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Episode 253: People don’t understand how pay works


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This week we give our “expert analysis” of all the impending enterprise IPO’s, discuss Multi-Cloud and try to make sense of Roblox and TikTok. Plus, are salary bands good or bad…?

The Rundown
  • IPOs
    • the Palantir IPO mission statement is an amazing artifact.
    • Software Developer Tools Company JFrog Adds to Tech IPO Rush.
    • Asana files to go public via direct listing.
    • Snowflake files for IPO, taking on Amazon and Microsoft cloud database businesses.
    • Unity’s IPO filing shows how big a threat it poses to Epic and the Unreal Engine.
    • Redis Labs, Maker Of Database Software, Hits $1 Billion Valuation With New Fundraise.
    • Gamers are logging millions of hours a day on Roblox.
    • Relevant to your Interests
      • Apple
        • A14X Bionic to Be ‘Nearly on Par’ With 8-Core Intel Core i9-9880H, According to Fresh Performance Analysis.
        • Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app to add purchases after all.
        • Epic Games wins temporary ruling barring Apple from retaliation.
        • Online Retailing Executives
          • The second-most important Jeff at Amazon is leaving the company.
          • Downtown Las Vegas fixture Tony Hsieh leaves Zappos.
          • Tony Hsieh out as CEO of shoe and clothing giant Zappos.
          • MSFT
            • Cloud Revenue: Microsoft Bigger than Amazon and Google, 2X IBM.
            • Microsoft plans cloud contract push with foreign governments after $10 billion JEDI win.
            • Microsoft’s new Transcribe in Word feature is designed for students, reporters, and more.
            • TikTok Plans to Challenge Trump Administration Over Executive Order.
            • At scale, all B2B products converge. It’s reports, alerts, workflow, permissions and approvals all the way down.
            • Malicious Chinese SDK In 1,200 iOS Apps With Billions Of Installs Causing ‘Major Privacy.
            • Concerns To Hundreds Of Millions Of Consumers.
            • Freedom of cloud choice: The myths and truths about multi-cloud.
            • Application modernization requires more than just technology, lots of consultative analysis.
            • Fun fact: Nvidia is now worth more than Intel + AMD combined.
            • TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns
            • Then he asked me “Is Kubernetes right for us?”
            • Nonsense
              • @PopeyesChicken mobile app doesn't think @heyhey email addresses are real.
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                          • Coté: Microsoft OneNote…?
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