Sonos CEO Fired, Where Sonos Went Wrong, Smart Speaker Intrigue

Today's Above Avalon Daily email contains the following stories:

• Sonos CEO Fired

• Where Sonos Went Wrong

• Smart Speaker Intrigue

We will shift gears by talking about Sonos. Obviously, we can point to Sonos’ problematic app as a major factor behind the company’s current predicament. We can’t underestimate just how damaging the app fiasco has been on Sonos business results. However, the app saga is a symptom of much larger and deeper issues within Sonos. Today’s discussion also goes over why the premium smart speaker space remains fascinating to me.

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