Краткая информация для участников: Великая инфраструктура

On Amazon’s great HQ2 debacle. The drive from Palo Alto to Santa Cruz winds through dense forests and creeks. On a recent trip, I made that drive – back and forth – between my wife’s meetings and my own. At one point, I stopped and marveled at the beauty and efficiency of this particular stretch. How did they develop this? How did they pave these roads through hilly, treacherous forests? How many workers were harmed in the process? Could these same innovations be executed today? The infrastructure that we depend on today is often taken for granted. It’s always been there; we never have to consider the discomforts and sacrifices of those times. The Amazon debate reminds that we are in a different era, long past collective efforts and general consensus. The New York HQ2 debacle is an examination of the complexities of for-profit infrastructure, i.e. what Amazon is continuing to build.

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Краткое описание участника: Компания DTX

The DTX Company is emblematic of the era that we’re in. A new fund – led by former Oath CEO Tim Armstrong – has launched to influence an evolving direct to consumer retail ecosystem. In this report, we take a look at what DTX is hoping to achieve and we suggest an adjusted path forward. Things are changing quickly and DTX has an opportunity to position their fund for where DTC is going. A new cohort of direct-to-consumer brands launches to calculated fanfare, nearly every week. And with each of those additions, the landscape changes. In No. 297, The DTC Industrial Complex we discussed the state of the ecosystem:

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Краткая информация для участников: Спортивные СМИ и вертикальная интеграция

With news of BuzzFeed considering a merger with Group Nine Media, mergers and acquisitions are suddenly back in the limelight for digital publishers. But the industry that stands to help the most from the current consolidation trend is sports media. The year ahead stands to be one primed for M&A discussion, as three companies have committed to exorbitant spending to capture customer attention: ESPN+, DAZN, and The Athletic. From Aryeh Bourkoff, CEO of LionTree in his year-end letter to investors:

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