The cofounder of esteemed venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz published this excellent essay recently. “There is only one way to create the future we want for our own children and grandchildren, and that’s to build.” I couldn’t agree more! As […]
From Farnam Street: “We’re often advised to excel at one thing. But as the future gets harder to predict, preserving optionality allows us to pivot when the road ahead crumbles.” | learn more
Wait But Why’s Tim Urban reminds us that time flies. “The Wonder Years aired from 1988 and 1993 and depicted the years between 1968 and 1973. When I watched the show, it felt like it was set in a time […]
It hasn’t been a tremendous win quite yet… “With its core businesses on the wane, Goldman has staked its future on consumer banking. So far it has lost $1.3 billion—and its makeover is challenging the firm’s identity as a titan […]
This whole industry is just amazing to me. The future is bright! | learn more
This caught my eye because it discusses a way to make super-strong silk fibers without spiders. “A new method takes advantage of engineered bacteria to produce difficult-to-make proteins that could be useful during future space missions.” | learn more
This will make for an interesting future. I applaud any move that increases visibility into health care prices. | learn more
“In collaboration with the New York Times, [CB Insights] put together a list of 50 future unicorns (companies that we think will eventually be valued at $1B or more).” | learn more
The WSJ’s The Future of Everything is a really interesting section. “From a flying-car test drive to the woolly mammoth’s potential return, our favorite stories from the past 12 months.” If you have trouble accessing this, I can help – […]
Ben Thompson of Stratechery offers his analysis of the business model behind Amazon Go. Amazon is moving variable costs to fixed costs. “The best way to build a moat, though, is to actually put in the effort to dig it, […]