Australia tries to bully big tech and Facebook fights back, Bumble goes public, robots take selfies on Mars, and Shopify challenges Amazon. Plus our new segment “Random startup you’ve never heard of”
Links:
<a href="http://augmentnation.substack.com/">Augment Nation: Moving Humanity to the Software Layer</a>
<a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2021/02/changes-to-sharing-and-viewing-news-on-facebook-in-australia/">Facebook Newsroom - Changes to Sharing and Viewing News on Facebook in Australia</a>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/11/bumble-ipo-the-woman-behind-dating-app-making-market-history.html">CNBC - Bumble IPO: The female founder behind the dating app making market history</a>
<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dispo-live-in-the-moment/id1491684197">App Store - Dispo - Live in the Moment</a>
<a href="https://www.engadget.com/perseverance-lands-on-mars-205800998.html">Engadget - NASA's Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars</a>
<a href="https://s23.q4cdn.com/550512644/files/doc_financials/2020/q4/Press-Release-Q4-2020.pdf">Shopify Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Financial Results</a>

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A weekly podcast hosted by Paul Canetti that explores the biggest themes in tech through the lens of the latest headlines.

Paul Canetti is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia Business School and sits on the Strategic Advisory Board of Riverside Acceleration Capital. He was the co-founder and CEO of MAZ, acquired in 2021, and has founded multiple other software businesses.

Canetti also does strategic consulting and corporate training. Previous clients include Verizon, Walmart, American Express, TikTok, and others.