Delivering Change: CEOs of Shippo, Atlassian & Avalara on Commerce & Collaboration

This week's newsletter has technology that tackles everything from strawberries to tax compliance. And I decided to put it out early, because it was ready. Happy weekend!

Bowery Farming CEO Irving Fain on Introducing Consumers to New Flavors: CNBC Working Lunch

Techies talk about artificial intelligence changing everything — but what about food? Can software help grow produce with less waste and fewer pesticides? In the latest installment of Working Lunch on CNBC's Power Lunch, I bring you up close with Bowery Farming CEO Irving Fain, an entrepreneur who's pushing the boundaries of indoor farming:

Shippo CEO Laura Behrens Wu on the Delivery Problem that Comes with the Latest Online Shopping Wave

If you're an online retailer, the best shipping provider depends on what you're shipping and where. Shippo Cofounder and CEO Laura Behrens Wu told me her startup aims to handle that complexity for customers at scale, with the added benefit of volume discounts:

Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar on How Remote Work is Changing Atlassian and Its Products

With the return of the TEAM'22 conference, Atlassian Cofounder and co-CEO Scott Farquhar gave me an update on how the company and its customers are adapting to remote work, and filled me in on his personal journey:

Avalara CEO Scott McFarlane on Using APIs to Make Tax Compliance Easier

While software stock moves are volatile, some specialized companies are turning to developers to drive deliberate growth. In a Fortt Knox Update, I spoke with Avalara Cofounder and CEO Scott McFarlane about the?tax and compliance software?company’s recent move to help partners build smarter tools into their platforms:

IBM's New Mainframe: SVP & Director of IBM Research Dario Gil on z16

IBM's mainframe business is still going strong, in a world where high-volume, secure transaction processing is as important as ever. I spoke with SVP and Director of IBM Research Dario Gil about that, quantum computing progress and more in a Fortt Knox Update:

Elon Musk Joins the Twitter Board: Good for Investors? On the Other Hand

Investors have been reacting this week to the news that billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk has bought a 9% stake in Twitter, and is joining its board of directors. Is this good news for Twitter shareholders? I argued both sides in the latest On the Other Hand, on CNBC's Squawk Box:

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