We shouldn’t be surprised, but… “The sugar industry pulled the plug on an animal study it funded in the 1960s. Initial results pointed to a link between sugar consumption and elevated triglycerides, which raises heart disease risk.” | learn more
I hadn’t thought about this before, but it makes a lot of sense. “Numerous studies over the past few years have shown that taking fever reducers hurts your body’s ability to recover from an illness.” | learn more
In the business environment of today, it seems people are always pushing themselves to do more and work harder. Matt Plummer, founder of employee training company Zarvana, writes in the Harvard Business Review about his method for doing more with […]
“Should we generalize or specialize? This article explores how Shakespeare and Da Vinci excelled by branching out from their core competencies.” Side note: I’ve heard before that Shakespeare might not have been a real individual, but that doesn’t detract from […]
“Target pulled the plug on its massive Canadian expansion less than two years after opening. This is the incredible untold story of how it all went wrong.” | learn more
An unscrupulous competitor ripped off his product & marketing materials, impersonated him, and solicited 30 1-star reviews for his product. Worst of all, it looks like he’s escaping consequence-free. | learn more
As part of a scam to boost product rankings on Chinese shopping websites via fake reviews, firms are sending cheap products (or empty boxes) to people that never ordered them. | learn more
“Shares of little-known financial technology company Longfin surged 1,342 percent in two days to a market value of $3.1 billion after buying a cryptocurrency company with no revenue.” The CEO went on CNBC to tell the public that they’re nuts. |learn […]
Attorney and blockchain enthusiast (and subscriber!) Zach Smolinski reminds us to think about tokens critically. Specifically, for whose benefit are they created? Read to the end for a fun analogy that I liked. | learn more
This Bloomberg article sheds light on the world of venture lending (as pioneered by Silicon Valley Bank) via Hercules Capital. “Hercules focuses on technology, life sciences, and sustainable and renewable tech. It’s invested in 390 companies since Henriquez started it […]