better doing
Rules to a less complicated life
Lou Holtz, a former football player and coach, uses his humor to give a speech about his philosophy and the simple life rules he uses to live a happy life. | learn more
better doing
Why I never hire brilliant men
This is a story (possibly apocryphal) from 1924. Even a hundred years ago it was clear that ‘fit’ between a business and its people is critical. “Moreover, this is a plodding kind of business, where the money is made by […]
better doing
The lesson to unlearn
A new essay by Paul Graham talks about a lesson we all learn in school that does a poor job preparing us for life. We learn to score well on tests that aren’t actually representative of knowledge. “If tests truly […]
tech, startups, internet
The aftermath of a $97 million Amazon acquisition
A sober warning for startup employees and investors. “How Eero went from a promising start-up to a company facing mass attrition and debt, and what it says about the hardware market today.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Customer networks are the next big thing for startups
Alex Iskold explains why startups should think about customers as a network rather than as rows in their CRM. | learn more
oh, chicago
Illinois Senate passes bill to make daylight savings time permanent
It will take an act of the U.S. Congress to make it a reality, but this sounds great! 35 states introduced legislation to do the same last year. [I don’t suggest you click this link because the dumb local news […]
oh, chicago
Chicago moves to ban styrofoam and single-use plastics
As far as regulations go, I’m rather supportive of this kind. The market has a hard time forcing this sort of change without a push in the right direction. “Starting in 2021, restaurants where patrons eat in would be required […]
fun facts
The day big oil was broken
I have mentioned the case of Standard Oil a few times in the past year when the topic of Amazon’s antitrust risks came up. Right after the U.S. government broke Standard Oil into 34 companies, the shareholders (Rockefeller the largest […]
fun facts
What’s happened to Equifax since the breach?
Imagine a business that’s built on selling proprietary data about consumers. Then imagine that business gets hacked and a bunch of that data gets leaked on the internet. You might imagine that customers would leave, consumer lawsuits would erode profits, […]
big ideas
20 metatrends for the roaring 20s
From smart guy and incredible optimist Peter Diamandis. “In the decade ahead, waves of exponential technological advancements are stacking atop one another, eclipsing decades of breakthroughs in scale and impact. Emerging from these waves are 20 “Metatrends,” likely to revolutionize […]