I. Every few years, this graphic from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), reproduced by Matthew Ball, makes the rounds: It shows how a 15-year decline in recorded music revenue, precipitated by the cannibalistic effect of free downloads, is being reversed by the rise of subscription fees from digital streaming providers (DSPs). As I […]
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[UPWK] Upwork
Does Upwork have a future?
April 17, 2026
Upcoming posts (in no particular order): Upwork, Adyen, PayPal, Gartner, Verisk, maybe Visa/Mastercard A common [...]
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[scuttlebit] Thermo Fisher update
April 8, 2026
MBI and I recorded an episode of Never Sell recently (AI Doom, Veeva, Research and Writing) (Spotify, Apple, YouTube, RSS feed) [...]
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[scuttlebit] Danaher update
March 31, 2026
It’s been nearly three years since I last wrote up Danaher and Thermo Fisher, so [...]
Continue reading →[RYAN] Ryan Specialty
[RYAN] Ryan Specialty – the middlemen have middlemen
March 23, 2026
This is a companion piece to the Kinsale writeup from a few weeks ago, where [...]
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Continue reading →[MCO] Moody's Corp
S&P, Moody’s, and the limits of AI disruption: Part 2
March 13, 2026
I briefly discussed credit ratings in my S&P write-up. It’s a great business, we all [...]
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