better doing
6 lessons from Y-Combinator, 10 years later.
“YC taught us to outsource very little. Own the problem. Own the outcome. And if you do, you get to be stupidly ambitious.” ~ learn more
to your health
Growing market for glucose monitoring fueled by non-diabetics.
Coverage by Axios, and they named Nutrisense, which is cool! “Glucose monitoring tech could become even more widely used by nondiabetics after the Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first over-the-counter device.” ~ learn more
retail therapy
National Association of Realtors settles price fixing suit.
Here’s another major settlement that will possibly end up driving commissions lower for real estate transactions. It seems that brokers will no longer be splitting commission by default. Time will tell how this one plays out! ~ learn more
tech, startups, internet
Medical tourism: a tarpit idea.
“I was recently introduced to the idea of tarpit ideas. These are essentially startup ideas that seem like a great opportunity and have been tried many times before but end with the company not working out.” FYI: Scroll down a […]
fun facts
Research says big words make you look dumb.
“The research paper‘s title is apt: ‘Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with Using Long Words Needlessly.’” ~ learn more
fun facts
What happens in a dead salmon’s brain when you show it human photos?
Nothing, of course. But some fMRI scans might show things anyway. This study warns researchers to beware of false positives. ~ learn more
under the microscope
Epigenetic edits to cut cholesterol.
“Scientists achieved this effect by changing each animal’s ‘epigenome’, one feature of which is a collection of chemical tags that are bound to DNA and affect gene activity. After the treatment, activity of the targeted gene dropped and remained low […]
under the microscope
Biomarkers 10-15 years before dementia diagnosis.
A win for machine learning algorithms. The article does quote a critic who says this is not yet good enough to be a legit test. “The proteins were able to predict all-cause dementia as well as particular types, including Alzheimer’s […]
fun facts
How America lost its mojo.
“U.S. dynamism is in the dumps: Americans are less likely to switch jobs, move to another state, or create new companies than they were 30 years ago (or 100 years ago). What’s going on?” ~ learn more
retail therapy
Visa & Mastercard settle antitrust suit over swipe fees.
One of two big settlements this month that’ll eventually trickle down to impact consumers. This one will make credit card acceptance more fragmented and complex, but potentially save merchants money. ~ learn more