We’ll also be digging into trends in the space on May 16th. Sign up for the briefing here.
Why the pie chart hate?
We’ve been raging against pie charts for a while.
Sometimes, folks genuinely are confused by why we spend our energy hating on a chart.
Partly cuz we’re nerdy AF.
And partly cuz, except in a few instances, they are terrible.
See below.
Shazam for food?
We dug into Microsoft’s latest granted patent for a wearable system for imposing dietary self-control. The new patent, titled “Wearable food nutrition feedback system,” includes mixed-reality glasses that can monitor sight, sound, location, temperature, and motion.
Speaking of patents
Snap’s infamous Spectacles, wearables as a whole, and augmented reality were all topics of conversation today during the company’s first earnings call since it went public at a $24.8B valuation in March.
We took a look at some of Snap’s related patents and what the company appears to be working on. A recent filing details augmented reality technology that could map onto surroundings and superimpose lifelike moving images such as a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
There is a Wikipedia page for everything
Wow. I am impressed.
Crop up
We look at ag tech financing trends since 2013. Q1’17 saw $216M invested across more than 50 deals, more than triple the number of deals in the prior quarter.
#influencer
If you’ve not seen the Fyre Festival pitch deck, you should (see The Blurb). It is 1 part delusion and 2 parts dumb which makes it worth a read.
My favorite slide from it is this one mainly cuz I love the influencers image.