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Google I/O keynote: Stratechery

The first takeaway from both keynotes is just how impressive Google’s infrastructure is.

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Merchants who joined the Klarna network five years ago have seen a 2.5x increase in volumes in H124 compared to H120.

Merchants choose Klarna because they reach new consumers, achieve 40% higher

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For the past decade, Facebook has focused on connecting friends and Family. With that foundation, our next focus will be on developing social infrastructure for community for supporting us, keeping it safe, informing us, civic engagement and inclusion for all

Activation improvements shift RR up.

i.e. we retain a greater % of a cohort for all future cohorts

You don't have to be special to be successful. Ordinary people can do extraordinary things by choosing to be what most people are unwilling to be: consistent, hardworking, patient, and determined.

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