Stratechery: “Amazon’s owning the end to end supply chain makes it harder for merchants to ditch Amazon. Because the alternative logistics network form China are more expensive and more prone to failures. Investment years ago creates value and loyalty today.” | learn […]
“Patients simply stick the button device, which is roughly the size of a ping pong ball, on their arm with a light adhesive and press the device’s large red button, which causes a vacuum to form. A lancet in the […]
“New York digital health companies created by and for women hit new heights this year, placing this city at the center of the burgeoning femtech space.” | learn more
A short perspective on making the leap from conserving cash at all costs to using cash at all costs. | learn more
This is a short clip from The Knowledge Project where William Irvine explains the benefits of having an anti-mentor, “someone who, when they look down on you or disagree with you, you know you’re doing something right.” | learn more
An entertaining set of stock charts. But also, to state the counter-argument, any one of these could pan out asymmetrically (let’s say, 100x), making the losers irrelevant. | learn more
Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong and venture capitalist Blake Byers are starting a new company. “NewLimit will start by deeply interrogating epigenetic drivers of aging and developing products that can regenerate tissues to treat specific patient populations.” | learn more
The New York Times explains, based on an internal document. “The document, headed “TikTok Algo 101,” was produced by TikTok’s engineering team in Beijing. A company spokeswoman, Hilary McQuaide, confirmed its authenticity, and said it was written to explain to […]
“When you see a retaining wall in the wild, the job of holding back soil looks effortless. But that’s usually only true because much of the wall’s structure is hidden from view. A retaining wall is essentially a dam, except […]
“Her eyes said it all, which was convenient because he couldn’t hear anything through his earmuffs.” | learn more