Folks, a few announcements: First, I’m creating short 5-7 minute AI-generated podcast conversations based on my write-ups using NotebookLM and making them freely available on the scuttleblurb podcast feed (Apple, Spotify). These are not meant to be replacements for the actual write-ups and, to be honest, they aren’t even perfectly accurate summaries of them. I’ve […]
A tour through HR and payroll processing software: part 2a (Rippling, Deel, UKG)
Posted By scuttleblurb On In Rippling,UKG,[ADP] ADP | Comments DisabledA tour through HR and payroll processing software: part 1 (Paycor, PAYC, PCTY)
Posted By scuttleblurb On In [ADP] ADP,[DAY] Dayforce,[PAYC] Paycom,[PAYX] Paychex,[PCTY] Paylocity,[WDAY] Workday | Comments Disabled(this is part 1 of a 3-part post on HCM and payroll processing software and services that will touch on a number of companies, including, but not limited to, ADP, Paychex, Paycor, Paycom, Paylocity, and Workday) I. Those familiar “day in the life” videos, the ones that blur professional diary and aspirational lifestyle content, with […]
Cadence, Synopsys, and the Future of Chip Design
Posted By scuttleblurb On In [CDNS] Cadence,[SNPS] Synopsys | Comments DisabledRelated posts: [CDNS – Cadence; SNPS – Synopsys] The evolution of the EDA industry (2/28/20) Simulation, CAD, and PLM: Part 1 (7/30/20) I. I’ve always found it conceptually helpful to think of a digital chip as a city, with buildings, roads, and the bustle of people mapping to IP blocks, wires, and the flow of […]
[CRL] Charles River
Posted By scuttleblurb On In [CRL] Charles River | Comments DisabledA few announcements: 1) I’ll be in Omaha this year, hanging out on the 2nd floor of Upstream on Friday night sometime around 8pm (I tend to find myself at Mr. Toad’s eventually). If you’re around, come say “hi”! 2) MBI and I discussed Adobe in the most recent episode of Never Sell (Spotify, Apple, YouTube, RSS Feed) […]
Shift4’s M&A Alchemy
Posted By scuttleblurb On In [FOUR] Shift4 | Comments DisabledIt’s been just over two years since I first wrote up Shift4. With founder/CEO Jared Isaacman departing for NASA and the company acquiring Global Blue for $2.5bn in its largest M&A transaction by far, I figure it’s time for an update. To quickly recap: in its first decade, United Bank Card, the fledgling business Jared […]
[TECH] Bio-Techne: part 2
Posted By scuttleblurb On In [TECH] Bio-Techne | Comments DisabledHi everyone, some things: 1) Episode 3 of the Never Sell podcast (a monthly investment conversation between MBI and me) dropped yesterday (Spotify, YouTube). In it, MBI describes some useful research tools and we explore the strengths, weaknesses, and implications of Deep Research 2) Reports will now have an audio version embedded. For Substack subscribers, […]
[TECH] Bio-Techne: part 1
Posted By scuttleblurb On In [TECH] Bio-Techne | Comments DisabledThis is the first part of a two-part post. I wanted to better understand the tools behind drug research and diagnostics and writing up Bio-Techne seemed like a good way to do that. Bio-Techne sells lots of stuff, from recombinant proteins to instruments. But it isn’t an “everything store” like Thermo Fisher. Its products interlock […]
[MRVI] Maravai Lifesciences
Posted By scuttleblurb On In [MRVI] Maravai | Comments DisabledHi everyone, My friend @LibertyRPF, who writes the eclectic newsletter, Liberty’s Highlights) recently interviewed me. Check out the podcast! Also, a reminder that MBI and I recently launched a podcast (Spotify, Apple, RSS feed). The second episode, a conversation about Xpel, drops soon. At a basic level, biologic drugs bind to specific proteins embedded in cells, like […]