Inside Orchard Essays
The cornerstone of an Inside Orchard membership is access to Neil’s weekly essays on the latest developments in the technology industry. Essays are 900 words and sent via email on Thursdays. Essays revolve around the following topics: industry analysis, company / business model analysis, technology’s impact on societal and consumer trends. Sample essays can be viewed here, here and here.
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Amazon’s CEO Is Getting Skewered
Amazon is in a tough situation as the company is suffering from legitimate issues, and what appear to be genuine attempts to address those issues are now generating backlash.

Consensus Is Still Underestimating Wearables
While Big Tech finally understands wearables are a thing and they need to have an answer for it, there isn’t widespread realization of just how big the revolution is trending.

Founder Mode Is Actually Design Mode
Paul Graham’s essay only scratched the surface regarding why certain companies succeed while others don’t.