Basically, for the last hundred million years these bacteria have been chilling at the bottom of a barren wasteland in the ocean. Scientists pulled them up, gave them a bit of food, and *boom* they started multiplying again. “The dinosaur people (and […]
Benedict Evans: “The bigger Amazon gets, the more it’s worth reading the accounts. Does AWS subsidise the whole thing? Is the revenue $250bn – or $450bn? And is that ad business just a footnote, or is it bringing in more […]
The popular athleisure brand is unique for having a single brand that appeals to multiple varied demographics at once. “It seems counter-intuitive. A young professional does not want to be associated with the suburban mom. And the suburban mom does […]
Published on LessWrong, this is one of the more approachable summaries of the field. One exciting point: “Today, there are over 130 longevity biotechnology companies and over 50 anti-aging drugs in clinical trials in humans.” However, a commenter offers this […]
This is a list from 2048 Ventures investor Alex Iskold. He includes interesting commentary on a handful of the books. I’ve read very of them, reminding me that there’s still much to learn. | learn more
“If all my beliefs came from the narrow worldview of my parents, I might still be comfortably stuck in their world.” | learn more
At first, I thought this article didn’t apply to me because I’m not trying to think faster. But Shane Parish makes the point that by focusing on speed I’m forced to make decisions faster and that’s the same thing as […]
Taylor Lorenz from the NYT tells readers about NewNew, PearPop, Stir, Rally.io, and Clout Market. If you, like me, hadn’t heard of any of them you might learn something here! | learn more
The crypto company is going public this year. “Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s decision to take to Reddit before its direct listing is a rebuttal to the traditional road show process.” | learn more
Composer intends to be like Plaid, but for managing accounts—especially investment accounts. I love it. The founder’s point about the entropy of investment accounts is spot on. Financial innovation fragments the accounts and interfaces where we manage our assets. “Asset […]