I have been writing extensively on the topics of tech innovation, monopolization and aggregation theory (ala Ben Thompson) and realized I had to write a book.
Today’s tech monopolies are unlike anything the world has ever seen. With hundreds of billions in revenue, user bases in the billions and aggressive CEOs willing to make big bets to remain in power (and kill startups), we are entering a new era of innovation.
Where are we headed? What happens next? These are the kinds of questions I wanted to answer for myself.
So I dove into the research and put together the most comprehensive study on GAFA — Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple that I have seen to date.
You can pre-order your copy of Gods of the Valley today on Amazon for just $2.99
(actually a limited time offer, will be $7.76 when it goes live 3/18).
I’ll Bet Bezos Doesn’t Want You to Read This…
In this eye-opening book, I tear the tech companies a new one, dissecting the super corporations of Silicon Valley to reveal the winners and losers and where the industry is headed.
Yet while Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple control and ever increasing pieces of the economic pie, the world is not standing still. Each of these empires is facing existential threats in the coming years.
Who wins? Who loses? Where is the world headed?
Gods of the Valley breaks down the businesses and big problems with GAFA, examining upcoming market trends and potential disruptions which impact today’s tech giants and rating the businesses accordingly.
- Who should Apple acquire?
- Does voice computing kill Google’s search business?
- Is Facebook the future of finance?
- Will Amazon kill the economy…?
These are the kinds of questions investors, economists and entrepreneurs ponder. Here is the best researched book to date on the future, what it holds, where opportunities lie and which companies will win it all.
From cryptocurrency to ecommerce, ridesharing, venture capital and voice computing to social media and streaming video, let’s look at how the Gods of the Valley build infinitely more defensible business models even Trump can’t touch.
Spoiler alert: The bigger they are, the harder they fall — and one of these four is headed for implosion. You will never guess who.
This book is either: an early post-mortem or the perfect product roadmap for Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple (and any startups looking to attack them), only time will tell.
Grab your copy of the book today, just $2.99 on Amazon.
NOTE: This book comes with actionable articles and informative guides as supplemental reading on related topics referenced in the book. These include:
- Uber is Going to 0, and Benchmark Knows It!
- Google vs Uber — The Battle for the Autonomous OS
- The Broken Business of Ecommerce and Why Your Startup Won’t Be The Next Casper
- Game Over, Groceries: Inside Amazon’s Acquisition of Whole Foods
- Don’t Mine for Gold When You Can Sell Shovels
- Consumer Hardware’s a Horrible Business Model, So Apple Slows Down Your iPhone
- Facebook’s Mantra: “Join us or we will copy you”
- How to Start a Series A Fundable SaaS Business
- The Amazon Apocalypse is Killing Ecommerce
- Network Effects and The End of Innovation
- Hacking the 5 Types of Networks Effects
- The Cult-Like Religion of ICOs
