thoughts of food
Food & beverage brands that own the grocery store.
CB Insights created this great chart showing just how concentrated the CPG industry is. |learn more
under the microscope
Blocking anti-aging enzymes makes cancer die of old age.
“The mechanism that limits a cell’s lifespan can be slowed down, but that can turn them cancerous, as they divide unchecked. Now, scientists at EPFL have found a way to manipulate that mechanism to effectively turn off cancer’s immortality, letting […]
under the microscope
Largest-ever microbiome study publishes first results.
While we know that microbes are critical to many functions of life, we’ve still only begun to scratch the surface of understanding. “The American Gut Project – a global, crowdsourced citizen science effort – has published the first results from […]
better doing
Intertia: the force that holds the universe together.
“Inertia is the force that holds the universe together. Literally. Without it, things would fall apart. It’s also what keeps us locked in destructive habits, and resistant to change.” | learn more
retail therapy
Everything that’s wrong with Amazon Spark.
“Launched by Amazon in early 2017, ‘Spark’ is an app-within-an-app that is intended to promote product discovery and social sharing within Amazon’s ecosystem. Never heard of it? You’re not alone.” | learn more
on the blockchain
The state of cryptocurrency mining.
Some blockchain developers decided to build an ASIC miner. They wrote this long post explaining what they learned about building hardware, secret ASICs, ASIC-resistance in cryptocurrencies, and the future of mining. | learn more
fun facts
Interactive map shows 9 billion lightning strikes.
“Every second on Earth, 100 lightning bolts strike the planet. That’s about 8 million strikes per day, and 3 billion a year, on average. But as this map of nearly 9 billion lightning strikes shows, lightning is not evenly distributed […]
on the blockchain
The principles of insurance.
Etherisc is developing a platform for decentralized insurance applications. They recently published this post to introduce readers to risk pooling and its benefits. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Investor updates before investors.
Max Zamkow, investor at Ugly Duckling Ventures, offers advice for entrepreneurs working to raise their first round of capital. He says to “fake it ‘till you make it”, and by that he means to start writing regular investor updates even […]
tech, startups, internet
The future of air taxis.
Long-time readers are familiar with my aversion to podcasts. So, when I recommend one it must be special, right?! This podcast by ARK Invest features one of their analysts, Sam Korus. He’s incredibly knowledgeable about air taxis! In this interview, […]