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Jan Dawson

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Founder and Chief Analyst, Jackdaw

Not everyone is a Facebook. Small companies are thriving even while surrounded by tech giants.

By Jan Dawson August 17, 2017

We’re moving toward a cashless society, and lots of people are going to be left behind

By Jan Dawson July 24, 2017

Get ready, the smart speaker market pioneered by Amazon's Echo is about to get crowded

By Jan Dawson July 6, 2017

No single device will have as much impact as the iPhone in the next 10 years

By Jan Dawson June 29, 2017

No one is getting internet TV right — yet

By Jan Dawson May 5, 2017

The uproar over Unroll.me selling user data to Uber shows most people don’t understand ad-based business models

By Jan Dawson April 28, 2017

Silicon Valley is living in a bubble of technology that’s not accessible to the rest of the world

By Jan Dawson March 29, 2017

There’s no easy fix for Google’s YouTube problem

By Jan Dawson March 24, 2017

Facebook’s new features like Messenger Day are distracting and obtrusive

By Jan Dawson March 17, 2017

Travis Kalanick has no one but himself to blame for Uber's toxic company culture

By Jan Dawson March 2, 2017