Startup Digest Reading List: CM Weekly: Reflexivity, Unbundling, and What People Love and Hate about Fintech Apps

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Startup Digest Reading List

A curated list of the top stories in technology, startups, and venture capital.

Welcome back to this week’s edition of Startup Digest’s Reading List, a curated list of the top stories in technology, startups, and venture capital.

What a week. The volatility of 2020 looks like it has bled over into 2021, and unfortunately, I don’t think we will be able to go back to the way it was before.

See below for a recap and dive into some of the biggest tech news items from last week.

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Written by Chris McCann, General Partner @ Race Capital, former Greylock Partners. More about me.

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Big Tech News Last Week

Twitter acquired Revue to take on Substack. (Startup Digest is published on Revue)
Twitch ended 2020 with 17 Billion hours watched - up 83% higher than the year before.
Coinbase will be going public via a direct listing in 2021.
Reddit users battled Wall Street via Gamestock. This Planet Money podcast sums up the whole situation best.

Deep Dive Posts

The Gamestop scenario poses the bigger question - can groups or individuals command enough attention to bootstrap reflexive events?
Jason Mikula collected qualitative data to understand what people love and hate about fintech apps (including Robinhood, Chime, Cash App, etc.)
Benedict Evans (former A16Z) shares a presentation on the great unbundling, recapping the forces driving tech in 2020.
Parker Thompson shares the sage advice that you are not your startup.

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