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Ed Zitron's Where's...
Have We Reached Peak AI? Last week, the Wall Street Journal published a 10-minute-long interview with OpenAI CTO Mira Murati,...
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9 months ago
Last week, the Wall Street Journal published a 10-minute-long interview with OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, with journalist Joanna Stern asking a series of thoughtful yet straightforward questions that Murati failed to satisfactorily answer. When asked about what data was used to train...
Rest of World -...
Chinese internet trolls are adopting American racism to taunt Black users Users are harassing Black creators with profile pictures of white police officers.
a year ago
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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret A frequent question entrepreneurs have when they are just starting their company is:  how secretive...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
A frequent question entrepreneurs have when they are just starting their company is:  how secretive should I be about my idea?  My answer…
Rest of World -...
What global investors need to know about funding Pakistani startups Hasib Malik is the co-founder and CEO of Tiger Global-backed financial services startup CreditBook.
6 months ago
Rest of World -...
For South Africa’s female ride-hailing drivers, customers are the biggest hazards Desperate to make ends meet, female Uber and Bolt drivers say abuse and attacks are a constant part...
a year ago
Aaron's Essays
VCs are Scared When They Should be Greedy I originally wrote this essay for The Information, where it was published on July 6, 2022. I've...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I originally wrote this essay for The Information, where it was published on July 6, 2022. I've read a lot of the advice that venture capitalists have given founders on the current state of the markets. Most of that advice focuses on how founders need to adjust to survive the...
Rest of World -...
Turn it up: Rest of World’s 2023 global party playlist Impress your friends by queuing up these chart-topping pop songs from the countries we cover.
a year ago
Noahpinion
My sci-fi novel recommendations A repost with some updates, just in time for the holidays.
a year ago
Noahpinion
Some ideas for science fiction in the 2020s The future ain't what it used to be.
a year ago
Noahpinion
Where China is beating the world On high-speed rail, EVs, and solar, China is doing truly amazing things.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
Apple suppliers are scrambling to fill over 40,000 jobs in Vietnam Foxconn and Luxshare slashed workers. But under pressure to expand away from China, they suddenly...
a year ago
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Vanity milestones Eric Ries uses the phrase “vanity metrics” to refer to metrics that founders cite to demonstrate...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Eric Ries uses the phrase “vanity metrics” to refer to metrics that founders cite to demonstrate progress but that are actually false…
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things for the middle of your week (#31) Indian poverty reduction, America's friends, Canada's economy, Europe grows a spine, and Japan's...
9 months ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Why It's Safe for Founders to Be Nice
over a year ago
Nadia Asparouhova
Understanding science funding in tech, 2011-2021 For those who sit between science and tech, it’s hard not to notice the proliferation of new...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
For those who sit between science and tech, it’s hard not to notice the proliferation of new initiatives launched in the last two years, aimed at making major improvements in the life sciences especially. While I don’t have a science background, nor any personal relationship to...
Blog posts of...
Easy, but easy to f*ck up. 3 Rules to Setup Analytics Tools correctly. As a consultant for analytics i see a fair share of integrations of analytics tools. One of the most...
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Writing and Speaking
over a year ago
Rest of World -...
The truth behind VinFast’s stunning stock market debut Beware of EV companies bearing SPACs.
a year ago
Noahpinion
Trudeau was a poor steward of Canada's economy No one knows what ails Canada, but Trudeau didn't try very hard to fix it.
23 hours ago
Working Theorys
Weekend Theorys No. 3 Books as athleisure, Twitter/X goes Substack, and oh yeah, Apple's Vision Pro
11 months ago
Paul Graham: Essays
A Unified Theory of VC Suckage
over a year ago
Tech + Economics +...
The worst part of tech layoffs? The corporate bullshit. EBay to eliminate about 1,000 jobs, or 9% of full-time workforce Jamie Iannone, eBay’s CEO,...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
EBay to eliminate about 1,000 jobs, or 9% of full-time workforce Jamie Iannone, eBay’s CEO, told employees in a letter published on a corporate blog, that the company will also “scale back the number of contracts we have within our alternate workforce over the...
Noahpinion
All the arguments against EVs are wrong EVs are just going to win.
a year ago
Tech + Economics +...
Bitcoin ETFs will make greater fools of us all. Reuters: US SEC approves bitcoin ETFs in watershed for crypto market WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Jan...
12 months ago
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12 months ago
Reuters: US SEC approves bitcoin ETFs in watershed for crypto market WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday approved the first U.S.-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) to track bitcoin, its Chair Gary Gensler said, in a...
