of the the pillars of of his defense against the The Break-Up break us up argument. Scot: [9:00] Yeah I'm playing up here he even specifically says you know where we're a very small percentage of overall retail even when you can add one Pea in 3p so so definitely you know kind of. Trying to get in front of the spani trust talk that that's out there. Jason: [9:17] Yeah they're making the anti-monopoly argument and I'm frankly based on the way the laws are written right now like I did think it actually is a good argument the the the argument that comes up a lot. Protecting Amazon the there's this related argument and and I think some of the the presidential candidates have gotten really vocal and this one is the whole like hay they're using the marketplace data as an unfair advantage to design their own products so they they look at what what those 3-piece sellers are selling and then they knock it off and sell it themselves and it's not fair for you to be one of the teams in the baseball game and the Umpire to use a bad metaphor that Elizabeth Warren tried death I tried to use at one point and so that's an argument that I also frankly think is wrong but that argument ironically like probably get strengthened by buy this argument that the marketplace is the biggest part of our business. Scot: [10:23] Yeah he doesn't really defend against that other one he kind of takes a little bit of a swing out is just reminding how many employees they have and which is portents and then they have raised The Gauntlet and I think this is actually just came out around the time. I think it was Bernie Sanders was talking about how they don't pay a living wage that they upped it to $15 an hour for all their full-time books. Jason: [10:47] Yeah. So that way there's a few funny references right any any so that you mention that he he compare their there third party DMV that eBay which eBay did not appreciate and and had some pretty prompt responses to online and then Walmart decided the comments about hourly wage were targeted directly at Walmart despite the fact that Walmart was not named. In the in the shareholder letter and I think maybe you guys should pay your taxes. Which also is kind of a. Amazon doesn't pay a lot of taxes and I think there's a legitimate criticism to make their from a from a social justice perspective but. They do pay all the taxes they required to pay under the US tax code so it's it's maybe a little unfair to criticize them for. Following the rules but it does are interested or interesting sort of public fuse I'm not sure. That in past decades you saw this kind of like real-time tit-for-tat between in a bitter Rivals I got I don't think the car manufacturers took those kinds of over shots at each other that we're now seeing eBay Walmart and. And I Amazon shoot in that I think we're going to have more examples before the show's over. Scot: [12:14] Yeah yeah the the Twitter battles between these guys is pretty fascinating and then some other interesting thing was kind of everyone was able to now say okay here's a real datapoint let's go sharpen our pencils now one of the things in the letter is it. Because it's a letter and not really Financial document this is not what's called Gap measure meaning that it's subject to General accounting principles you know everyone Defiance GM be a little different so for example. [12:47] EBay. [12:49] They've gone back and forth I can't remember where they are right now of you have this concept of unpaid items so they're there are some items on eBay that go unpaid and then know should they count in GMT or not they went through a phase where it was in wasn't sometimes shipping is in what are the sayings did Amazon did say was this was paid physical items so this would not be things like apps any of the Kindle e content in the ebooks any of that kind of stuff music digital music digital movies any of those kinds of things were not included in here so that being said one of the analysts that we put a lot on the show John Blackledge she's over at Kalen he had 2018 at 314 billion so off by about 20% Which I feel like could be I'm pretty sure this number I called includes media and digital stuff so and I know he hasn't text me yet it have a chance to put for the show so pretty close my model was a good bit higher so the percentage wise you know was really capturing the 25 in the 50% growth rates as well so I'm going to go find my model never actually have a real datapoint and then the real variable you say two points is. What the average selling prices for 1 p.m. three piece suits this really gives us a pretty good way of backing into that now it should be helpful going for. Jason: [14:18] Yeah I know I was like a day and a half of my life when that letter came out cuz I quickly started opening spreadsheets and building forecasting models and and trying to like. Back into the physical DMV in North America and compare that with like Walmart's physical DMV in North America for example and there's all kinds of interesting ways to slice it and dice it now that we have. Slightly less speculative data. Scot: [14:47] Yo what you think about the rest of the letter. Jason: [14:51] So I liked it you know he hit some important points that he is he's talked about in the past as well the the main theme for the the back half of the letter after the gym V stuff. Was. The the notion of the importance of curiosity and what he called the power of wandering and this is a section of the letter where he talked about the. [15:21] The company needing permission to. Sort of stumble into new products and solutions and not necessarily take a straight line from each each product Innovation to the next and so. You know he kind of talked a lot about how when you know you have a successful product in your iterating it that you know you want. Can you achieve a certain scale and you can you can really focus on efficiencies and and try to take the shortest path from each version to the next version as you can. But when you want to invent something new most often you can't do that by. Knowing in