I did not know the background of the phrase “don’t mess with Texas” until reading this. What great marketing. It was invented to solve the problem of littering on Texas highways by “Bubba’s in pickup trucks.” ~ learn more
This is written in a co-founder context, yet broadly applicable. Will revisit the next time I find myself in a low-trust relationship. There’s tons of valuable reminders in here. “The way trust gets rebuilt is by ✨small, positive interactions✨. If […]
Systems have scale limitations. Sometimes you just need to upgrade to the next level of system to handle the next level of scale. That upgrade comes at a price, both up-front and forever. So before taking the plunge, do try […]
“In the fashion industry, you can’t make something that is really ugly and stupid into something popular. But from all the possible things that could be popular, you can influence what gets to the top.” ~ learn more
I’m thrilled to have heard this interview with Syed Balkhi. He’s been making money on the internet since his childhood, and reading between the lines he had a strong start during the heyday of affiliate marketing’s sketchiest era. His business […]
“The Chicago spreadsheet itself is a growing mess of more than 100 restaurants with tallying fees between 2.5 percent and 25 percent.” ~ learn more
“Americans’ wellbeing score increases steadily by the number of neighbors greeted, from 51.5 among those saying hello to zero neighbors to 64.1 for those greeting six neighbors.” ~ learn more
“We cannot have a great conversation. We cannot debate each other well because everyone tends to be very friendly when you join a Zoom call.” ~ learn more
“It could look something like this: in partnership with the US government, a private company — let’s call it Regolift MegaCorp — sends fuel-cell powered, tele-operated robots to the lunar poles to mine their icy regolith. There, they separate the […]
“Everybody thinks peppers are hot. There is no actual heat in peppers. … It cannot burn a hole in your esophagus. It can’t destroy your taste buds. It can’t hurt your stomach. It doesn’t cause ulcers. Nothing can happen to […]