While eating some Chinese food this week, I realized that it’s probably harder for kids to learn how to use chopsticks than forks. So I wondered how old kids in Asia typically are when they learn. Thankfully, there was a […]
Block Club Chicago traced a bunch of donations to alderman from real estate developers that may or may not coincidentally possibly relate to approvals for new developments. This is a good follow-on to the architects’ donationscataloged by the Tribune a few […]
Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wegner shares reasons for being an optimist in the face of a lot of global troubles in this 23-minute video from a conference. | learn more
Axios thinks the $7 Billion market is ripe and ready for a shake-up, and they suggest direct-to-consumer baby food startup Yumi is in a good spot to capture share in the future. How do you feel about $5 fresh baby […]
“Sustainable Bioproducts started as a research project from NASA, which aimed to discover what the environment on places like Jupiter and elsewhere in the galaxy would need to look like—physically and chemically—to look for life… Through that work, the startup […]
“Researchers corrected synaptic dysfunctions in the brain involved in memory loss, using an epigenetic approach.” | learn more
“The research set out to exhaustively analyze the metabolic profile of blood samples as subjects underwent an extensive stretch of fasting. … ‘Contrary to the original expectation,’ says [researcher] Teruya, ‘it turned out that fasting induced metabolic activation rather actively.’” | learn […]
VC investor Tomasz Tunguz discusses these two separate but very related topics. Deep Work is about focusing without distraction. Infinity Wells devour your attention without end (like social media feeds). The more you know about the battle you’re fighting, the […]
Last week I linked to an article that explained the role of a Visionary in entrepreneurial businesses. Here’s the second half of the story, because every Visionary needs a great Integrator who “is the glue for the organization, … holds the Leadership […]
This video highlights Monika Wiela, who came up with an idea to toss a prepaid shipping label into her outgoing e-commerce boxes that let consumers donate used clothes without having to make an extra trip. Then, she turned it into […]