“The American Red Cross, however, does not permit people with hemochromatosis to donate blood. Why not? The blood is safe and effective. The blood of these patients doesn’t have much, if any, extra iron (the iron builds up in the […]
“Often, people in denial pretend to be skeptics.” | learn more
Henri Pierre-Jacques from Harlem Capital has advice. “I find many founders overestimate how far they can get on the cash they raise. This is more important in a downturn.” | learn more
“In these moments there tends to be a lot of content to help CEOs and founders manage through a downturn, but not as much for those team members impacted. So let me take a (non-exhaustive) cut at Things You Should […]
The company had a half-baked plan to deploy armed drones in schools. “After several years of work, the company has fundamentally failed to embrace the values that we have tried to instill,” the departing members write. “We have lost faith […]
For the engineering enthusiasts among us: “Next time you see a dam, retaining wall, caisson, or any other subsurface construction, there’s a good chance that engineers have had to consider how groundwater will affect the stability. Even though you’d never […]
Words can be flexible! | learn more
First take your best guess how much, then click. Definitely don’t guess below 6-figures. | learn more
Patrick McKenzie (aka patio11) reluctantly talks about cryptocurrency. “In principle, you could use stablecoins as money, like how you use deposits as money. Stablecoins are not used like money; rather than facilitating almost the entire diversity of transactions in the […]