#2— A Taxonomy of Moats, Uber Works Launches in Chicago & US Payroll Report
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Hello and welcome to Weekend Reading Volume 2. A few things covered this week: systems rigidity, a new way to find work in Chicago, and US payrolls keep on chugging along. A Taxonomy of Moats (Jerry Neumann’s Blog) Value creation does not imply value capture. The ability to capture value is dedicated by a company’s moat. In other words, the unique advantages that a firm has over its competitors. These can come in many forms, as detailed below. For example, how disruptive would it be for Indeed to replace JIRA? High switching costs help build Atlassian’s moat. Similarly, every user that joins Facebook improves the company’s value both to other users and to advertisers: “
#2— A Taxonomy of Moats, Uber Works Launches in Chicago & US Payroll Report
#2— A Taxonomy of Moats, Uber Works Launches…
#2— A Taxonomy of Moats, Uber Works Launches in Chicago & US Payroll Report
Hello and welcome to Weekend Reading Volume 2. A few things covered this week: systems rigidity, a new way to find work in Chicago, and US payrolls keep on chugging along. A Taxonomy of Moats (Jerry Neumann’s Blog) Value creation does not imply value capture. The ability to capture value is dedicated by a company’s moat. In other words, the unique advantages that a firm has over its competitors. These can come in many forms, as detailed below. For example, how disruptive would it be for Indeed to replace JIRA? High switching costs help build Atlassian’s moat. Similarly, every user that joins Facebook improves the company’s value both to other users and to advertisers: “