Roy Bahat has lived in both places and cultures and this thread is wonderful. “I’ve seen the game in both places, and, to caricature a few differences, with as much truth as possible…” | learn more
“50 of technology’s top thinkers weigh in on the year ahead.” Loads of interesting ideas to consider here: inflation, the war for talent, decarbonization, and more! | learn more
An entertaining set of stock charts. But also, to state the counter-argument, any one of these could pan out asymmetrically (let’s say, 100x), making the losers irrelevant. | learn more
Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong and venture capitalist Blake Byers are starting a new company. “NewLimit will start by deeply interrogating epigenetic drivers of aging and developing products that can regenerate tissues to treat specific patient populations.” | learn more
The New York Times explains, based on an internal document. “The document, headed “TikTok Algo 101,” was produced by TikTok’s engineering team in Beijing. A company spokeswoman, Hilary McQuaide, confirmed its authenticity, and said it was written to explain to […]
“And right now, we’re enjoying a fascinating creative period in the emergence of these next-gen air taxis. It won’t be long before they’re everywhere – a settled, reliable and frankly slightly boring transport option – or nowhere, a multi-billion dollar […]
While I wasn’t paying attention, “FTC ordered Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft to provide data on every single acquisition they made from 2010 to 2019, and published some aggregate data as a report in September.” Benedict Evans analyzes the […]
This story was very popular and you might have seen it elsewhere, but I had to share because that video is so darn cool! | learn more
“The thought of being able to control user acquisition and growth, and have the offering subsidized or paid for by insurance is just too compelling.” | learn more
“If you believe enough in a founder to invite them to be an EIR you might as well just give them some money on a note and let them iterate with you already pot-committed.” | learn more