tech, startups, internet
Early pitch decks of 13 billion-dollar startups.
CB Insights managed to get their hands on a bunch of neat early pitch decks from companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, LinkedIn and WeWork. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Union Square Ventures has a new investment thesis.
“USV backs trusted brands that broaden access to knowledge, capital, and well-being by leveraging networks, platforms, and protocols.” Their blog post has an interesting background on how this developed, and way more detail. |learn more
fun facts
How a virus spreads through an airplane cabin.
Researchers from Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology studied how airborne pathogens move through the cabin of transcontinental flights. “[P]assengers infected with influenza—a disease that spreads through the air—aren’t likely to infect other passengers who sit more than […]
under the microscope
Slowing down aging by protecting telomeres.
Scientists at Arizona State University have discovered a way to potentially keep adult stem cells healthy longer by “supercharging” telemorase, the enzyme that replenishes telomeres as they degrade. | learn more
big ideas
ARK Invests’s big ideas 2018.
I’ve been following this fund manager for a few months, since they keep putting out great content around the big dynamic changes we’re expecting in our world: robotics, CRISPR, cryptoassets, 3D printing, etc. This is an excellent report with plenty of charts […]
thoughts of food
The invention of Chilean Sea Bass.
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Chilean Sea Bass was like Mediterranean Sea Bass, just from Chile. In fact it’s Cod. But the story of marketing fish by new names is even more interesting. | learn more
better doing
Your first thought is rarely your best thought.
“Most people have no time to think. They schedule themselves like lawyers. They work in five- to eight-minute increments, scheduled back to back. They think only in first thoughts never in second thoughts.” | learn more
retail therapy
Amazon’s warehouses embrace chaos.
You’d be forgiven for thinking Amazon keeps their warehouses organized. By eschewing the concept of fixed stocking locations, Amazon has managed to increase the efficiency of their warehousing and fulfillment. | learn more
retail therapy
Ex-Walmart CEO doesn’t like Amazon.
This week in irony, former Walmart CEO Bill Simon complains that Amazon’s prices are too low, putting retailers out of business! Oy vey. | learn more
on the blockchain
Bitcoin & child abuse imagery.
A reminder that technology is neither good nor bad, but may be used for either purpose. Researchers have discovered child abuse images embedded in the bitcoin blockchain. What does this mean for the legality of running a full node? | learn more