tech, startups, internet
Fundamentals of product-market fit
What is product-market fit and how do you know when you have it? This article nicely summarizes some of the best thinking on the subject. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Show me the money, not just the customer
A post by Mohanbir Sawhney, a fellow Kellogg instructor, highlights how spending decisions really work. “This post explores how companies can get customers to justify how they are going to pay for a product or service and how they can target […]
oh, chicago
The history of derivatives in Chicago
This is a history of trading derivatives and the Board of Trade. In a way, this is a history of Chicago. “The opening of a canal in 1848 led to the birth of modern financial derivatives, and the early demise […]
oh, chicago
How various Chicago neighborhoods got their names
“How a failed gunrunner, squealing hogs, and goats gave us Streeterville, Canaryville, and Bucktown.” | learn more
fun facts
Mexicans buy fake cellphones to hand over in muggings
“Armed robberies have gotten so common aboard buses in Mexico City that commuters have come up with a clever if disheartening solution: Many are buying fake cellphones, to hand over to thieves instead of their real smartphones.” | learn more
fun facts
Watch Bill Gates and Warren Buffet work at Dairy Queen
This is a fun video of the extraordinarily wealthy duo learning to serve customers and make Blizzards. | learn more
better doing tech, startups, internet
Never trust a programmer who uses the word impossible
When I was a youngster, I would labor at the keyboard of our family computer trying to make it do as I said. You might say I “taught myself” how to program. What does that really mean? It means I […]
thoughts of food
How to spot fake Saffron
If you will believe the internet, a significant portion of Saffron on the market is fake – often colored with red food coloring or made of corn silk. | learn more
thoughts of food
Inside the cult of Mariano’s orange juice
“At a glance, Mariano’s orange juice is no different from other fresh-squeezed juices. Yet its quality ranges from supernatural to sainthood.” For the record, the O.J. at Albert Heijn supermarkets in the Netherlands is amazingly even fresher. | learn more
under the microscope
Psychedelic medicine: LSD and psilocybin vs alcoholism
“A new study is suggesting a great number of individuals are self-treating problematic alcohol consumption with strong doses of LSD or psilocybin. The research rekindles interest in a strong vein of study from the 1950s and 1960s into LSD and […]