thoughts of food
Big Milk’s war to win Gen Z.
“In a new ad for Big Dairy, Aubrey Plaza promotes fake “Wood Milk.” But the dairy industry’s latest attempt to win over the youths has backfired—big time.” ~ learn more
thoughts of food
How Philly Cheesesteaks became huge in Lahore, Pakistan.
“Our correspondent tracked down the ways immigration patterns and global politics — plus a bit of serendipity — intertwined to make our iconic sandwich a hit in the 13-million-resident megalopolis.” ~ learn more
thoughts of food
Food as medicine industry report from Listen Ventures.
“People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food.” Times are changing (albeit, slowly)! ~ learn more
retail therapy
The rise of docfluencers.
“Medical professionals or “docfluencers” have inherent trust from people due to their expertise — a trait that traditional content creators might struggle to have when promoting a product. Coupled with their ability to talk about the scientific benefits a product […]
retail therapy
The inside story of fitness brand Vuori’s growth.
I’ve been enjoying their products and had no idea they started life as a men’s Yoga brand. “What does a guy wear to yoga? This is the question that disrupted a highly competitive activewear industry, and the question that led […]
to your health
Pain, hope, and science collide as athletes turn to magic mushrooms.
“Lee was part of a small group — many of them retired athletes — who’d traveled to Jamaica in March 2022 for a retreat costing as much as $5,500. They each had come to the Good Hope Estate, a sugar […]
to your health
Medical schools are starting to teach lifestyle principles.
This is news worth cheering for! “When students see patients begin to reverse their diabetes, it’s an eye-opener.” ~ learn more
better doing
“I’ve seen this before, it didn’t work.”
How should a founder process this sort of feedback? Neither by flatly dismissing it, nor by giving up because of it, but by doing the homework to understand why this time is different. “Each generation of founders comes back to […]
tech, startups, internet
Interview with NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang.
All of the AI tech we’re seeing is actually part of a sea change away from CPUs as the dominant computing platform and toward “Accelerated computing” platforms that the chipmaker offers. “For the very first time in the history of […]
tech, startups, internet
How did solar power get cheap?
“Solar went from the most expensive source of electricity in the 1950s to the least expensive source of electricity in the 2020s.” The root cause: hundreds of billions of dollars of both public and private investments. Those investments, first in […]