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Coworking Industry Competition Heating Up

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  The common factor across all these articles is the coworking giant WeWork, which was profiled last week in an extensive Wall Street Journal article. The WSJ article focuses on the various quirks of WeWork's CEO, and especially his penchant for tequila.  Key quote: Running a coworking business is hard work.

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Thrasio's "Platform on a Platform" Rolling Up Fulfillment by Amazon Small Businesses

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  Key quote from Crunchbase's article on Thrasio's recent funding : " the company has acquired nearly 60 Amazon businesses, including 17 in the last quarter.    Thrasio's success will likely lead to others following its roll-up approach. 

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Meal Delivery Heating Up

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  The company reported $795 million in revenue for 2016, up from $341 million in revenue for 2015. Key quote from the New York Times article Blue Apron Has a Good Product. It reports having $390 million in revenue in 2016, up 71% over 2015. Blue Apron , a meal kit delivery service company, has filed for an IPO. 

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The Ups and Downs of the 3D Printing Industry

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As reported in the WSJ article 3D Printer Firms Fall Flat , both 3D Systems and Stratasys reported ugly earnings due to "an increasingly uncertain outlook as many potential buyers hold out for what they hope will be better, faster machines." But 3D printing is growing up and already having a big impact in certain markets.

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Boomer Delayed Retirement Top 10 News Round-Up

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.  In addition to destroying nest eggs and forcing delayed retirement, the article says many baby boomers are even going to die younger because of recession induced economic trauma.  This article covers a boomer who is working to stay active and engaged.   7. ." Baby Boomer?   9.   11.

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The Anti-Work Movement and the Surge in Self-Employment

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" Our favorite antiwork forum post (below) is from  a Business Insider article on the antiwork movement. The post nicely sums up the lack of personal time associated with many jobs. We'll have more on this topic in the near future, but below are several articles related to the antiwork movement.  

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The Post Pandemic YOLO Movement

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We learned this interesting fact from the New York Times article Welcome to the YOLO Economy.      The article describes the growing number of people who are, in the words of the article, "quitting prestigious and high-paying jobs to pursue risky passion projects."

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