Why Rocket Companies ($RKT) Bought TrueBill For $1.3 Billion ??
Rocket Companies aka Rocket Mortgage has announced they will be acquiring personal financial tool TrueBill for $1.275 billion in cash. Alex explains why he's a big fan of this deal and dives into some of the potential synergies he sees between Rocket and TrueBill despite the two companies having very different business models. He also touches on how fintech SaaS suites like TrueBill would be a great offering for incumbent banks to integrate into traditional services.
Originally Aired: 12/30/21 #RKT #TrueBill #PersonalFinance —
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YouTube Censorship:
Bitcoin/crypto investor Peter Saddington tells Applico CEO Alex Moazed about how YouTube censored his channels pertaining to cryptocurrency back in 2018. Peter lost over 7,000 videos on his two crypto focused channels Bite Sized Bitcoin and Decentralized TV. Peter and Alex go on to discuss the disservice YouTube is doing to the next generation of content creators and the Orwellian nature of today's tech monopolies.
Watch our full interview with Peter Saddington here: https://youtu.be/PBJ24d3VPfc
Originally Aired: 02/17/21
#Censorship #OnlineSpeech #Banned
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The show kicks off with a look at CB Insights new State Of Venture Q2’21 Report, which details the runaway valuations of tech startups over the past year. On that thread, Alex looks at the recently IPOd platform, Xometry, and Nextdoor's plan to go public via SPAC. The second half of the show covers Etsy's next M&A move acquiring Elo7, regulatory concerns for Big Tech expanding through M&A, and Instcart's new CEO. Alex closes the episode with a message about the 4th of July.
Originally Aired: 07/09/21
#CBInsights #Instacart #Xometry
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Earlier this week, airport hospitality group OTG announced they will be the first company to license Amazon Go's Just Walk Out technology. The first location to implement the cashierless technology will be the CIBO Express Gourmet Market inside Newark Liberty’s Terminal C. The location is expected to be operational March 16, 2020, and OTG plans to follow integrating the technology into other NYC airport locations. Alex and Nick take a look at Amazon's new Just Walk Out website and talk about why this signals the beginning of a huge shift for retail.
Airport retailer OTG will use Amazon’s cashierless technology starting next week: https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/11/airport-retailer-otg-will-use-amazons-cashierless-technology-starting-next-week/
Just Walk Out Technology by Amazon: https://justwalkout.com/
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Get Subscribed so you don't miss our full interview with MoviePass Founder Mitch Lowe on September 6th! Find Mitch's new book Watch and Learn: How I Turned Hollywood Upside Down with Netflix, Redbox, and MoviePass on Amazon.
We spoke with Mitch Lowe, CEO of the original MoviePass, about the newly announced reboot of the disruptive platform. We asked if Web 3 is the answer to make this business truly disrupt the movie/film industry.
#moviepass #filmbusiness #filmindustry
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Leaked internal documents detail how ByteDance handles moderation of topics sensitive to the Chinese government. Alex and Nick look at the popular Chinese-owned social network's internal policies and talk about how platforms can be abused as a tool to control potential political unrest.
This is an excerpt from episode 27 of Winner Take All. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/hcH8gOpyomU
Revealed: how TikTok censors videos that do not please Beijing: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/25/revealed-how-tiktok-censors-videos-that-do-not-please-beijing
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January 24th, 2019 - Applico CEO Alex Moazed discusses platform regulation on Yahoo! Finance.
More reading on Alex's perspective on platform tech monopoly regulation:
1. https://www.applicoinc.com/blog/best-solution-for-tech-platform-regulation/
2. https://www.applicoinc.com/blog/guide-to-amazon-and-googles-big-tech-antitrust-vulnerabilities/
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Reports have come out that Facebook is looking to purchase a multi-billion dollar stake in Indian telecommunications company Jio, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. Alex discusses Facebook's previous attempts to gain market share in India and explains how an investment in Reliance Jio could be an excellent catalyst to secure foothold.
Facebook eyes multibillion-dollar stake in Reliance Jio: https://www.ft.com/content/a1ca0569-7ef7-49c8-b88e-72b792eefc62
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Airbnb has decided to exit the Chinese market but I think there's more at play here than just restrictive policies that hurt tourism.
#shorts #Airbnb #tourism
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Alex listens to recent bullish comments from Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman. Slootman's comments spur discussion on U.S. tech monopolies current lack of willingness to work with the U.S. government and whether or not this stance is justified.
This is an excerpt from episode 115 of Winner Take All. Watch the full episode here:
Originally Aired: 09/22/20
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