advance what you're going to invent and that you can't necessarily ask your customers what they want and and you don't assume that you're going to get some. Some you know game-changing new innovation out of a sort of feedback from your customers and so that the huge example for him of that was AWS and that like. [16:23] You don't know customer ever came to Amazon and said hey we really need to rent server capacity from you you guys seem pretty good at doing it for your retail store you should sell it to the rest of us. That that was a a a sort of risky bet that Amazon had to take that like if we offered this to people that they would accept it and. And I could be a big business and it's become a huge business obviously and then you know in the letter and Jeff gives examples of. Of dozens of soda products on top of AWS that got invented in much that same way that like. No one was necessarily asking for machine learning models from Amazon but they built them and put them on top of AWS. No one was asking for all these like specific database solutions that Amazon invented but you know many of them have been super successful. And you know you kind of made the point that. [17:19] You have to give people permission to sort of explore and fail and then he's easier to transition into talking about how important it is. To have failures and he talked about the Fire Phone for example and that that was a you know a billion dollar fail for Amazon. But you know his argument was that that failure enable the success. With the the Amazon is I quickly hit mute with the Amazon Alexa and that those products only existed because. A bunch of Engineers had permission to fail on the on the phone that was sort of the precursor to this product and he pointed out. As a company gets bigger that their failures have to be bigger as well and so you know he's going to. He talks about you know you should expect companies of Amazon size to have some pretty pretty big honkin of failures and that that's a sign of of Health then so. I think that that's an interesting message you know like I'll be blunt like I walk into a lot of distressed. Clients and they they talk about like only being able to make a limited number of a bats and I can't afford for any of those vents not to work. [18:38] And I Michael those aren't Betts if you know if you have to know in advance that eat each one's going to pay off like there's they're like by definition you can't take any risk and they're not bets and and you know Jeff is talked before about. Like if you have to know the outcome in advance is not an experiment in until I like this weather seems like a kind of articulation of that Philosophy from Jeff which which. I do think makes a lot of sense. Scot: [19:04] Yeah I was good to you it's just easy to make billion dollar bets when you know why she doesn't care about you make me up your GPS and you have a cute voice. Jason: [19:16] Yeah I mean I do think that there's an argument the date they have more leeway and until I do think a lot of companies to wear that are a little sort of jealous of that but. You know the kind of argument would be the day earn some of that we way with their investors. Scot: [19:34] Yeah they're they're pretty upfront about it with Wall Street will talk about it and q1 but you know if the know they basically say to Wall Street we're really focusing on growth and we think this is a big opportunity for that ride. Jason: [19:48] And if you it's for those that aren't super friendly are at the end of every single annual shareholder meeting Jeff references the original shareholder meeting letter he wrote in 1997 and includes a copy of it which is what you were talking about at the beginning of this segment and it's in that shed all their letter that he sort of like. Makes the the argument and announces to shareholder that hey what were long-term thinkers and where we're not going to necessarily focus on on short-term profits and if you invest in that you should be up for that. Scot: [20:25] Yep yep and he's been amazingly consistent. Jason: [20:29] Yeah yeah and so again like the when you write that in 1997 you might not have a lot of credibility but but today and in 2018 that the fact that he still gets to point to that letter and say hey we've been through that for now more than 20 years like there's there's some good credibility there. And as you mentioned he kind of closed out with this conversation talking about wages and I do think you know Amazon has made significant progress in. In raising their wages I'm as have a lot of other retailer so I would say like sort of. [21:02] Target Walmart Amazon have all announced major initiatives about raising wages and into Arch Dent have. Follow through on those initiatives they all want to get as much Public Credit as they can for it and they all want to use as a foil for the attacks they get from the the Bernie Sanders of the world, like there's also a very good practical capitalist reason that they're doing that that like their. They're all desperately trying to grow and they need quality employees to grow and is a competing more customer experience then they're relying on these employees to deliver the customer experience. And I think they're all just finding they have to pay more to. When the recruiting battles and get the kind of employees that they need to keep feeding their businesses and so I. I'm not so sure that these guys are all doing it out of the goodness of their heart I think this is a place where. Where capitalism is kind of working and driving driving wages up a little bit which is certainly a good thing. [22:01] So that was my take on the shareholder letter I did reference earlier like that you know. The other attack is this whole notion of the the market put is unfair to be an Umpire and a player, and that that was the baseball metaphor that Elizabeth Warren me like she's she's pretty smart woman I'm not sure she's an expert in baseball cuz I didn't love that metaphor because the umpires actually work for the owners. And I think I can change the rules whenever they