profiles of people
How Taiwan’s unlikely digital minister hacked the pandemic
“Audrey Tang says tech can build trust, tame misinformation, and strengthen democracy. Her plan might even work in the US.” | learn more
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profiles of people
How the ‘Apple of Pot’ collapsed
“Lavish parties, greedy pols and panic rooms.” An expose on MedMen’s rise and recent drama. They’d probably have filed for bankruptcy by now except that they’re ineligible thanks to being pot sellers. | learn more
profiles of people
Alan Patricof, the 82-year-old tech investor.
He was an early investor in Apple and AOL, and he’s still at it. “New York magazine is celebrating its 50th anniversary next week,” he points out. “I’ll be one of two people attending who was there when it opened.” | learn more
profiles of people
How Intuit reinvents itself.
(Corporations are people too, right?). I’ve thrown shade (as the kids say) at Intuit for a long time, but really – it’s a company I love to hate because they’re excellent. Their products for SMB truly are best in class. […]
profiles of people
How Israel went nuclear.
The late Shimon Peres, former President of Israel, tells the story of how he helped Israel develop (with France’s help) it’s nuclear power capabilities. This is a cool behind-the-scenes look at big scale politics. | learn more
profiles of people
Brad Tusk advised Uber on political strategy and got paid in stock.
His usual $25k/month fee was paid in stock, and now estimated to be worth $100MM. Now he’s become a venture capitalist with an interesting approach to getting allocation in hot tech deals. | learn more
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Author caught gaming the NYT bestsellers list.
This is not the first time I’d heard of the list being gamed – it’s a rather poorly kept secret in the publishing world. This is, however, the first time I’ve seen it written up in so much detail! | learn more
profiles of people
Standard Chartered bank lost $400 Million on diamonds.
“How Standard Chartered became the world’s dominant diamond financier is a cautionary tale of a bank that thought it knew better than rivals, according to interviews with more than 20 people, including executives who worked at the bank and had […]
profiles of people
A look inside a Chinese bitcoin mine.
“Located in a decaying industrial park on the outskirts of town, the mine employs about 50 and consists of eight single-story, warehouse-like buildings, each 150 meters (492 feet) long. Seven of them host 21,000 machines that, together, represent nearly 4% […]
profiles of people
The brothers behind Stripe: Patrick and John Collison.
This Bloomberg article was written by Elon Musk’s biographer Ashlee Vance, so you can expect it to be good. Stripe is a $9 Billion payments startup, and its founders are still in their 20s. | learn more