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Author here, I'm a former Microsoft Sr Director and Phd Economist, and someone in my network asked me for my assessment of Waymo (he/she is an employee). This is my unfiltered take.

Author here, and former executive at Activision/Microsoft. The best way to explain the wave of layoffs, restructuring, and sequels we are seeing in the entertainment and games industry right now is through fiction.

I wrote this trilogy to explain why rational companies double down on dying franchises. It comes down to a lifecycle that I witnessed firsthand, but can only discuss using a fictional framework due to strict NDAs.

Author here (an ex-ibanking analyst): I wrote a satirical memo to start a social critique on finance job signaling and how Epstein created a social proof ponzi scheme

Author here. With the Netflix/Warner news, I noticed a lot of discussion about content libraries but very little about the actual mechanism for employee retention/severance. I'm an economist and ex-investment banker, so I wrote a guide on how to find the specific documents based on my experience navigating a similar merger. The post also includes a satirical story about a hyperscaler acquisition to illustrate the culture clash. Hope it's useful for anyone currently navigating M&A.