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Topics: Cloud Industry• COVID-19• Stock Market•

Is the Cloud Recession-Proof?

【想看中文的读者请点击这里】 Two weeks into the first Wall Street earnings season that includes COVID-19 data, most big tech companies that operate a large cloud unit have reported results. Judging from the growth rate and revenue numbers alone, the cloud seems to be weathering the coronavirus

Topics: China• COVID-19• Venture Capital•

Do Chinese Consumers Hold the Key to Global Economic Recovery?

【想看中文的读者请点击这里】 One narrative that emerged when the global impact of COVID-19 became apparent was whether countries and companies who have been relying on China as their supply chain should leave or diversify. Since then, both the U.S. and Japan have been pushing their

Topics: COVID-19• Ridesharing• Uber•

When Ridesharing Replaces Public Transportation

【想看中文的读者请点击这里】 Stock markets around the world have been taking a beating since the severity of COVID-19 global pandemic became clear. One sector in particular -- ridesharing as represented by Uber and Lyft -- has fallen even harder than the general markets. This pessimism is

Topics: COVID-19• Sales•

End of the Traveling Salesman?

【想看中文的读者请点击这里】 COVID-19’s impact is global and wide-ranging. When I first started writing about the coronavirus about three weeks ago, I thought it would, among other things, bring about more remote work and remote consumption of more enterprise software services in China. At this

Topics: COVID-19• Open Source• Remote Work•

[Deep Dive] Coronavirus, Remote Work, Remote Consumption

【想看中文的读者请点击这里】 Earlier this week, I wrote about the lasting impact that COVID-19 may have on China’s work culture, specifically that more remote work will be embraced after this public health crisis is over and that this fundamental shift could lead to more business

Topics: COVID-19• Remote Work• Open Source•

Coronavirus, Remote Work, Remote Consumption

【想看中文的读者请点击这里】 This post discusses two of the long-term impacts and behavioral changes that I think will emerge from the coronavirus (hereto called “COVID-19”, its proper scientific term): remote work, remote consumption. Disclaimer: what you will read is generally a positive piece. This is not

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