fun facts

What’s a dead cat bounce? 

Leave it to the finance bros to coin a term like this. “Derived from the idea that ‘even a dead cat will bounce if it falls from a great height’, the phrase, which originated on Wall Street, is also popularly […]

tech, startups, internet

Coming soon: cheaper, better LIDAR. 

The tech that powers almost all autonomous driving (notable exception: Tesla) is still very expensive today. Like, $75k per unit expensive. Many expects expect it to fall to less than $100. Ars Technica explains the current state of technology and […]

thoughts of food

LocoL to open inside Whole Foods. 

Last year I shared a link about the LA-based fast food collaboration between high-end restaurateurs. They set out to reinvent fast food in under-served communities. Now, they’re opening inside Whole Foods in San Jose. | learn more

better doing

Done? 

Highrise CEO Nathan Kontny gets to the heart of an important issue: peaking in your career. He uses the value of paintings to show Picasso peaked early in life, while Cézanne kept improving over time. Don’t be “done” already! | learn more

better doing

100 blocks a day. 

It’s healthy to sit and think about this concept for a bit: “Most people sleep about seven or eight hours a night. That leaves 16 or 17 hours awake each day. Or about 1,000 minutes. Let’s think about those 1,000 minutes […]