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

Intercom, Inc.

Retail is constantly changing: from stalls to malls, the way we shop is always evolving in tandem with cultural, economic, and technological shifts. Research completed as early as 2017 suggested that by 2040, 95% of all purchases will be via ecommerce. Listen below, and read on for our companion post.

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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. This is technologically and economically challenging for plants intended for constant output.

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SaaStr Podcast #342 with Zapier CEO Wade Foster

SaaStr

But I think you hit it on the head where web savvy, tech forward, technology oriented companies love Zapier today. Wade Foster: And then how do you go the next step further where it’s like, “I’m just an organization and technology is sort of being foisted upon me and I just got to catch up.” Jason Lemkin: Yeah.

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