Episode 354: We’ve always been doing Agile

This week we discuss the disruption happening to Netflix, Corporate Metrics and a few thoughts on Heroku. Plus, some summer travel tips.

Rundown

• Netflix
  • Netflix shares crater 25% after company reports it lost subscribers for the first time in more than 10 years
  • Netflix Estimates More Than 100 Million Non-Paying Households Use Shared Passwords
  • Netflix slowdown leaves streaming biz reeling
• Reporting is hard
  • Revenue, Revenue Everywhere. Not a Dollar to Count by @ttunguz
• Heroku
  • Heroku is practically down for 4 days
  • Heroku is like a fallen civilization of elves. Beautiful, immortal, beloved by all who encountered it - but still a dead end. - Adam Jacob

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• Apple must pay a man more than $1,000 for not including a power adapter with his new iPhone, judge rules
• Discovery is shutting down CNN+ and is expected to provide details to staffers Thursday...

Nonsense

• Chipotle launches a $50 million venture capital fund

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