want like I'm not sure that wasn't exactly the the metaphor she was going for. [22:37] I have heard this a lot like there lots of people that hark on the fact that like oh my gosh Amazon's totally leaning in a private label and they're launching all these products and their they're using the data from the marketplace. To build these these products and we can't allow that if you're going to be the marketplace you can't also be a seller. And we're hearing that argument more and more and. [23:01] Yeah you can make that argument like that I mean there's an intellectual argument there that that a smart person could could certainly by into but what what miss me a little bit is people talk like Amazon's the first one to do it and it's a new idea. And I would argue like that's a play that retailers have been running for 200 years and at the moment all of Walmart's competitors are much better that play than they are so I don't frankly with only a few exceptions. Virtue of the Amazon. Private label products are very successful and is as business does hit I think I think I may have hit this in the in the shareholder letter also or maybe it was in the. Another document this week but like less than 1% of their sales are private label and you go look at a. Walmart or Target or a Best Buy in your in the like 20 and 30% of sales are our products that. That are owned by that retailer and so I like I do think we want to be careful about just saying hey retailer shouldn't be allowed to sell their own products in addition to other people's products because. That that would like fundamentally break most retailers. Scot: [24:11] Yeah yes communication to see how these things play out and you know what we'll see. Jason: [24:18] So I know there's a super big transition that I was supposed to remember and I think it's to the the q1 sales results which came out last Thursday so Scott what what were your sort of take away highlights from from the q1 result. Scot: [24:36] Yes it does the really big news that kind of swamped some of the Nuggets that we will cover here is it Amazon announce they're moving Prime to one day shipping and they're going to become gradually doing this so they're going to start with certain areas in the US and and then continue to ramp it up that's really kind of what they announced it didn't announce it in. They also did announce that they're going to do to they're going to be interesting over $809 in this initiative so certainly not chump change by by any, means on Wall Street is girding so Amazon is gone through this. Through to one of 19. And harvesting a bunch of Investments and now they're really signaling both with this race Pacific number and then there for guidance I'm a really good margins in q1 talk about their sibling you know don't get used to that investment cycle as we really invest in one day Prime, so does speculation when you kind of read you know you and I get along this Wall Street reports Wall Street, read the tea leaves there is no Prime now is in 50 to 75 US market so maybe in those metros by Prime day at which will be dry just as shortly Benadryl I don't know what it'll be this year but I'm at but then by holiday 19 will see a much bigger kind of coverage pays for the delivery. [26:03] Reaction was really interesting on social media you and I had a lot of folks chatting to us about it while streets are really excited so I said said they were very spaghetti with excitement and most of Wall Street I'm on the back so this announcement plus the results will go over a socially raised Amazon, 2002 2250 price Target the wall Street's kind of analysis has this is going to weigh more than pay for itself because know what we seen is as Amazon turns the crank on getting stuff to you faster and faster your demand goes up so you just got someplace just it's not clear how much that's incremental but more of your everyday shopping kind of then the time is over into the prime bucket as I can just get it next day then that's in fact the shares of Wal-Mart and Target were worked something after they announced that but then at the same time so that was the bush reaction to Bears reaction is there's a sea of people on on Twitter that were saying that's kind of ridiculous because they're not living up to the two-day promise for me so it was interesting to see that there was more negativity that I've seen in a long time from anecdotal Ian I'm sure Amazon has all the student is exactly what's going on but. [27:22] Army isn't rushing there was a pretty big outpouring a folk saying what day what what happens if I don't get my stuff in two days so that was that was fun to watch most perplexing reaction was Walmart's Twitter where they said one day shipping without a subscription interesting so that was funny what time is the Wall Street guys that the headlines in the reports are kind of fun this was the winner from you is Scott Devitt of I said Amazon is releasing the next day Prime that starts we work the Star Wars reference in there which is always awesome Jason what did you think about Saint ounce what is this kind of the nail in the coffin for the Ollie's omni-channel guys that are kind of catching up the amazon or or do you think they're going to kind of be able to hang in there. Jason: [28:11] Yeah you're always going to win the quitting contest with Scott if you include a Star Wars reference I don't think this is the nail in the coffin I do think it's a big smart move from Amazon though and I do think it's a gut-punch to most other retailers so the. You know no retailer has close to the investment in fulfillment that Amazon has and you know Amazon has all this. These other aspects of their fulfillment network but if you just look at these big fulfillment centers they have like more than seventy-five of them in the US now and and dozens of other things that support them like sortation centers in and transportation hubs and all these other but they have 75 of these big warehouses Walmart has been next most which is they have like 20 many of which are much smaller and then you know after that most