They are one of the few Silicon Valley VCs that have been super active in Chicago, so this is especially sad. “…August Capital held its annual holiday dinner on Thursday, December 6. The mood was festive, not only because of […]
Someone updated Maslow’s hierarchy, and it’s pretty great. I seem to have accidentally skipped the base of the pyramid. | learn more
Chamath Palihapitiya is the founder of the uber-successful investment firm Social Capital, which has recently been in the news for some serious drama (google it if you’re curious). Chamath is interviewed here by Jason Calacanis and shares his controversial views […]
This Washington Post article is a great read. “Silicon Valley startups boast about disrupting everything. Coinbase did the opposite — and is now the go-to exchange for bitcoin.” | learn more
“In January 2018, Swarm [Technologies] launched the first satellites into space unauthorized by any government. People familiar with the business of launching satellites into space consider the situation odd, troubling and even dangerous: Access to space is supposed to be […]
“Their pampered birds wear diapers and have personal chefs — but lay the finest eggs tech money can buy.” |learn more
Steve Case (AOL founder and investor) announced a new fund investing in places that aren’t Silicon Valley. VC firm M25’s Victor Gutwein analyzes the pros and cons of this fund. | learn more
Venture investor David Beisel lays out why it’s a good thing for startups to create digital replicas of things that already exist. | learn more
This really flies in the face of Silicon Valley’s narrative. | learn more
Juicero is a now-defunct Silicon Valley startup that sold an expensive machine that squeezed juice packets into a glass. Then people realized that you could squeeze them just as well by hand. Things didn’t end well. Tovola’s smart oven hopes […]