Episode Details

This week we discuss Gartner’s Emerging Tech Hype Cycle and analyze 10 years of “Software Eating the World.” Plus, is Willie Nelson a good singer…?

Rundown

• 3 Themes Surface in the 2021 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
• Chris Dixon Blockchain Tweetstorm
• Ten Years Software Is Eating the World - Andreessen Horowitz
• Disney wins this round: Here's where the streaming giants stand at the end of earnings season

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