thoughts of food
The truth about expired food
“What happens if you ignore expiry dates altogether? One man did that for a year, without ill effects – but his approach is debatable.” | learn more
under the microscope
How humans can regrow like salamanders
“Humans may not be able to regrow amputated limbs like salamanders can – but we do have a ‘salamander-like’ ability to regrow damaged cartilage, a new study has found.” | learn more
retail therapy
Toys R Us is back
Like the mythical phoenix re-emerging from the ashes of its ancestor, the toy site lives once more. This time, it’s products and supply chain are powered by Target. New physical stores are coming next. | learn more
to your health
New Medicare scams leverage telemedicine
“Scammers bent on defrauding Medicare are embracing the new technologies of remote diagnosis. Federal law enforcement is cracking down.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
One of NY’s top seed investors takes outside capital for first time
BoxGroup, run by David Tisch and fueled (presumably) by his family money, has made investments into firms like GroupMe, Flatiron Health, Glossier, Harry’s, Oscar, Vine and Warby Parker. Now they’re taking outside capital for the first time. | learn more
better doing
The case against building growth teams
An inside look at how growth teams work (and don’t work) from Lars Lofgren, one of the early KISSmetrics growth hackers. His title: “I’ve Built Multiple Growth Teams. Here’s Why I Won’t Do It Again.” | learn more
better doing
The single most important internal email in the history of Amazon
No opinion on whether the title is accurate, but the content is surely interesting. The Bezos email started off with this dictate: “All teams will henceforth expose their data and functionality through service interfaces.” | learn more
book recommendations
Mycroft and Sherlock
By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse The first thing to know about this book is that it’s written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the 19-time NBA basketball all-star. He has demonstrated, at least to my satisfaction, his skill set has grown far […]
book recommendations
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
By: David Epstein I owe a big thank you to author David Epstein for writing this book specifically with me in mind. When he set out to write this, did he know how much I’d appreciate his effort to validate […]
on the blockchain
Mark Cuban picks bananas over Bitcoin
In all fairness to Mark, he dislikes Bitcoin for the same reason he dislikes gold: “no intrinsic value.” | learn more