In this TED talk, the ridiculously successful investor Ray Dalio showcases how he establishes radical candor inside his hedge fund. He shares an email where an employee graded him a D- on a meeting for being unprepared, and his firm’s amazing software […]
Aziz Ansari teamed up with NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg on a research project to understand the implication of text messages on dating. How long should you wait to text back for optimal results? | learn more
Someone made a fun map showing where 70 Roman Emperors (from 14 – 395 AD) died. Naturally, it’s color coded by the cause of death. | learn more
During a conversation with a friend this week, we wondered how early a child can possibly learn to speak. “Kearney spoke his first words at four months. At the age of six months, he said to his pediatrician, ‘I have […]
When you order Postmates or an Uber, you get to watch where your vehicle is real-time. No such luck with LTL, which typically has a 4 hour delivery window. In a huge move for customer experience of truck deliveries, Wayfair announced similar […]
“The world’s largest retailer … is testing a delivery program in Silicon Valley that would allow customers to use smart-home technology to remotely open the door for delivery workers and watch a livestream of the delivery by linking their phones […]
Abigail Johnson, CEO of the gigantic investment firm, spoke at length about the firms work in blockchain at a conference in New York. They’re making venture investments, partnering with Coinbase, and even have a bitcoin and ether mining operation that […]
“In its first year, the Post has produced around 850 articles using Heliograf [it’s homegrown AI technology]. That included 500 articles around the election that generated more than 500,000 clicks…” | learn more
Ben Thompson updates his views on Aggregators and Super-Aggregators in his latest Stratechery post. This is a very unique and interesting view of business models, and a must-read for anyone trying to make sense of the future of tech companies. | learn […]
“Chicago, described by President Trump and others as a hellish, dystopian crime scene akin to a ‘war-torn nation’ and ‘worse than Afghanistan’ is about to shatter all of its tourism records, including the one it set last year.” | learn more