I thought Chinese sellers were able to ship to the US so cheaply because their freight was being subsidized by China. Surprise: it’s being subsidized by our own post office! | learn more
If Amazon’s push into healthcare isn’t enough to shake things up, here comes Walmart, “which recently opened its second “Health Center” in Georgia and announced prices for general healthcare services 30% to 50% below what medical providers typically charge.” The […]
The program features both telehealth and in-home care services that include clinical laboratory testing. It’s for employees only at this point. Remember that Amazon Go’s cashier-free stores began this way too. Relentless.com is coming for healthcare. | learn more
An essay from Sam Altman: “The most common question prospective startup founders ask is how to get ideas for startups. The second most common question is if you have any ideas for their startup.” | learn more
Internet-famous longevity doctor Peter Attia offers a useful explanation and a short test to make confidence intervals more tangible. I am embarrassed by my performance on the test. Tell me yours and I’ll tell you mine. | learn more
I first heard this parable in a TED talk somewhere. This week I found myself reacting to the volatility of our world. I wanted this reminder of impermanence and long-term thinking. If this is new to you take 2 minutes to read now. […]
Here’s an interesting take from Can writing for Margins. “As workers are more and more removed from the business, companies will get better at identifying what can be “automated”.” And as that happens, their collective power decreases. Will they lose […]
Prolific AI investor Rob May briefly considers what might come in 2030 from the groundwork laid recently in the field. It’s an analog to this: “The Internet Boom of the late 1990s laid the groundwork for subsequent booms in social […]
Alex Danco (I’ve become a big fan of his) expands on the famous quote “the medium is the message” by way of an illustrative example from venture capital. “VC content marketing has evolved from hot towards cool media formats (and […]
We’ll spend $40B, about the same as last year, except that we expect $5B to come from our dear ol’ uncle Fed. Oh, and Chicago’s getting a casino. | learn more