The hedge fund Tiger Global and several offshoots are aggressively deploying capital into startups with little diligence, historically high prices, and lighting fast speed. “Hah! You’re telling me — I heard they did [Deal X] in 24 hours after only getting a […]
On March 26, 2012, Brian Armstrong posted a “hail mary” on Hacker News searching for a cofounder to join him applying to YCombinator within the next 3 days. $100 Billion of value creation later, it’s worth revising some of the […]
Benedict Evans muses on what happens next. “Walmart was built on trucking and freeways (and computers), but Walmart is a retailer, not a trucking company: it used trucks to change retail. Now people do the same with software.” | learn more
This is a fascinating perspective on content marketing by Ranjan Roy from Margins. “For those unfamiliar, Cathie Wood runs a portfolio of ETFs. The flagship and most famous one is the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK).” | learn more
The inside story of bootstrapped todo app Flow competing in a VC-funded world. | learn more
The startup electric car maker is ambitious on all fronts at the same time. Their first vehicle is a truck (expected to ship this year) and their charging infrastructure is called the “Rivian Adventure Network.” How fun! | learn more
Once you’ve seen it done up close, it’s easier to imagine doing it. On the flip side, some make it look easier than it is. | learn more
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