Kevin Ryan has raised $750MM over multiple ventures including DoubleClick, Gilt, and MongoDB. His advice is top-notch. No surprise that it’s published in First Round Review. | learn more
“Chicago’s mayor says he can now deliver what his predecessor couldn’t because times and technology have changed.” | learn more
Voters will get a chance to voice opinions on the non-binding question in the March primary. | learn more
“In a truly Robin Hood-inspired move, they’ve ‘redistributed’ various sums of money to their lowest-earning customers, all at the expense of those earning the most.” | learn more
“They found evidence of one in New Zealand, a 60-million-year-old fossil encased in an ultra-hard sedimentary rock. Scientists estimate the bird weighed about 220 lbs (100 kg) and stood just shy of 6 feet (1.77 meters)—pretty hefty for a penguin.” | learn […]
You’re familiar with the concepts of diminishing returns and compounding. This Farnam Street post gives you the broader scope – with each being a case of power laws. | learn more
“NastyGal & Bonobos were once the stuff of founders’ dreams. But as we head into 2018, startups believe landing big funding & scaling fast are recipes for disaster.” | learn more
“These are the Napoleons busy dividing the shopping streets of the virtual world between them.” | learn more
“According to researchers at Tel Aviv University and the University of Chicago, … the fusion of elementary particles known as quarks … would be ten times that of nuclear fusion.” | learn more
Bill Joy, cofounder of Sun Microsystems, discusses his investments in big ideas that are going to change the world – cheaper batteries, sustainable concrete, and sustainable meat. According to him, these investments can, and do, pan out, and we need […]