I think this is a neat concept. Smaller brands are opening Airbnbs filled with their products as a marketing strategy. I learned from this article that one (from Marine Layer) is actually in my neighborhood! | learn more
“In a series of studies, [Kellogg’s Michal] Maimaran and colleagues showed that anger can actually cause consumers to make more goal-oriented choices.” | learn more
It’s hard to say something about WeWork that hasn’t already been written in the popular press in the past two weeks. Yet, Ben Thompson does a nice job of highlighting the bull case for WeWork. It sounds really good right […]
From the blog of OpenFinance: “A digitally formatted security is a digital representation of a private and non-listed security.” | learn more
If you haven’t noticed, hard seltzer (led by White Claw) is the drink of summer 2019. “Four Loko appears to be entering the battle to become the drink of choice for the modern ‘bro’ with a new hard seltzer.” | learn […]
“Results from this study revealed significant associations between optimism and various characteristics of self-reported sleep after adjusting for a wide array of variables, including socio-demographic characteristics, health conditions and depressive symptoms,” Hernandez said. | learn more
“A new technology, called transdermal optical imaging, can turn your smartphone into a device that can measure your blood pressure by analyzing a short video of your face. The University of Toronto-led research has demonstrated the system is 95 percent […]
You’ve seen a bunch of these first-hand. Quartz sums them all up nicely with entertaining examples and animations. | learn more
“A novel twist on medical tourism to avoid the high cost of U.S. health care saves an employer money and even earns the patient a bonus.” I’d take this option, especially if the alternative was Chicago winter! | learn more
“Tim Chen reflects on the arc of his journey as founder after more than a decade of company building. He shares the six mindset shifts he needed to make to transition from entrepreneur to executive as his startup scaled, weaving […]