retailers are lucky they have like two or three and so no retailers made close to the the. [29:17] Investment in fulfillment infrastructure that Amazon has made into most retailers are you know. [29:25] Taking some sort of strategic approach to how they answer what Amazon was already doing like. Oh man we don't have custody ability to deliver in 2 days at Amazon has what should we do should we invest billions of dollars to try to get closer to them by opening more fulfillment centers should we use our stores more in leveraged or fulfillment like you know because Amazon doesn't have stores and we do and you know they're all these sort of. Typical omni-channel plays that you would make and those are all things to sort of close the gap than Amazon has between everyone else and so when Amazon it if you just came up with some strategy to. Partly closed the Gap and you're making a a big painful Investments to partly close that Gap and then Amazon goes oh by the way we've got another gear and we're going to open up this Gap more that's that's really demoralizing to to a lot of these other retailers and so I do think this is a big smart move I think it's it was a clever way to leverage that advantage in in fulfillment centers that they have over everyone else and you know I think there's going to have to be a lot of soul-searching amongst all these other retailers about the how how to respond a little more detail in the Walmart response which I agree was totally wacky. Like basically Walmart public relations made a tweet that said. [30:51] Not sure that's revolutionary what would be revolutionary is one day shipping without a membership fee. Stay tuned in the the implication was that Walmart's going to announce something in the future that they're not prepared to announce today along the lines of free free one-day shipping in the the reality is they just don't have enough of filament centers to do one day shipping to to the whole Us in so you don't frankly like either they're going to make an announcement to dig another hundred holes and build you know you know 10 billion more square feet of a filament space or it's going to be something like we're going to do one day shipping from our stores, which is interesting and that could be a good customer experience in a bunch of retards are using that approach Walmart's one of the last ones. [31:39] That really isn't shipping from their stores but I would remind people that those stores have like a hundred thousand skews in them and Amazon selling 800 million products so you know really not Apples to Apples if that's the approach that any retailer takes two matching Amazon so you know roll all that up and I think the Fulfillment centers are a huge competitive Advantage for Amazon and they keep investing more in it which is a total gut punch for retailers and in frankly they talked about you know this being an 800 billion dollar investment for Amazon that's actually not that big of an investment right it's all right you like you know I think going back to the the wandering and the size of your failures has to scale part of the letter like I actually don't think a hundred million dollars in fulfillment for Amazon at this point is even a huge bat and so you know that's that's going to be problematic for retailers to match I think they're they're doubling down on their damages which is smarter. Scot: [32:37] Yeah my um so I have two thoughts on this just got out of pylons what you're saying and you give a really good talk you have this kind of rare but occasionally to give a good talk in the winter. Jason: [32:51] You know that I'm recording this right. Scot: [32:54] What are the topics you talk about is that their work done out of Potomac capability among the big tree so UPS FedEx USPS right I maxed out to as a reminder to listeners in October of last year Amazon started this program that they've tried to go out this couple is first day they started this flexnetwork I like uber for products that it works okay but it's not really at the NC that. Volume that they're looking for and it's it's hard to control the quality of uv2 of that program of doing more salt delivery is they they split up this program called delivery service partner program DSP this is very much like FedEx Ground where they actually went to logistics companies and said look if you'll deliver packages for us we will give you some pants and in front of the state with her 20,000 Mercedes Sprinter is really nice delivery Vans let you know. Orders more capacity than likely yes. If you think about it I think we could take a six months of data under the hood and my bed is they now know exactly. [34:13] What the cost is and how to take over enough of The Last Mile in certain markets to do the one day and don't think they could do it when they had they had FedEx. I'm really ups and USPS a little bit of FedEx as The Last Mile I just want to date the cost was cost-prohibitive but now I think they have the economics for they say you know if we just spent $800 more we got you know maybe that equates to you another 20,000 Spinners and then whatever it is to deliver their I think they now see that there had this last little push and they can get to that. Buy one reading of the tea leaves is you're right the filament centers are key to it but I don't think it was until they did The Last Mile that they realized this was Insight they could do it and then I think once you do next day then same day everywhere Art's to become a pretty good reality so then you're kind of there's not that much more capacity I think you have add for same-day so so I would say to retailers you're going to probably have a competitor that's able to do its own last mile delivery at about half price you pay a third party and they're going to be moving to same day delivery so it could be interesting to watch this and see what happened. Jason: [35:32] Yeah for sure in like I don't even think you have to guess that like. I live in Chicago which I sometimes described as living in Amazon's future because there's a lot of this this one film