Episode 1257

News! Robinhood/Duolingo IPOs, Big Tech earnings, China & more w/ TechCrunch’s Alex Wilhelm | E1257

Jul 31, 20211:30:38Watch on YouTube

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00:00 Alex Wilhelm from TechCrunch

03:40 IPO dynamics: Robinhood & Duolingo

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14:04 Robinhood IPO, what’s the strength of the business?

20:53 Duolingo the success of DTC edtech

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25:09 Can consumer subscriptions continue to succeed

28:25 Google’s growth (at what cost)

33:05 Why companies are more efficient early on

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42:46 Amazon's rapid growth

47:35 China’s actions on Tech & Bitcoin

1:04:19 Apple talk

1:12:32 Why tech companies are vertically integrating

1:14:05 Digital Acceleration & going back to work

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