Archive - Decentralized Economy by Connor Leech

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January 1, 1970: IBM, Microsoft & The Unbundling of Software from Hardware

Antitrust action resulted in IBM being having to decouple hardware from software, creating a new American software industry that was then consolidated…

Sep 28 •

The Judiciary takes a look at the Google Monopoly

Google's monopolies on internet search and control of online advertising are under scrutiny in the ongoing court case United States v. Google LLC.

Sep 11 •

August 2023

Decentralized Economy #13

Bold action from the Federal Trade Commission & Securities and Exchange Commission. New startup funding rounds, features on Employbl and tech job…

Aug 29 •

April 2023

16 startups that have raised money recently

There are over 900 startups and tech companies that have raised money this year. Here are sixteen of them grouped by industry.

Apr 29 •

How prepared is America for war?

With war in Europe and a potential conflict with China looming over Taiwan it's worth taking a moment to consider American hegemony and the defense…

Apr 1 •

March 2023

What should the lesson be from Silicon Valley Bank?

The nation's 16th largest bank failed. Depositors were made whole. Investors lost their money. Where do we go from here?

Mar 18 •

Looking for startups?

We launched verified employer profiles on Employbl, a new portal for companies to share job listings and are working on a mobile app for job seekers.

Mar 12 •

November 2022

Retro on crypto, web3 and SBF

In this post we've curated a list of American companies FTX, FTX Ventures and Alameda Research have invested in.

Nov 15, 2022 •

October 2022

Cotopaxi, multi-million dollar toilets and centralized power

Venture Capital backed, Utah headquartered Cotopaxi looks to shut down their SF location after millions of dollars of theft losses. San Francisco plans…

Oct 26, 2022 •

September 2022

Do Big Tech companies compete with each other?

Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon compete in some realms but also collude and finance each other.

Sep 13, 2022 •

Should Big Tech companies be able to buy their competitors?

Economic concentration has been the rule for the American economy for decades.

Sep 8, 2022 •

August 2022

Introducing decentralized economy - on tech companies and startups

What is the decentralized economy? Switched from ConvertKit to Substack. Open data about today's tech companies and companies challenging big tech right…

Aug 31, 2022 •

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