What we are reading today:
Data reveals the productivity startups most likely to survive a post-pandemic shakeout. Productivity-and-collaboration tools saw a huge boost from the pandemic. But as the rush to remote work settles, the market is gearing up for a shakeout that could mint some startups as winners and others as pandemic blips. These are eight startups that could make it.
Rapid-delivery startups boomed in Europe. Why couldn't they make it in the US? Analysts
and industry experts said that while the ultra-fast delivery model was a
hit in Europe, it neglected to consider Americans' shopping habits —
like buying in bulk. Why the "ultrafasts" would never stick in the US.