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The inevitable showdown between Twitter and Twitter apps People usually think of business competition as occurring between substitutes – products that serve...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
People usually think of business competition as occurring between substitutes – products that serve similar functions for the user.   Famous…
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Online privacy: what’s at stake It is widely believed that a flourishing democracy requires an independent, diverse, and financially...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
It is widely believed that a flourishing democracy requires an independent, diverse, and financially solvent press.  With print newspapers…
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Technology predictions For those of us in the prediction business, it’s sometimes useful to go back and read past...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
For those of us in the prediction business, it’s sometimes useful to go back and read past predictions to try to discern patterns in what…
Rest of World -...
Rwanda’s homegrown EV leader sets its sights on Kenya Ampersand hopes to replicate its small-market success in East Africa’s largest economy.
7 months ago
Rest of World -...
Small-scale investors are building Vietnam’s EV charging network Anyone with spare land in a good location can become a franchisee for a charging company, but with...
a month ago
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a month ago
Anyone with spare land in a good location can become a franchisee for a charging company, but with no government support it can take years to break even.
Stephen Diehl
Haskell Poll Results
over a year ago
David Perell
The Perks of Niche Fame There are two kinds of fame: Celebrity-Fame and Niche-Fame. The post The Perks of Niche Fame...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
There are two kinds of fame: Celebrity-Fame and Niche-Fame. The post The Perks of Niche Fame appeared first on David Perell.
Paul Graham: Essays
Why Startup Hubs Work
over a year ago
Rest of World -...
AI’s “tech tsunami” is coming for call center workers The Philippines’ 1.6 million outsourced workers fear they may soon be automated out of a job.
a year ago
Internal Tech Emails
Facebook and Google "at Defcon 2" From: Sheryl Sandberg We really want a deep relationship – or at this point any relationship – with...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
From: Sheryl Sandberg We really want a deep relationship – or at this point any relationship – with Google
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"Bitcoin is the currency the internet deserves and needs" George Gilder discusses the importance of Bitcoin in a very interesting interview: To have a...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
George Gilder discusses the importance of Bitcoin in a very interesting interview: To have a civilization you need more than just bits and…
Noahpinion
Industrial policy doesn't have to succeed right away Progressive approaches need to fail before they can change.
a year ago
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things for your weekend (#45) Intel; Canada's economy; infrastructure and state capacity; East Asian development; race in America;...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Intel; Canada's economy; infrastructure and state capacity; East Asian development; race in America; corrupt nonprofits
Noahpinion
The danger of another American civil war is low Re-upping some arguments I've made before.
a year ago
David Perell
What’s Up with Austin? Austin is a mediocre city, but a great place to live.  The post What’s Up with Austin? appeared...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Austin is a mediocre city, but a great place to live.  The post What’s Up with Austin? appeared first on David Perell.
Internal Tech Emails
Steve Jobs negotiates Apple's deal with Microsoft Greg, Here is a review of the terms we last discussed, as well as some issues I have encountered....
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Greg, Here is a review of the terms we last discussed, as well as some issues I have encountered. Please ping me to let me know that you received this email.
Noahpinion
A pivotal moment for Japan's national defense A guest post by Jonathan Grady
7 months ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Microsoft is Dead
over a year ago
Raw Thought (from...
Believe you can change
over a year ago
Noahpinion
Is U.S. industrial policy learning from its mistakes? I hope so, because mistakes are being made.
11 months ago
Tom Blomfield
Startup Series Part 3: You make what you measure Merely measuring something has an uncanny tendency to improve it. If you want to make your user...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Merely measuring something has an uncanny tendency to improve it. If you want to make your user numbers go up, put a big piece of paper on your wall and every day plot the number of users. You’ll be delighted when it goes up and disappointed when it goes down. Pretty soon you’ll...
Tech + Economics +...
Stop treating human beings like NPCs. Technology has made it stupidly easy to avoid real human interaction. Our eyes are glued to our...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Technology has made it stupidly easy to avoid real human interaction. Our eyes are glued to our phones as we walk down streets, barely noticing the people around us. Even in real-world interactions, we talk over the top of our screens, anything to avoid face-to-face...
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Technology and job creation In response to my recent post “Making industries ‘garage ready’ for startups“, venture...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
In response to my recent post “Making industries ‘garage ready’ for startups“, venture capitalist Jordan Elpern-Waxman made an interesting…
Rest of World -...
The Mexican senator building a plan for artificial intelligence Alejandra Lagunes leads Mexico’s National Artificial Intelligence Alliance.
a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Putting Ideas into Words
over a year ago
Raw Thought (from...
