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Rivian: Charging Ahead with Electric Vans

Rivian should pivot away from the saturated consumer EV market and focus on dominating the electric delivery van (EDV) sector, leveraging its Amazon contract and industry-leading EDV software while potentially offloading its consumer EV division to Volkswagen.

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SoFi: Revolutionizing Finance for the Digital Generation

SoFi should diversify its revenue streams and enhance its resilience by adopting a B2B SaaS model, leveraging its Galileo technology platform to provide cloud-native banking solutions to regional banks.

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Data Centres: Powering Innovation by Migrating North

Canada should leverage its cold climate, renewable energy, and strong cybersecurity regulations to attract data centre investments, using tax incentives and infrastructure support to position itself as a global leader in digital infrastructure.

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Waymo Than Meets the Eye

Waymo should pivot from operating a ride-hailing service to a B2B software licensing model, offering its autonomous driving technology to automakers to scale adoption and maximize data collection.

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BeReal: Being Real is Going Broke

To monetize its user base while retaining authenticity, BeReal should adopt a freemium model and offer B2B services.

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Google: Shaping the Future With History

To achieve a differentiated advantage in GenAI, Google should acquire Reddit for exclusive access to monetize its database.

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Peloton: Pedalling Forward

Peloton should phase out its unprofitable hardware and brink-and-mortar presence in favour of a digital-first model.

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Notion: The Zero-in-One Business Model

Notion should begin monetizing it’s student users by targeting schools.

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Duolingo: Binge-Learning Your Next Language

Duolingo should launch a Netflix Hub within its platform to bolster its lackluster monetization.

Rohan Kumar 5/8/22 Rohan Kumar 5/8/22

Vimeo: Going Beyond the Screen

Vimeo should expand into B2B XR through an acquisition of STRIVR.

Jason Gosal and Emma Hristov 5/8/22 Jason Gosal and Emma Hristov 5/8/22

Netflix: Streaming a New Type of Series

Netflix should acquire DAZN to enter sports streaming, reducing its reliance on expensive licensed content.

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ASML: Innovating at the Speed of Light

To defend against the slowdown of Moore’s law and retain its dominance in the semiconductor supply chain, ASML should acquire Lightmatter and lead the next generation of photonics chips.

Justin Voronoff and Roy Katznelson 12/24/21 Justin Voronoff and Roy Katznelson 12/24/21

Intel: Spinning Off and Over IDM

To overcome increasing global competition and capitalize on the global semiconductor shortage, Intel should spin off its manufacturing divisions and new foundries into an independent company to regain its market leadership.

Kyle Madden and Ali Aamir 12/24/21 Kyle Madden and Ali Aamir 12/24/21

Twitch: The Platform for the Pitch

To diversify itself amidst a crowded live-streaming market, Twitch should acquire the UK domestic broadcasting rights for the English Premier League.

Kevin Meng and Richard Yang 12/24/21 Kevin Meng and Richard Yang 12/24/21

iRobot: Why Clean When You Can Code?

Amidst labour shortages and poor profit margins in the North American cleaning industry, iRobot should enter the industrial robotic cleaning space.

Albi Nani and Liam Deschamps 12/23/21 Albi Nani and Liam Deschamps 12/23/21

Quayside: Revitalizing the Toronto Smart City Project

In the aftermath of Sidewalk Labs retreating from their Toronto smart city project, Waterfront Toronto has an opportunity to rethink their approach to developing Quayside.

Joe Olij and Gabor Simon 4/6/21 Joe Olij and Gabor Simon 4/6/21

DJI: Going to Greener Pastures

To counter stiff competition in its core market and maximize pre-IPO growth, DJI should look to the agtech industry by creating an analytics platform for its existing products.