incapability they're talking about rolling out Nationwide is already here so the majority of packages I ordered get delivered in one day and they're very often is a same-day offer in this is totally distinct from Amazon Prime now so Amazon Prime now is this thing with smaller warehouses that have 60,000 accused and and can deliver in a couple hours what I'm talking about is delivering from the the full Amazon assortment and when it says like order right now when when you get this product if it's before noon very often it says I'll get the product by 9 p.m. today and almost always the like the the promise is that I can get it tomorrow and so you know frankly I think what they're with their talking about here is is building out the Chicago style fulfillment Network. For the rest of the country in it like you know I think it does fundamentally change your shopping behavior when you win the the lag between desire and fulfillment is is that much closer. Scot: [36:47] Yes and one day Prime was the big kind of Earth shattering news out of the first quarter results what other financial highlights did you see Jason. Jason: [36:55] Well they made some money so so revenue for the quarter was just a hair under 60 billion like 59.7 billion which is 19% growth from from this quarter last year which is basically in line with the the Wall Street estimates but what got people excited was the Mead more profit on that Revenue than then folks expected so I think. The consensus goal for operating margin was like 5.2%. And they actually announced that they made 7.4% so that's a very meaningful beat. And you know it's super encouraging that that Amazon is continuing the ratchet up these sort of. Record profits on their their sales and you know side note that makes it easier to make these billion dollar investments in new fulfillment capabilities. [37:51] And yeah a little more detail on that North America is is about 60% of Amazon's revenue and that's the profitable market for Amazon so that. Operating margins in North America were 6.4% and international was a loss International so far in their in their history is always been a loss. But the the loss is getting smaller and smaller so the International Ice was like 6%. Which which sort of demonstrates that they're getting close to break-even and eventually getting profitability on that that International Revenue in addition to this North American Revenue. So that seem like a big deal in an encouraging sign and I think Amazon attributed a lot of that that incremental profit to. Fulfillment efficiencies so essentially. Getting a return on all this fulfillment investment that you were just talking about and all those fulfillment programs in the airplanes that are Leasing and things that they're essentially. As they scaled they're able to to squeeze some some incremental profit out of the model which is unisuper encouraging to. To Wall Street at the very least and then of course you know. [39:07] Amazon web services is another big big chunk in revenue for that for the quarter was like 7.7 billion. Which is still 42% year-over-year growth which is exciting cuz you you worry that eventually you're going to email when you that gets a big that it's harder to keep growing at that pace I'm so I do think the pace of growth is slightly decelerating for Amazon web services but it's still very fast growth and, just a quick reminder like an unlike the retail side of the business that 7.7 billion is considerably more profitable so that's a nice revenue or profit driver for long for Amazon as well. Those are kind of some of the the financial highlights what what else would you take away from the the quarterly earnings. Scot: [39:53] Yeah there was a third-party side 53% of the units for third party that was a new high Wall Street was expecting the kind of you that has a missed their revenue that Amazon does report from third-party services that was a little light another positive was subscription Services which grew 49% and the CFO in his is kind of color commentary and answering some questions I know at the 4th quarter report listeners remember we talked about Amazon said they had more Prime users added in the 4th quarter than ever before so one street Wall Street analyst kind of said hey how are those new ads kind of converting is there is. There and they it said that you know they saw a really good activations across all the different rhyme capabilities suits what they mean there is no way they do it is in a Bezos says that you'd be I want to make prime so good you'd be responsible not not sign up for it so so you've got. Obviously the fast free now going to one day normally two days you've got. [41:05] You got all the Kindle stuff you got music you've got the video star. I called the Alexa and puts in their busy even more in their exclusive products and all these things so one of the things that they kind of said body language was on the call was there fishing really good kind of. Is increasing I kind of read it is increasing and this line item called subscription Services where that would show up that grew 49% what kind of cars do you everything in the first quarter that was kind of the fastest-growing peace which I think it's well if if Prime is prime sign up for when your fastest growing things that that. [41:43] What's the acceleration on the road as those people start ordering and taking advantage of their subscription advertising one this was this is interesting so we talked a lot about this on the show it really slow down prematurely it's been growing kind of north of 50% I believe in this load to 34% year-over-year the there was some talk the system of all she has reported that there was an accounting change their that some of the third-party types of ads have now moved over into more this merchant services kind of line item and aren't showing up in advertising so I think they're kind of you know. Are some apples and oranges there and then the CFO did say you know if you adds grew faster than other so the other line with 34% so he was kind of trying to signal I think if accounting