big ideas
Open borders are immigration’s best fix
“The world’s nations, especially the world’s richest nations, are missing an enormous chance to do well while doing good. The name of this massive missed opportunity—and the name of my book on the topic—is “open borders.” | learn more
thoughts of food
Dean Foods Company’s bankruptcy
“In one corner: innovation. In the other corner: disruption. Dean Foods Co. $DF, the largest US supplier of milk, is struggling as a result.” | learn more
under the microscope
Bioplastic made from fish scales just won the James Dyson award
“British product designer Lucy Hughes has invented a biodegradable plastic made from fish offcuts.” | learn more
to your health
JPMorgan & Amazon pilot new health plan with workers
They “have begun testing the new health-care venture they’re developing with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., rolling out some of the new offerings to employees in a handful of states.” | learn more
to your health
Idea: U.S. can slash health-care costs 75% without Medicare for All
“Fund the HSA deductible, as Indiana and Whole Foods do, and put real prices on everything.” | learn more
better doing
How to bulletproof your fundraising deck
Much has been written about how to create a great deck. This article particularly focuses on how to calculate and show metrics that stand up to scrutiny. | learn more
better doing
The bus ticket theory of genius
This is one of Paul Graham’s essays (he’s known for them) that discusses the source of genius. “Everyone knows that to do great work you need both natural ability and determination. But there’s a third ingredient that’s not as well […]
tech, startups, internet
Convincing investors that you’re Facebook, not Friendster
There’s a great point here about understanding the history of your market. “[I]nvestors have longer memories of failures than new entrepreneurs. When you’re describing the future, most of them are remembering the past. … What companies came before? Why did […]
tech, startups, internet
The passion economy
A lot to think about here… “Gig work isn’t going anywhere—but there are now more ways to capitalize on creativity. Users can now build audiences at scale and turn their passions into livelihoods, whether that’s playing video games or producing […]