“What is already under construction is a facility to be dubbed Amped Kitchens Chicago, which will offer dozens of kitchens, refrigeration, storage and similar resources to Chicago entrepreneurs ready to take their food concoctions to the commercialization stage.” Dear entrepreneurs, […]
114 chickens were found in a garage in an unpleasant scene. “Instead of euthanizing the chickens, Chicago Animal Care and Control is trying to adopt them out. There are 31 roosters who need your help.” | learn more
You might expect that buying BABA in your brokerage account means you own stock of the Chinese e-commerce giant. But, alas, you don’t. China restricts foreign ownership of its companies. So, instead you own a synthetic security that depends entirely […]
“It was the first formally organized all volunteer fire company in the colonies and was shaped after Boston’s Mutual Fire Societies. The difference between the fires societies of Boston and Franklin’s Union Fire Company was that the former protected its […]
“[H]ow do the economies of the individual US states stack up against other countries? California’s economy is about the size of the United Kingdom’s, while Texas’s matches up with Canada’s. Who’s on par with Sri Lanka or the Czech Republic? […]
Yikes! “One vegetarian ate two before realizing he wasn’t eating the popular fake meat, which won’t hit NYC outposts until later this year.” | learn more
“A new crop of entrepreneurs is tapping into what food experts have called the ‘white gold.’” | learn more
This is a real setback in FMT research. It highlights a need for better screening (like we do with blood). “The agency said two patients received donated stool that had not been screened for drug-resistant germs, leading it to halt […]
“Silicon Valley tech firm building products that let people collaborate over any distance. Must relocate to San Francisco.” Read this post for a great analysis of remote work and distributed teams. | learn more
Founder Brian Armstrong shares the framework they use for making decisions. I like it! This is an organization that grew in a few years to ~$1.5B in revenue and 13MM customers. | learn more