changes out there is still growing pretty rapidly John Blackledge I referenced earlier you got to put sad visit 13 billion this year and she's at about 35 by. What kind of the new multibillion-dollar line that Amazon is growing up a lot on the call about how. [42:55] And I'll take this over to you cuz this is your bailiwick they're adding a lot more capabilities here for agency types of folks to have apis and ability to. Run multiple accounts and I think they they realize that something that has large agencies need to include Amazon and a lot of ads and it sat out there. The biggest concern from Wall Street is they have this metric called paid units. That has slowed those 14% growth in Q4 at slowed to 10%. Speed unit growth only go 10% yet will Revenue gross means the. [43:39] The average order value is kind of doubled the only way to make that work in the retail world so there are some bears out there saying this feels like maybe Amazon starting to bump up against. Challenges of scale in saturation there's a lot of reports that show that there at like 85% less of the. High-end cameras out there are on Prime and those kinds of things so that's give me a metric I want to watch this really close when they did their forward-looking projections it does feel like a little bit of acceleration but it's not clear is that coming from a TBI sads or the retail business are our what soaks I was kind of like the only little kind of cloud on the horizon I would say is the speed unit growth really decelerate it pretty hard it's the lowest it's ever been Child Say the bottom line on the first quarter is a really solid showing by Amazon the big surprise was the one day Prime that definitely kind of got everyone's attention and like I said before most of the Wall Street folks were pretty pleased and we saw a lot of yeah raising of price targets to your kind of that north of a trillion-dollar territory up into the the $2,250 kind of ranch. Jason: [44:58] That it's going to be interesting to watch that the advertising thing a lot of the new device are right after the announcement like people people miss that certified accounting change and there was a little bit of a panic in the advertising world because there's been all this talk about oh my gosh Amazon's the fastest growing advertising platform and and you know number of the newest episode of forecasted at 2 do certain eventually be able to compete with a Google's and Facebook's of the world and so. [45:30] At this point to already have decelerate in growth would have been a concern but obviously if that's. I'm sure they explained Away by just went buckets Amazon puts the the revenue in then that's that's not as big a concern so it'll be interesting to see. Like is that does that explain 100% of it or have they had a deceleration. Well I am sort of bullish on on Amazon's prospects as an advertising platform, I think you you hit one of the pain points that that's going to keep them from scaling is there there. They're advertising tools and capabilities are are much more nascent than say Google or Facebook in and you mentioned agencies don't like that and that's certainly true but like increasingly the the Google and Facebook tools are good enough that clients like to run their own campaigns on and that's that's way less true on Amazon today so Amazon has a lot of. Catch up to do on tools and you know you could see that like I'm sure they're they're investing a lot in the tools right now like we see a lot of new apis and capabilities coming out all the time but but that could be a constraining factor on their advertising and another thing that I still speculate. Is Eliza constraining factor in the short run is the budget that these advertising dollars are coming out of so. [46:54] You know I still think the majority of advertising it happens on Amazon is advertising for a particular product that a brand is trying to sell on Amazon and Those ads usually come out of what's called a trade budget and a lot of the dollars that gets spent on Google and Facebook come out of a marketing awareness budget and I'm not sure Amazon his establish themselves as as a viable platform for those those kind of top of the funnel advertising dollars in the same way that that Facebook has yet I think they're ever going to really scale they're going to have to demonstrate that they're good at that too and so I think. Time is going to tell there but that's probably a good place to leave it's got unless you have any any closing remarks cuz we we've used up the are budgeted time for for the show. Scot: [47:49] I think that's all the exciting news on the Amazon side will it's just kind of keep it there and we'll be back with more guests and more news and future episodes next for joints. Jason: [47:59] Yep and if you didn't try this episode we sure would appreciate that five star review on iTunes as always if you have any comments or questions or we got anything wrong feel free to the reach out to us on Twitter or leave us a note on her Facebook page we loved to have a dialogue with our listeners and until next time happy commercing.

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Prediction Review for 2015 It's hard to believe that another year has gone by! With that it's time to see how we did with our 2015 predictions. This year's scorecard: Ara a respectable three out of five! Braden a decent 2-2.5 out of five. Ara's Predictions: There will be a 65 inch production OLED TV for less than $5,000 Look for LG and Samsung to continue to push OLED technology. They'll finally figure out that no one wants a curved model and produce a 65 inch flat panel OLED. Bonus prediction - It will be LG that makes this prediction a win for me! Nailed it!! At the time of this writing not only is there a 65 inch OLED for sale at Amazon but it's made by LG! Its also 4K. LG Electronics 65EF9500 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Flat Smart OLED TV $4997.99 There will be a production Quantum Dot TV available for sale This is my hedge against the OLED prediction totally failing. We saw