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S.H.O.P. – what’s in store for the store?

Intercom, Inc.

Research completed as early as 2017 suggested that by 2040, 95% of all purchases will be via ecommerce. Many brands and stores have realized the potential of turning their “real-life” stores into advertisements for a bigger online market.

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Decentralizing the Electric Grid

Andreessen Horowitz

Currently, we face a critical challenge: our electricity demands — expected to nearly double by 2040 due to factors like AI compute, reshoring , and “electrification” — are soaring, but our grid infrastructure and operations struggle to keep pace. Defection could lead to higher costs for remaining users and trigger a “ death spiral.”

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SaaStr Podcast #342 with Zapier CEO Wade Foster

SaaStr

It turns out cleverness is not a great marketing strategy. I think a big part of this, we’ve got the company’s product, we want to do a better job of servicing these mid market users, make sure that we’re there for them. That’s how you get as much market penetration as you want. Wade Foster: Yeah.

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