better doing

The infinite conflict of hiring

May 2, 2021

“What great Founders do, that others do not, is examine the balance between speed and quality, in order to make confident hiring decisions for their company.” | learn more

tech, startups, internet

Space junk removal is not going smoothly

May 2, 2021

“After so many decades of the buildup of high-speed clutter in the form of spent rocket stages, stray bolts and paint chips, solid-rocket-motor slag, dead or dying satellites and the scattered fragments from antisatellite tests—all of which could individually damage […]

tech, startups, internet

Spotify’s open access

May 2, 2021

“This new option from Spotify lets users tap a few buttons to get their paid audio in their Spotify app while you get to control the customer relationship. It’s the best of all worlds: ease of use, in an app […]

fun facts

Feel good charts

May 2, 2021

This list of ~60 facts and charts reminds me of the late Hans Rosling and vast quality of life improvements happening throughout the world right now. | learn more

fun facts

How magicians can control your decisions

May 2, 2021

“In magic, choices are rarely what they seem. Magicians know how to manipulate us into a false sense of free will while really holding the puppet strings. Here’s a simple but clever example of a false choice used in magic.” | learn […]

on the blockchain

Not your keys, not your Bitcoin

April 25, 2021

Another $2 billion example of counterparty risk, this one from Turkish exchange Thodex. “Turkey launched an international manhunt for the founder of one of its major cryptocurrency exchanges after he stopped paying clients and fled the country.” | learn more

big ideas

NASA chose SpaceX to take humans back to the moon

April 25, 2021

I just finished reading a book about the early days of SpaceX. The number of times the company came close to death is remarkable. “SpaceX beats out Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics to be the sole provider […]