Is the Metaverse a Gamechanger? New Book Says Yes
08/29/2022
Some of you know may recall that in the past, I’ve derisively referred to ThE mEtAvErsE as a bunch of PR hype and nonsense. But I like to think that I maintain an open mind…and Matthew Ball’s new book just might have changed mine.
The Metaverse is probably the best business book that I’ve read in 2022. If you want to know what the Metaverse is about, how it’s being created, and what the technical challenges are, then this book is for you.
Personally, I still don’t see the appeal of wasting away in a virtual world, but I suppose some old fart somewhere probably said that about the internet in the 1990s. I’ve barely picked up a video game controller in 10 years, so I likely won’t be the first one to spot the winners of this race…but maybe one of you will.
And if you do, be sure to let your boy know 🤙
Peace out.
Mike
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“What is internet, anyway?” asked a bewildered Today Show host in 1994.
It seems likely that many media pundits are going to sound pretty clueless in 30 years when it comes to the Metaverse (looking at Jim Cramer). But Matthew Ball’s new book demystifies the buzzword du jour of business and tech: what it means, how it’s being developed, and some of the technical challenges involved in making it a reality.
Prediction: Most of the Metaverse’s underlying tech is being developed by gaming companies, which will likely grow massively in size and importance during the coming years (that is, if they can get around Apple’s App Store rules).
"The Metaverse and How it Will Revolutionize Everything" is available now on Amazon. Support this publication by ordering through the Tycoonist Amazon storefront
Mogul Moves
Tracking Big Investors and Business Leaders
Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who made his fortune in energy, upped his stake in British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s $SBRY.GBX to nearly 10%. In recent years, Kretinsky has built up large stakes in several European grocers.
Cascade Investments, which managers Bill Gates’s money, expanded its stake in Ecolab ECL 0.00%↑ , a company that provides water treatment products and services.
Longtime Six Flags SIX 0.00%↑ investor H Partners, a value-oriented hedge fund, just bought more stock in the theme park amid a share price decline and criticism of its controversial new CEO.
Serial entrepreneur and Summit Therapeutics SMMT 0.00%↑ CEO Bob Duggan bought $92M of the small biotech’s shares for $0.97 a piece on August 16, making it the largest purchase by an individual insider over the last three months.
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