the first quantum dot TVs at CES about three years ago. LG is pushing forward with the technology. It produces higher yields than OLED and better pictures than current LEDs so this is a no brainer technology to pursue. Well as it turns out this was a true statement when I made it. In 2014 Sony had released TVs with Quantum Dot technology and it marketed it as Triluminos. However, it's not very clear that they are still doing this. Regardless this is a fail. Apple will open up the AppleTV to developers After seeing the potential of the FireTV from Amazon, Apple will realize the AppleTV is falling behind the competition. Look for a new model (AppleTV 4) with game support that will use iPhones and iPads as controllers. By the way, the 4 in AppleTV 4 stands for 4K. I can dream can't I?? Predict something enough and it's bound to come true! With the release of the AppleTV 4 Apple opened up the platform to developers. This coming year should make or break the platform! Apple to stream 4K movies and television programming If you are going to dream might as well dream big! What good is a new set top box capable of 4K content if you don't have 4K content. Sure they will support Netflix 4K streams but the real deal will be buying and renting movies and TV shows from iTunes in 4K. No 4K streaming! Not even a 4K AppleTV. Oh well… Maybe I'll hold this over for 2016 :-) Sonos to debut a dedicated 7.1 home theater system One of the main reasons people don't have full surround systems is the need to string speaker wire everyplace. Sure the front is easy enough but why should you have to string wire when you can have freedom to place speakers wherever you want. Sonos has the best sounding wireless solution we have heard to date. So why not make a complete 7.1 system without the need of speaker wires? It would be easy to setup with almost no configuration required. When your aren't watching movies you could repurpose the speakers for music without the need of turning on an amplifier. Now if we can only do something about those pesky power cords! Success on this one. Sonos has a home theater category on their site (Sonos Home Theater). Yes it uses a sound bar for Left, Center, and Right channels. There is also a subwoofer and you can use four Play:1,3, or 5s for the surrounds.  The Sonos Home theater can be used in music mode when not watching movies so what's not to like? Braden's Predictions: At least 5 major studio movie releases will be available online concurrent with cinema release With “The Interview” now out there as a pilot for what is possible, Sony will do it again at least once, and other major studios will try their hand at it as well. Theater owners will threaten not to run the movie(s), but if the studios choose wisely, theater owners will be forced to run them because they'd stand to lose too much in ticket sales if they didn't. Complete flop. There were some huge stars in day and date released movies, but most were backed by lesser known production companies. Ethan Hawke in Predestination, Chris Evans in Before We Go, Samuel L. Jackson in Big Game, Hugh Grant in The Rewrite? Speaking of rewrite, if I changed the prediction to major, A-list actors, I'd have nailed it. Curved televisions will go away Nobody really gets it. Manufacturers seem to be the only ones that understand the value in the curved screen. Realizing there's no demand for it, manufacturers will make them disappear.  This means we'll be on the hunt for another gimmick to boost television sales. Look for 4k to try to fill that gap. But it'll still be a bit niche, so look for something else as well.  Automation integration in your smart TV? Could this be the year of home automation? Let's be generous and go with partial credit on this one. Curved TVs are still around, but not nearly as prominent as they were a year ago. It feels like a very small percentage of televisions on display in most stores are curved anymore, and we really aren't seeing nearly as many ads for them. Looks like 4K really is the next big thing, at least for 2015. Live television streaming won't be coming to your town Did an Aereo 180 on this prediction, but none of the big players in streaming set top boxes: Apple, Google, Microsoft or Amazon, will add live TV streaming to their box. Despite rumors, it ain't happening this year. Aereo showed that there's no way around the retransmission fees, and there's no way a streaming provider would get premium channels for less than the others pay, so there would be no cost advantage to the consumer. And in most markets streaming would be inferior quality to Cable or Satellite, so it's a lose-lose for consumers. Success. This may have been my most conservative prediction, but man am I glad it's in the list. Keeps me from a total goose egg this year. Sure, you could argue that SlingTV should count for something, but that isn't a native offering from Apple, Google, Microsoft or Amazon and you still don't get your local stations. So while you're streaming live television, you aren't really streaming live television. Just go with me on that one. 80” Televisions for under $2000 The biggest TVs on the consumer market right now, at reasonable prices, are a few models at 84, 85 and 90 inches. But there are a bunch of options at 80” from all the major manufacturers. The lowest price for an 80” at Amazon is a Vizio model for $2999. Costco has a Sharp 80” for $2499. Manufacturers may see that the next round of upgrades could be driven simply by larger screen sizes. Everyone has an HDTV, but it is somewhere between 40 and 60 inches, and they know they can go bigger. If the price is right, they will. So that price will drop to under $2000 at some point this year. Maybe Black Friday, maybe for another event, but it'll drop. Not this year. Several 75” TVs are available now, and were on sale on Black Friday, for less than $2000, but on average the 80” models are closer to twice that rice at around $4000. Mathematically, 75 inches represents 93.75% of an 80 inch screen, so I could take a solid 94% success on this prediction. But unfortunately