fun facts
Tortilla chips spontaneously combust… twice.
“[The Austin Fire Department] says the factory was trying out a new blend of chips that ‘didn’t work out so well.’” | learn more
fun facts
Russian ship with $130B of gold found near S. Korea.
“A South Korean salvage team has discovered the wreck of a Russian warship that was sunk in a naval battle 113 years ago and is believed to still contain a trove of gold bullion and coins worth [$130 Billion].” | learn more
thoughts of food
Ex-Uber CEO eyes building for ‘Cloud Kitchen’ startup in Chicago.
Closely tied to the ‘dark kitchen’ article above, Travis Kalanick has a new startup called Cloud Kitchens that’s bringing kitchen infrastructure to delivery-only restaurants in Chicago, NYC, and SF. | learn more
thoughts of food
The ‘dark kitchens’ that are rewriting the rules for food entrepreneurs.
I hadn’t heard this term before, but we’ve all seen the concept by now: restaurants that are delivery-only. This interesting article highlights the concept with a UK focus. | learn more
under the microscope
The hunt for unknown genetic mutations.
“Mayo Clinic researchers are using precision genomics to search for undiscovered, inheritable genetic mutations that cause accelerated aging.” | learn more
better doing
Smarter, not harder: how to succeed at work.
“As I looked around, I noticed that the most successful people I know have one thing in common: they are masters at eliminating the unnecessary from their lives. The French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry hit on the same idea, writing […]
better doing
The scientific argument for mastering one thing at a time.
The bottom line of this post is that by mastering one thing at a time to the point where it becomes second-nature (he calls it “automaticity”), you’re best able to master a lot of things over time. Steady progress over […]
retail therapy
Whole Foods’ suppliers shifting from shelves to screens.
“An outcome of Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods: Food businesses are redesigning their packaging and product formulas to better sell on the web.” | learn more
on the blockchain
The tokenization of everything.
“Bitcoin created the fundamental concept of using a shared computer in exchange for a native bearer asset. For the first time, you could participate in an economy and benefit from holding the common denominator of value in the network. Overnight, […]
on the blockchain
The web 3 stack.
Multicoin Capital has put together a chart of what the software stack for Web 3 (decentralized internet) looks like. This link is to a version on Fred Wilson’s blog, which is shorter. | learn more