This is a written Q&A interview—maybe my favorite format. I have a new appreciation for the depth of his interests. “His biggest intellectual interest is the idea of technological progress — what it means, why it happens, and how to […]
“Today let’s talk about platforms’ growing interest in building newsletter tools — and whether Facebook, against all conventional wisdom, might have an opportunity there.” | learn more
Taylor Lorenz from the NYT tells readers about NewNew, PearPop, Stir, Rally.io, and Clout Market. If you, like me, hadn’t heard of any of them you might learn something here! | learn more
The crypto company is going public this year. “Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s decision to take to Reddit before its direct listing is a rebuttal to the traditional road show process.” | learn more
Composer intends to be like Plaid, but for managing accounts—especially investment accounts. I love it. The founder’s point about the entropy of investment accounts is spot on. Financial innovation fragments the accounts and interfaces where we manage our assets. “Asset […]
“TLDR; I bought 300 emoji domain names from Kazakhstan and built an emoji email address service. In the process I went viral on TikTok, made $1000 in a week, hired a Japanese voice actor, and learnt about the weird world […]
I’ve historically been a fan of Chamath. This, though, isn’t a good look for him. “A month ago, Palihapitiya said it would only be under the rarest of circumstances that he’d reduce his holdings of any SPAC.” | learn more
“It’s taking consumer finance companies with massive distribution, combining them with a tax preparation API and real-time visibility into users tax position. Tackling TurboTax head on is probably a waste of money. Tackling TurboTax asymmetrically has a real shot.” | learn more
The biggest winner so far from Atomic is Hims, an online pharmacy that’s publicly traded with a market cap of ~$2.5 Billion. “At first, Atomic worked on one company. The following year, it worked on two. By 2018, the outfit […]
This story circulated quickly over the past week. Indie.vc was a funder of startups that didn’t fit the “billion dollars or broke” venture capital path. The fund’s investors have not been thrilled with the approach, and now Indie is shutting […]