this was an all-or-nothing and the 80” screens didn't hit my price. Better luck next year. Amazon to release a full length motion picture In an attempt to leapfrog Netflix, Amazon will beat them to the punch with the first original full length motion picture, with all of the production value of a major studio release. They've already roped in stars like John Goodman and Jeffrey Tambor for their original TV shows. They'll get a big name and a good script for their movie. We'll see a huge PR blast with it, and it's availability on the Fire TV and Fire Phone, just to show Netflix that two can play in the streaming game. Awwwyeah. Barely made it, but Amazon Studios' first original movie, directed by Spike Lee is now in theaters. Digital HD will be available December 29th and DVD / Blu-Ray available January 26th. Chi-Raq (rated R) released on December 4, 2015. It is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago and stars Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, and Wesley Snipes.

Predictions for 2015 Time for the HT Guys to look into our crystal ball and try and predict the HDTV and Home Theater landscape for 2015. Our crystal ball is never as clears as a good HDTV but we give it a shot nonetheless.   No gimmies this year since we can't even get those right! Ara's Predictions: There will be a 65 inch production OLED TV for less than $5,000 Look for LG and Samsung to continue to push OLED technology. They'll finally figure out that no one wants a curved model and produce a 65 inch flat panel OLED. Bonus prediction - It will be LG that makes this prediction a win for me!   There will be a production Quantum Dot TV available for sale This is my hedge against the OLED prediction totally failing. We saw the first quantum dot TVs at CES about three years ago. LG is pushing forward with the technology. It produces higher yields than OLED and better pictures than current LEDs so this is a no brainer technology to pursue.   Apple will open up the AppleTV to developers After seeing the potential of the FireTV from Amazon, Apple will realize the AppleTV is falling behind the competition. Look for a new model (AppleTV 4) with game support that will use iPhones and iPads as controllers. By the way, the 4 in AppleTV 4 stands for 4K. I can dream can't I??   Apple to stream 4K movies and television programming If you are going to dream might as well dream big! What good is a new set top box capable of 4K content if you don't have 4K content. Sure they will support Netflix 4K streams but the real deal will be buying and renting movies and TV shows from iTunes in 4K.   Sonos to debut a dedicated 7.1 home theater system One of the main reasons people don't have full surround systems is the need to string speaker wire everyplace. Sure the front is easy enough but why should you have to string wire when you can have freedom to place speakers wherever you want. Sonos has the best sounding wireless solution we have heard to date. So why not make a complete 7.1 system without the need of speaker wires? It would be easy to setup with almost no configuration required. When your aren't watching movies you could repurpose the speakers for music without the need of turning on an amplifier. Now if we can only do something about those pesky power cords!   Braden's Predictions: At least 5 major studio movie releases will be available online concurrent with cinema release With “The Interview” now out there as a pilot for what is possible, Sony will do it again at least once, and other major studios will try their hand at it as well. Theater owners will threaten not to run the movie(s), but if the studios choose wisely, theater owners will be forced to run them because they'd stand to lose too much in ticket sales if they didn't.   Curved televisions will go away Nobody really gets it. Manufacturers seem to be the only ones that understand the value in the curved screen. Realizing there's no demand for it, manufacturers will make them disappear.  This means we'll be on the hunt for another gimmick to boost television sales. Look for 4k to try to fill that gap. But it'll still be a bit niche, so look for something else as well.  Automation integration in your smart TV? Could this be the year of home automation?   Live television streaming won't be coming to your town Did an Aereo 180 on this prediction, but none of the big players in streaming set top boxes: Apple, Google, Microsoft or Amazon, will add live TV streaming to their box. Despite rumors, it ain't happening this year. Aereo showed that there's no way around the retransmission fees, and there's no way a streaming provider would get premium channels for less than the others pay, so there would be no cost advantage to the consumer. And in most markets streaming would be inferior quality to Cable or Satellite, so it's a lose-lose for consumers.   80” Televisions for under $2000 The biggest TVs on the consumer market right now, at reasonable prices, are a few models at 84, 85 and 90 inches. But there are a bunch of options at 80” from all the major manufacturers. The lowest price for an 80” is a Vizio model for $2999. Manufacturers may see that the next round of upgrades could be driven simply by larger screen sizes. Everyone has an HDTV, but it is somewhere between 40 and 60 inches, and they know they can go bigger. If the price is right, they will. So that price will drop to under $2000 at some point this year. Maybe Black Friday, maybe for another event, but it'll drop.   Amazon to release a full length motion picture In an attempt to leapfrog Netflix, Amazon will beat them to the punch with the first original full length motion picture, with all of the production value of a major studio release. They've already roped in stars like John Goodman and Jeffrey Tambor for their original TV shows. They'll get a big name and a good script for their movie. We'll see a huge PR blast with it, and it's availability on the Fire TV and Fire Phone, just to show Netflix that two can play in the streaming game.

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