Basically, a new law prohibits foreign internet retailers from selling brands they have an ownership stake in. “Both Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart have reportedly pulled thousands of items for sale.” | learn more
“Thanks to new US law, we now know the standard price for a cotton ball at the New York Presbyterian Hospital is $1.15. The list price for a skull X-ray at Orlando Health is $695 and NYU Langone’s average charge […]
Nisarg Patel writes an interesting post that discusses how healthcare is evolving as a tech-enabled consumer business. “A swath of chronic diseases desperately need integrated, end-to-end solutions that seamlessly integrates pharmaceuticals, software, and support services in a single package.”
Fundraising in the space isn’t the interesting part here. Instead, that caught my eye is that Layer1 uses the approach of capital PLUS other support. This reminds me of Multicoin Capital’s writing on the topic. |learn more
The WSJ’s The Future of Everything is a really interesting section. “From a flying-car test drive to the woolly mammoth’s potential return, our favorite stories from the past 12 months.” If you have trouble accessing this, I can help – […]
I’ve referenced the Visionary vs Integrator framework in a lot of conversations lately, so I figured I’d share a bit more detail here. I think this fits startups and entrepreneurial companies so well. “A Visionary is a person who has […]
“Under fire in a federal corruption probe, Daniel Solis resigns as chairman of the City Council’s Zoning Committee but remains an alderman.” Interesting how neither he nor Burke have resigned as alderman. | learn more
“The European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellite captured frozen Lake Michigan.” Follow the link for more detailed zoomed-in photos. | learn more
Last year Oscar Munoz’ $6M house in Florida tragically lost its sand dunes because of the hurricanes. Rather than pay to buy replacement sand, they just took some from a nearby public beach. And then they were caught and fined […]
This Kickstarter campaign by Miguel Martinez is already 10x its goal with 17 days remaining. Miguel and I collaborated on GlanceBox, the now-defunct tinder-for-dresses startup, a few years back. This new project is clearly on a better track! Check it […]