tech, startups, internet
The bull case for coworking spaces after the virus
Remember the distinction between remote work and work from home. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
The inside story of passing on a Tik Tok investment
In July 2015, Musical.ly (the predecessor app to Tik Tok) was rising through the app store rankings. “They were beating all of the heavyweights: FB Messenger, Instagram, Pinterest, Netflix, Snapchat, Spotify. When something like this happens, this is our Super […]
oh, chicago
Businesses rack up $120k in fines violating stay home order
“So far, the city has issued 21 citations among … eight businesses, which included a gym that stayed open, a grocery store that didn’t take steps to enforce social distancing and a bar that continued to serve patrons in-house…” | learn more
fun facts
An entrepreneur launched Colorado’s virus response team
“I thought the most interesting way to present the experience here on OnlyOnce (because you *definitely* Only lead a COVID-19 state emergency task force Once) would be to share the daily chronicle, a few days at a time, along with […]
fun facts
Museum asks people to recreate famous paintings with stuff at home
Some of these are exceptional. “The Getty Museum in Los Angeles challenged art fans to post photos of themselves recreating their favorite works of art from the safety of their homes.” | learn more
under the microscope
Language used on social media prior to hospital visits
Published in the journal Nature, this research used machine learning to predict healthcare utilization. “One of the salient themes that emerged the month prior to ED and inpatient visits was that anxious and depressed language increased significantly.” | learn more
on the blockchain
How MakerDAO survived Black Thursday
Holders of the stablecoin lost about $8 million during forced liquidations (I wrote about this last week). But, it survived, which is probably the more interesting point. | learn more
thoughts of food
China’s Lukin Coffee brews up fake financials
The company, founded in October 2017, already operates over 3,500 locations. They were compared favorably to Starbucks last year. Now, their recently-listed stock fell 80% after an investigation found the COO fabricated sales figures (like, a lot). | learn more
better doing
Preserving optionality
From Farnam Street: “We’re often advised to excel at one thing. But as the future gets harder to predict, preserving optionality allows us to pivot when the road ahead crumbles.” | learn more
better doing
Improbable things
From Paul Kedrosky: “It’s a big planet and so a lot of weird things that shouldn’t happen, happen all the time. As I like to remind people, on a planet with 7.5 billion people, a billion-to-one longshot potentially happens seven-ish […]