profiles of people
Peter Thiel’s origin story.
“Thin, dyspeptic, and humorless, he had seemed like an alien to his classmates since arriving at Stanford two and a half years earlier. He didn’t drink, didn’t date, didn’t crack jokes, and he seemed to possess both an insatiable ambition […]
on the blockchain
People are taking out loans against their NFTs—and defaulting.
What’s happening in crypto isn’t quite a replacement of traditional finance. Instead, it’s a rebuilding of traditional financial behavior from the ground up. There are new assets (including NFTs), loans against assets, and of course with loans come defaults. There […]
thoughts of food
Kimchi-making and microbiology.
“But when it comes to preparing South Korea’s national dish, there are myriad modi operandi and many subtleties even within those. Each region in the country has its own trademark pickled pizzazz. The further you stray from Seoul, the more […]
under the microscope
Customized ‘pacemaker for the brain’ successfully treats severe depression.
“A small device implanted in the brain of a patient with severe, treatment-resistant depression was trained to issue electrical pulses to areas of the brain linked to the condition. The effects of the neurostimulation kicked in almost immediately, according to […]
under the microscope
Revolutionizing technology at the nanoscale, with Paul Alivisatos.
The new President of the University of Chicago has been a pioneer in nanoscience. One interesting anecdote: he once commercialized tech from his lab and discovered the commercial company quickly outpaced lab research. “And so on and before you knew […]
to your health
CrossFit launches healthcare service.
Tired of getting trash talked by doctors, the popular fitness brand decided to build their own healthcare practice. This feels like the beginning of something big. | learn more
to your health
My visit to a psychedelic wellness center.
“Nushama is a medically supervised psychedelic wellness center that provides intravenous (IV) ketamine for an ego-dissolving psychedelic experience. The center says Ketamine Psychedelic Therapy (KPT) can provide sustained relief from depression, anxiety, chronic pain, addiction and trauma-induced mood disorders.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Passive investing in venture capital.
Tom Tunguz muses about the parallels between public and private markets, and whether passive investing will take permanent hold in the venture capital market. There’s some basis for it, as it’s not like Series F/G/H investors are very involved in […]
tech, startups, internet
ESW Capital operating manual.
“Joe Liemandt is the billionaire founder and CEO of Trilogy Software and ESW Capital (short for enterprise software) a holding company that buys software companies. It is essentially Liemandt’s family office funded by his $3 billion fortune. ESW buys US […]