Contrary Research Rundown #42
Looking back at our most popular pieces
Research Rundown
Since launching Contrary Research in September 2022, we’ve published almost 200 company memos, and a dozen deep dives. We’ve explored topics across developer tools, vertical market software, robotics, machine learning, data infrastructure, and more.
This week, we took a look back at our most popular pieces. Be sure to subscribe to catch our latest deep dive coming up soon where we break down the landscape in open-source AI.
Our very first deep dive, Databricks vs. Snowflake - revisit the emerging clash between both companies as it moves beyond data storage and into the heart of owning the cloud data stack within the modern enterprise.
OpenAI is primarily focused on advancing research and building foundational models in reinforcement learning, natural language processing, robotics, generative language, and multimodal models. To learn more, read our full deep dive here.
Cybersecurity is at the forefront of the technology sector as security continues to become more mission-critical. To learn more, read our full deep dive here.
Our most recent deep dive covering the evolving CFO role – from scorekeeper to proactive strategist. To learn more, check out our full deep dive here.
Ramp is a finance automation platform that helps businesses spend less time and money. To learn more, read our full memo here.
Hugging Face is an open-source hosting platform for natural language processing (NLP) and other machine learning (ML) domains, such as computer vision and reinforcement learning. To learn more, read our full memo here.
Replit has built a browser-based collaborative integrated development environment (IDE) that is suited for programmers who are just getting started, or established programmers interested in a simple environment to play around with a side project. To learn more, read our full memo here.
Stripe is a developer-oriented payments company that enables businesses of all sizes to accept credit card payments easily and quickly. To learn more, read our full deep dive here.
Whatnot is a livestream platform and marketplace that enables collectors and enthusiasts to connect, buy, and sell verified products. To learn more, read our full memo here.
Canva is an online design and publishing platform that provides user friendly design tools for non-designers. To learn more, read out full memo here.
We’re excited to announce that Contrary Research will be hosting Ian Spear of Faire, Melissa Chan of Uber Eats, and Lydia Lemoine (ex-Gopuff) for a product-led conversation around balancing marketplaces. Join us on Thursday, July 27th for an intimate conversation led by Contrary’s own Megan Kao as we dive into Balancing Marketplaces. Express interest in joining us here. Space is limited so sign up soon — we’ll be in touch about your registration in the coming weeks.
