Episode 253: People don’t understand how pay works

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?”

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