“Research has revealed a dose of psilocybin can result in improvements to a person’s creative thinking abilities, lasting up to 7 days past the initial use. The study suggests a possible “window of opportunity” in the days following a dose […]
A few weeks ago I shared the visionary vs integrator framework for thinking about entrepreneurs. This post by entrepreneur and investor Micah Baldwin has been around a while and offers a similarly useful distinction geared toward tech startups. | learn more
Sam Altman, who recently stepped down as CEO of YCombinator, shares “13 thoughts about how to achieve such outlier success” based on his observing “thousands of founders and [thinking] a lot about what it takes to make a huge amount […]
While dealing with logistics is part every retailer’s world, most have it relatively easy with strong 3rd party infrastructure to enable moving goods and currency. Well, not as easy for those in the marijuana market. Enter the Ford Transit, a […]
“The insurance industry gives lucrative commissions and bonuses — from six-figure payouts to a chance to bat against Mariano Rivera — to the independent brokers who advise employers. Critics call the payments a ‘classic conflict of interest’ that drive up […]
I’ve had a few conversations lately with people who gloss over the reality that cryptocurrency transactions are each taxable events in the eyes of the IRS. This isn’t necessarily a permanent state, but it is the situation we’re in today […]
“A recent public statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission implied that those engaged in writing and publishing code might need to worry about running afoul of securities laws.” The Electronic Frontier Foundation has issued a letter explaining why […]
Axios and SurveyMonkey did a poll of about 4,000 people on the topic of privacy policies. One question: “How often would you say you check the ‘I accept’ or ‘I agree’ box on a company’s privacy policy/terms of service without […]
From a16z’s Frank Chen, a refreshing perspective on AI. “So the counter-narrative I want to offer to the mainstream, front page accounts [of doom] is that with careful, thoughtful, empathic design, we can enable ourselves to live longer, safer lives. […]
This is hopefully the last time I’ll post about Burke for a while. I thought it’d be nice to close the loop on exactly how he was elected despite federal extortion charges. And the winner is… gerrymandering. | learn more