Hola,
 

My 6-year-old daughter asked me a couple of months ago, “When will coronavirus be over?”

Unfortunately, I think the short answer is that we don't know. Granted, I still hear some folks argue for a rubber band-type effect. Everything will snap back to normal soon enough, they say. 

Maybe? For my money, I don’t think so. There has been a complete attitude shift toward meat space because of the pandemic. (BTW,  "meat space" is how many techies refer to the messy, dirty world of flesh-and-blood human interactions.)

A digital-first experience is now a viable option in many instances where before the dominant default was definitely interacting in meat space. 

As designer and writer Toby Shorin has written, “We are all going online in a new way, and we will never entirely leave again.” 

So what does this mean for business? 

In our just-released report, we dig into 24 industries and tech markets that will shape the future in a world transformed by the pandemic. 

Download it here.

RIP Vine

TikTok is now the zoomer app of choice for silly memes and fun trends, with kids aged 4 to 15 now spending an average of 80 minutes a day on the app.

But what’s the secret behind its immense success? We uncover how its owner, ByteDance, engineered the app to become the most valuable unicorn in the world here.

All I really wanna see is the money

With the rise of new players like Robinhood, wealth management is becoming cheaper, more transparent, and more efficient. 

From crypto asset management to social trading, we dive into 12 emerging wealth tech trends in this client-only report.

DCF who?
 

Lately, boredom has driven gamblers to a new casino: the stock market. Amateur traders are making headlines for their immense losses (and gains). 

Before jumping into stocks, it might make sense to heed some advice from the Oracle of Omaha. We compiled 26 lessons from the last 4 decades of Warren Buffett's shareholder letters — take a look here.

Scootin' around

As countries across the globe reemerge from lockdown, transportation authorities are grappling with how to keep citizens safe as Covid-19 cases continue to rise. 

We’ll cover how the pandemic has impacted micromobility and public transit, as well as which startups are set to survive and thrive post-Covid-19, in next Thursday’s briefing. Register here.

Diagnostics startup Cue Health raised a $100M Series C round last week to support development of its point-of-care Covid-19 test, which is currently under emergency authorization review by the FDA.

We selected Cue Health for our Digital Health 150, a list of the most promising digital health startups in the world.

Cue’s Series C comes on the heels of receiving a grant from the US government in April. Both rounds will help Cue expand its rapid molecular testing platform and distribute its tests to point-of-care settings like retirement homes and community health clinics.

Since we published the Digital Health 150, the cohort has racked up  60 deals worth $3.7B. See what the other startups in the list have been up to, and grab a ticket now to the upcoming virtual Future of Health conference to hear from some of them yourself.

Have a great rest of the week.

P.S. We're looking for a VP of product. Interested in helping us scale our product and team? Check out the role here.