This is a provocative look at goals and their potential dark side. Goals that haven’t been achieved yet may end up becoming “failures” if viewed with the wrong frame of reference. The author has turned to habits for right-now in […]
I’ve heard speculation about Amazon’s influence being the source of the recent stock-outs. This convincing article instead lays the blame on a new inventory efficiency campaign that’s working well – maybe too well. | learn more
A reporter shares details of his inside look at the chat rooms where crypto ‘investors’ attempt to scam money from the public. Interesting twist – sometimes it backfires! | learn more
One of the technologies they had to apply for Project Loon (balloon-powered internet) turned out to be interesting for other applications. Now Google’s moonshot team is toying with Free Space Optical Communications, which reminds me of ancient light-based relay stations. | learn […]
This video was posted as “throwback” because the conversation took place about 10 years ago. I hadn’t heard of her before, and am really impressed with her thinking on technology’s impact on finance. I’ve now added some of her writing […]
“Until 1883, the country was a chaos of local times. Then, in one week, almost everyone in America was on the same clock.” | learn more
She’s allegedly done this up to 8 times. This week, she made it London before being caught and turned back. | learn more
“Women today tend to live longer than men almost everywhere worldwide — in some countries by more than a decade. Now, three centuries of historical records show that women don’t just outlive men in normal times: They’re more likely to survive […]
Talk about a heartwarming technology story! “New South Wales’ $340,000 investment in drones has apparently paid off in a major way. On Thursday, two teenage boys in Australia struggling offshore were saved thanks to a rescue drone, the BBC reported.” | learn […]
Alex is the MD of Techstars NYC, and formerly sat on the other side of the table as an entrepreneur. He’s been writing throughout that time. Now he’s curated many of his great posts in to a collection of startup […]