Coffee chains under pressure. Recent bankruptcies among coffee chains highlight challenges like high coffee prices, adverse weather, and costly tariffs. “Starbucks is in the midst of a restructuring plan that involves closing underperforming stores and cutting staff.” ~ learn more
Being sedentary is not neutral. “Even in the absence of symptoms or abnormal labs, it’s a condition of early dysfunction.” Sedentary lifestyles can compromise your metabolism without you even knowing it, increasing risk for diseases lurking beneath the surface. ~ […]
Whoop’s ‘import your labs’ feature. I’ve been saving my lab result pdfs for a couple years, so this new feature got my attention. I think it’s really good! It feels as slick and market-leading as their Journal feature once was. […]
Collaboration sucks. “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” PostHog argues that over-collaboration erodes motivation, confidence, and effectiveness, urging for “extraordinarily high ownership” instead. ~ learn more
How to use ChatGPT without brain-rot. “ChatGPT was the precise opposite of a desirable difficulty. It allowed the essay writers to give answers before doing their own thinking.” Relying on AI too early may lead to “cognitive debt,” where critical […]
How Rockefeller and his partners built Standard Oil. In contrast to popular accounts, Rockefeller’s empire wasn’t built on shady railroad deals but “returns to scale and capital efficiency.” From 1865 to 1872, their production expanded 20x, dropping costs by over […]
An AI networker’s network effects kick in. “Convincing the first 1000 people to call @boardyai felt like pulling teeth. I begged my family and friends to try it.” Andrew D’Souza reflects on the uphill battle to gain initial traction with […]
AI as normal technology. “AI is a tool that we can and should remain in control of.” This perspective contrasts with both utopian and dystopian views, suggesting that extreme policy changes aren’t necessary to manage AI. The discussion focuses on […]
AI eats the world, November 2025 edition. Ben Thompson’s presentations are always fantastic. This is no exception. Generative AI is the next platform shift after smartphones and the web. So where will it take us? ~ learn more
Picasso and the Mona Lisa heist. When the “Mona Lisa” vanished from the Louvre in 1911, suspicion bizarrely landed on Pablo Picasso. “A terrified Picasso and Apollinaire were eventually brought to court, where it was determined that Picasso was indeed […]