One of the world's most influential tools for activism and public discourse, (5)Twitter has been a social media platform that enabled individuals to broadcast communications in real-time. vs. (12)PayPal is a fintech company that has disrupted traditional banking with online payment services, enabling individuals and businesses to send and receive money electronically. ----- Poll now closed. See the next match, Microsoft vs Nvidia: https://www.teamblind.com/post/MGPvcxKw https://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=477030&tclass=
posting this should result in immediate pip
I’m assuming this is based on the company’s success/impact/etc, and not the employee experience, right? I’m assuming yes given that amazon is the number 2 seed haha
That was surely a big factor, but there was also a seperate pre-tournament thread to iron out seeding: https://www.teamblind.com/post/qeMBiR3e?cid
~ Previous Matches ~ Google > IBM (83-34): The new tech legend prevails decidedly over the old, as the pioneer of the industry falls. Palantir > Twilio (44-21): Twilio struggled to distinguish its cloud communications offerings against Palantir's highly specialized data analytics. Dropbox > Disney (43-23): The cloud storage company's sharply engineered collaboration tools proves to be far more compelling than the entertainment giant's digital experiences. Snap > Qualtrics (33-8): Snap shook off all potential stigma from its shaky year as the social media app crushed Qualtrics' experience management offerings. Atlassian > Reddit (65-43): Atlassian comfortably brings down the popular front page of the internet, ending Reddit's run before it could begin. Stripe > Wayfair (72-8): The red-hot digital payments company obliterated what remained of the flagging tech-forward furniture giant. Salesforce < Adobe (42-58): In the first seeding upset, Adobe capitalized on Salesforce's employee discontent to pull a close victory. OpenAI > Activision Blizzard (32-15): The low-seeded gaming giant proved surprisingly resilient in defeat against one of the most hyped and potentially disruptive companies of our time. Apple > Lockheed Martin (71-27): This year's favorite FAANG steamrolled the famed U.S. defense contractor. Bytedance < Hubspot (28-38): The GenZ social media sensation fails to gain traction as it falters to Hubspot's marketing tools.
What is a "match" and what decides how one company wins over the other?
Every poll is a match, and the votes determine the win. If you click the bracket link it'll make sense and you'll see further links to the previous matches.