better doing

What coachability isn’t.

“Over the years as an investor, I’ve seen a fair share of founders who are coachable and not coachable. In today’s post, I’ll take you behind curtain of one such occasion of what coachability doesn’t look like.” ~ learn more

better doing

Hire people who give a shit.

“While it is not guaranteed that someone who gives shit will do great work, it is guaranteed that they will not do good work if they do not give a shit.” ~ learn more

fun facts

Fire Island: new urbanist paradise or NIMBY success?

“On its face, Fire Island is a “New Urbanist” paradise. It’s left me with no doubt that walkable mixed-use neighborhoods3 are incredible, especially ones like Fire Island which have banned cars. But it’s also deeply conservative in many ways: highly […]

fun facts

The ‘largest illicit online marketplace’ ever.

“Huione Guarantee, a gray market researchers believe is central to the online scam ecosystem, now includes a messaging app, stablecoin, and crypto exchange—while facilitating $24 billion in transactions.” ~ learn more

on the blockchain

Fixing the internet.

“zkTLS isn’t just cool tech, it’s the best path towards fixing the internet today. It fundamentally changes the laws of physics of the internet.” This is just a tweet, but you can follow the rabbit down the hole. I suspect […]

thoughts of food

H-Mart stays winning.

“Kwon’s go-to market strategy was straightforward: sell Asian goods (rice cookers, aluminum-lined ramen pots, meats, seafood, vegetables) in neighbourhoods that didn’t sell them. In the first 15 years, H-Mart followed that formula to open five stores across New York and […]