Amazon — BLOCK & TACKLE — Thomas De Napoli

There is No Traditional Media

Barry Diller, the former CEO of Paramount and Fox, and Founder of IAC, on the transfer of power between movie studios and big tech.

StrategyThomas De NapoliFebruary 26, 2019Barry Diller, Kara Swisher, Recode Decode, Podcast, Oscars, Academy Awards, FAANG, Facebook, FB, Apple, APPL, Amazon, AMZN, Netflix, NFLX, Google, GOOG, Reid Hastings, Curiosity, IAC, Expedia, Tinder, OK Cupid, Interactive Corporation, Media, Founder, Tech

Unlock the Power of Questions

The willingness to seek out new and useful information is the foundation of personal creativity, organizational innovation and problem solving. Asking the right questions is the most effective way of doing this.

LeadershipThomas De NapoliFebruary 22, 2019Amazon, Harvard Business Review, Leadership, strategy, management, Apple, Bridgewater, Alison Wood Brooks, Leslie John, DNA, Question, Questioning, Leadership Development, Productivity, Gong.io, sales, Creativity

The 1 Hot Take You Should Read About Amazon HQ2

My hot take on another hot take on the hot topic of Amazon, HQ2 and subsidizing private industry with public money. It’s a Möbius strip of hot takes.

StrategyThomas De NapoliFebruary 17, 2019Amazon, AMZN, HQ2, Long Island City, Jeff Bezos, Barry Ritholtz, Socialism, Subsidy, Billionaire, Taxes, Apple, APPL, Google, GOOG, Twitter, Wealth, Andrew Cuomo, Bill DeBlasio, Michael Gianaris, AOC, alexandria ocasio-cortez, alexandria ocasio cortez

The YouTube Animation Revolution is Upon Us

As premium streamers like Netflix and Amazon add animation to their lineup of original series to attack families and children, driving prices of cartoons up by 2x, a quiet revolution in animation is happing on YouTube as well.

StrategyThomas De NapoliFebruary 12, 2019Animation, YouTube, Amazon, Netflix, Apple, APPL, NFLX, Hulu, TheOdd1sOut, Domics, Content, Streaming, Viacom, MTV, Liquid Television, Adult Swim, Warner Media, Beavis and Butthead, Cartoon, Cartoon Network

Learn or Get Left Behind

The best way to be valuable in an industry facing constant disruption is to be able to adapt. The best way to become great at this skill is through lifelong learning.

Leadership, StrategyThomas De NapoliFebruary 5, 2019Viacom, Apple, APPL, VIA, Google, GOOG, Facebook, FB, Amazon, AMZN, Netflix, NFLX, Continuing Educatin, Lifelong Learning, Executive Education, Henry Ford, Adaptation