under the microscope
Off with her hair.
“Intrasexually competitive women advise other women to cut off more hair.” ~ learn more
Month: January 2025
retail therapy
Temu’s takeover is now complete.
“Launched in late 2022, the Chinese-owned ecommerce site, known for selling a vast array of astonishingly affordable goods, took only two years to become a household name in the US. … Temu is projected to earn more than $50 billion […]
to your health
A reminder to exercise.
“William Brangham discussed more with Euan Ashley, a professor of cardiovascular medicine and genetics at Stanford University and the newly named chair of its department of medicine.” ~ learn more
better doing
Duct tape.
“A founder asked me how she should prioritize which leadership roles to hire first. It led to a conversation about one of my favorite things: duct tape.” ~ learn more
better doing
Time for a Code Yellow?
“I promised myself never again. Never again would I call a code-yellow. Code-yellows suck, drain team morale, and they leave a lingering distaste amongst all those involved. Yet, during my 8-years at Instacart, they were our most effective and consistent […]
better doing
Most people don’t care about quality.
“Paul has published an essay about official photographs of politicians. In it, he expertly points out the various deficiencies of some of them and where they show a distinct lack of quality. But, here’s the thing, I don’t think anyone […]
tech, startups, internet
What happens when AI remembers everything?
“The year is 2060. You ask your AI system to recap the loudest 23 times someone laughed at your joke. Uncle Julius at the dinner table about the chicken, July 1 2031; Brit Chavez when you fell off the porch, […]
tech, startups, internet
Ilya Sutskever: sequence to sequence learning.
This is probably a pretty relevant voice to listen to on the topic of AI. “The age of pre-training will end due to that the data is not growing? What comes next?” ~ learn more
better doing
Why you shouldn’t build your career around existential risk.
“If you’re anti-capitalist, you need capitalism. If you’re anti-communist, you need communism. “Any PR is good PR”. Any attention is good attention. If you’re anti-something it means that something exists and it’s important enough to be anti-it. In fact, the […]
better doing
The 6 mistakes you’re going to make as a new manager.
“Reflecting on my first couple of years as an Engineering Manager, I realized that the lessons I learned are not unique to me; many new managers face similar experiences. That’s why I want to share these insights with you. My […]