to your health
The economics of the new (effective) weight loss drugs.
Semaglutides came on the scene after last year’s FDA approval. “Until now, doctors didn’t really use medication to treat obesity; the drugs either didn’t work or had too many side effects. … Semaglutide marks the start of a new generation of […]
tech, startups, internet
“The biggest company in the world will be a consumer health tech company.”
So say by Daisy Wolf and Vijay Pande, investors at a16z. In this post they make their case for why it’s possible and what the company might look like. “We see two paths to a consumer health startup becoming the biggest company […]
tech, startups, internet
The folks at Union Square Ventures have a Butter Thesis.
“Butter” is the term we use to describe interactions & experiences that are just so smooth. Rich, easy, delicious. Hard to define formally, but you know it when you see it / feel it.” | learn more
fun facts
Electric school buses are practically free now.
Well, after a bunch of government incentives, anyway. Breaking news: bus manufacturers couldn’t be happier. | learn more
fun facts
Have you heard of Ramanujan?
Here’s another impressive story of a talented youth, Srinivasa Ramanujan, who had produced groundbreaking new mathematical theorems by 16. “Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and […]
fun facts
At the age of 17, Sam Zeloof built a microchip fabrication facility in his parents’ garage.
He wrote a blog post announcing the first integrated circuit he produced a few years ago. And last year he announced his second, with 200x more transistors. This is some seriously impressive stuff.
on the blockchain
Unlocking payments over crypto rails.
Kyle Samani from Multicoin Capital: “Why have crypto payments struggled? And why is that changing now? … If payments over crypto rails are going to be a thing, then the natural question is: what verticals are being materially underserved by […]
on the blockchain
Less than infinitely hostile to cryptocurrency.
“I’m no true believer. But I’m less than infinitely hostile to crypto. This is becoming a pretty rare position, so let me explain why…” | learn more
on the blockchain
KYC doesn’t matter in the metaverse?
At least, that’s the principle that ZELF, “bank of the metaverse”, was operating under since its June launch. Like so many neobanks, it rented its license from Evolve Bank & Trust. In this case, indirectly, as a customer of banking-as-a-service […]