fun facts

Benihana’s Guinness world record.

It was for the longest cooking marathon, back in 2018. It lasted 42 hours and 17 minutes. It was the inaugural National Fried Rice Day. There’s a culture of world record breaking at the organization. “For former wrestler and Benihana […]

fun facts

The Fosbury flop changed athletes’ bodies.

This short post reminds me that adaptation is happening in real time all around us. “The Fosbury flop gave an advantage to athletes who start with a high center of mass. In just eight years after Fosbury won gold in […]

big ideas

On why I remain bullish on Nigeria.

The country that’s on track to become the world’s 3rd largest has a lot going for it. Critics point to challenges with its leadership that hold the country back. They just had a contentious election. Ken Opalo offers a cautiously […]

better doing

Why smart people believe stupid things.

“The prevailing view is that people adopt false beliefs because they’re too stupid or ignorant to grasp the truth. This may be true in some cases, but just as often the opposite is true: many delusions prey not on dim […]

tech, startups, internet

The non-obvious emerging LP playbook.

This resonated with me: “Effectively, this blogpost is dedicated to the investor looking to invest in fund managers who have yet to prove their institutional track record. And just like investing into a pre-seed founder, searching for product-market fit, the […]

tech, startups, internet

How Duolingo reignited user growth.

“I’ve never seen a growth story like this before—4.5x growth for a mature product, driven by a small handful of product changes, rooted in an innovative growth model, and explained in such actionable detail.” ~ learn more