EPISODE · Jan 25, 2023 · 39 MIN
Okay, Computer: Ads, AI & Agave: A Conversation with Human Ventures’ Joe Marchese
from RiskReversal Pod · host RiskReversal Media
Dan and Joe Marchese, Build Partner at Human Ventures, discuss Disney’s battle to keep up with Netflix in the streaming wars (2:00), Netflix’s execution on its new ad-supported tier (6:00), the potential impact of the Justice Department’s new antitrust lawsuit against Google over its digital ads dominance (11:00), what industries are most likely to see M&A activity this year (16:00), why Joe is still bullish on Roku’s future (18:00), Twitter’s plunge in ad revenue and why many of the wrong people were laid off (21:00), if Snap could be a major beneficiary from Twitter’s woes (23:00), why Meta needs to re-focus on commerce (25:30), the strength of luxury brands & growth of top-shelf tequilas (29:00), reshaping the exhibition of movies (33:00), and the state of corporate giving (36:00). — Check out the companies discussed in the episode: -Groundswell -Kinema -Tequila Komos ---- View our show notes and transcript here ---- Email us at [email protected] with any feedback, suggestions, or questions for us to answer on the pod and follow us @OkayComputerPod. We’re on social: Follow Dan Nathan @RiskReversal on Twitter Follow @GuyAdami on Twitter Follow us on Instagram @RiskReversalMedia Subscribe to our YouTube page
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Dan and Joe Marchese, Build Partner at Human Ventures, discuss Disney’s battle to keep up with Netflix in the streaming wars (2:00), Netflix’s execution on its new ad-supported tier (6:00), the potential impact of the Justice Department’s new antitrust lawsuit against Google over its digital ads dominance (11:00), what industries are most likely to see M&A activity this year (16:00), why Joe is still bullish on Roku’s future (18:00), Twitter’s plunge in ad revenue and why many of the wrong people were laid off (21:00), if Snap could be a major beneficiary from Twitter’s woes (23:00), why Meta needs to re-focus on commerce (25:30), the strength of luxury brands & growth of top-shelf tequilas (29:00), reshaping the exhibition of movies (33:00), and the state of corporate giving (36:00). — Check out the companies discussed in the episode: -Groundswell -Kinema -Tequila Komos ---- View our show notes and transcript here ---- Email us at [email protected] with any feedback, suggestions, or questions for us to answer on the pod and follow us @OkayComputerPod. We’re on social: Follow Dan Nathan @RiskReversal on Twitter Follow @GuyAdami on Twitter Follow us on Instagram @RiskReversalMedia Subscribe to our YouTube page
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