“Friend.tech, which lets X (formerly Twitter) personalities issue shares on its app for access to a closed group chat, has made over $1.04 million in fees, set at 5% of the value of each transaction over the past 24 hours.” ~ learn […]
The Washington Post covers Prenda and the rise of microschools. “Her program is part of a company called Prenda, which last year served about 2,000 students across several states. It connects home-school families with microschool leaders who host students, often […]
“Efforts to replicate the material have pieced together the puzzle of why it displayed superconducting-like behaviours.” ~ learn more
“They found that when the crystals changed shape with a load attached, they acted like an actuator and moved the load. The 0.02-mg crystal array was able to lift a 20-mg nylon ball – that’s 1,000 times its own mass.” ~ learn […]
“Controlling for some sociodemographic and comorbid conditions, they found that there were significant decreases in AD for patients 65 and older who’d received a Tdap/Td vaccination (30% lower risk), an HZ vaccination (25%) or a pneumococcal vaccination (27%) versus unvaccinated […]
I did not know the background of the phrase “don’t mess with Texas” until reading this. What great marketing. It was invented to solve the problem of littering on Texas highways by “Bubba’s in pickup trucks.” ~ learn more
This is written in a co-founder context, yet broadly applicable. Will revisit the next time I find myself in a low-trust relationship. There’s tons of valuable reminders in here. “The way trust gets rebuilt is by ✨small, positive interactions✨. If […]
Systems have scale limitations. Sometimes you just need to upgrade to the next level of system to handle the next level of scale. That upgrade comes at a price, both up-front and forever. So before taking the plunge, do try […]
“In the fashion industry, you can’t make something that is really ugly and stupid into something popular. But from all the possible things that could be popular, you can influence what gets to the top.” ~ learn more
I’m thrilled to have heard this interview with Syed Balkhi. He’s been making money on the internet since his childhood, and reading between the lines he had a strong start during the heyday of affiliate marketing’s sketchiest era. His business […]