“From executive missteps to pandemic-related shutdowns, we look at some of the biggest retail bankruptcies & companies that are going out of business in 2020.” | learn more
“Protocol spoke with leaders across retail to learn about the technology they’re using to see out the pandemic, and what may change forever as a result. They outlined three major areas to watch: 1. The supply chain 2. The shopping […]
Recycling plants can’t get their hands on enough post-consumer cardboard. Now they want that cheese-crusted pizza box! “A surge in food and package deliveries during the pandemic is recharging the U.S. market for recycled paper and cardboard, two years after it collapsed […]
“Despite the economic backdrop, startups continue to plow ahead. One of the biggest changes in the last year in the US is the Fed’s stated low interest rate policy for the next three years. What impact are we seeing in […]
“With the pandemic bringing a host of financial problems Chicago’s way, 11th Ward Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson proposed a ground delivery tax.” The city’s never-ending search for ways into residents’ pockets goes on. Not content with taxing the contents of […]
A new project from Eric, who happens to be a PS subscriber! They’re selling a Texan pastry called Kolaches in Chicago. “Here’s some good advice that I never heard: Start a business, it’s easy. Start a FOOD business, those have […]
I enjoyed this essay from Matt Ridley in the WSJ. “The scientific method remains the best way to solve many problems, but bias, overconfidence and politics can sometimes lead scientists astray.” | learn more
When the pandemic-induced quarantines began earlier this year, many worried that loneliness would increase. Well, good news! “Surprisingly, it seems that levels of loneliness around the world have remained generally stable. How have we avoided a social fallout?” | learn more
Basically, the only things he works on are big ideas, so this fits nicely here. “Bill Gates looks back on 2018, and shares a few thoughts on what’s going well and what isn’t with innovation in some specific areas that […]