Look at yourself objectively
over a year ago
Aaron's Essays
Why VCs sometimes push companies to burn Originally posted on the YC blog,...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Originally posted on the YC blog, here: https://blog.ycombinator.com/why-vcs-sometimes-push-companies-to-burn-too-fast/ In Investors and their incentives, I tried to give a broad breakdown of the incentives that drive the major types of startup investors. I want to dig deeper...
Folklore.org:...
The Father Of The Macintosh Who is the father of the Macintosh?
a year ago
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 🪄 Growth Magic
4 months ago
Platformer
How banning one Palestinian slogan roiled Etsy The company secretly banned the phrase “from the river to the sea” on sellers’ wares. Some employees...
a year ago
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a year ago
The company secretly banned the phrase “from the river to the sea” on sellers’ wares. Some employees aren’t happy
SatPost by Trung...
YouTube: The Learning Machine Can YouTube have a similar impact on education as the printing press did? Yes, and the explosion of...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Can YouTube have a similar impact on education as the printing press did? Yes, and the explosion of sports footage on the platform helps to explain why.
Folklore.org:...
First day with the Macintosh team Rod Holt, who remember every technical detail in the world, forgot he hired me
a year ago
Noahpinion
How do you deal with real, actual Nazis? They come back every few decades, spreading the same old lies.
4 months ago
Stephen Diehl
How to Destroy Bitcoin
over a year ago
Noahpinion
In defense of science fiction New technology is usually good, and it's good for sci-fi to inspire it.
a year ago
Noahpinion
Why some franchises go downhill while others stay great A little break from our typical economics fare.
6 months ago
Rest of World -...
After Mexico’s top streamer — the president — left office, YouTube creators hustle for views A slew of content creators built small social media empires off Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose...
2 weeks ago
Noahpinion
The age of SASEA South Asia and Southeast Asia are globalization's next frontier.
6 months ago
David Perell
How Philosophers Think Philosophers are the most rigorous thinkers I know. Like intellectual boxers; they come to...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Philosophers are the most rigorous thinkers I know. Like intellectual boxers; they come to understand ideas by making them fight with each other. Their style of analysis is effective because it’s so bloody. One friend calls his style “violent thinking.” He talks about thinking...
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The credentials trap I talk a lot to people who are deciding between startups and established companies. They’re usually...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I talk a lot to people who are deciding between startups and established companies. They’re usually early in their careers and have been…
Steve Blank
Reorganizing the DoD to Deter China and Win in the Ukraine – A Road Map for Congress This article previously appeared in Defense News. It was co-written with Joe Felter, and Pete...
a year ago
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a year ago
This article previously appeared in Defense News. It was co-written with Joe Felter, and Pete Newell. Today, the U.S. is supporting a proxy war with Russia while simultaneously attempting to deter a China cross-strait invasion of Taiwan. Both are wakeup calls that victory and...
Paul Graham: Essays
Are Software Patents Evil?
over a year ago
Internal Tech Emails
When Apple considered buying Bing Can I imagine that Apple can build a search engine to compete. Yes but it’s probably not the best...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Can I imagine that Apple can build a search engine to compete. Yes but it’s probably not the best way to differentiate our products.
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things: Will of the Masses edition (#55) Abandoning X; Drone world; Asian voters' rightward shift; China and the Global South; Polycrisis;...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
Abandoning X; Drone world; Asian voters' rightward shift; China and the Global South; Polycrisis; Illegal immigration's fiscal impact; Iranian power
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"I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies" "I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies: 1. Anything that is...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
"I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies: 1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal…
Paul Graham: Essays
6,631,372
over a year ago
Rest of World -...
African startups need more than just funds from their investors Anne-Marie Chidzero, chief investment officer at FSD Africa Investments, talks about the risks and...
a year ago
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a year ago
Anne-Marie Chidzero, chief investment officer at FSD Africa Investments, talks about the risks and opportunities in backing Africa’s early-stage startups.
Noahpinion
America doesn't really have a working class Why class politics is unlikely to succeed where identity politics failed.
a month ago
Varun's Notes
Can We Build Scenius From Scratch? On crafting tight-knit communities with potential for high future impact in the post-pandemic era.
over a year ago
Rest of World -...
Why Kenya has the potential to be Africa’s EV powerhouse Jit Bhattacharya discusses the challenges and opportunities of building an EV company in Kenya.
6 months ago
Rest of World -...
TikTok users are chasing easy money by reposting viral videos from China The practice goes against TikTok's policies, but "gurus," and "mentors" are exploiting the trend...
a year ago
Folklore.org:...
He's Only in Field Service The SCC gets designed into the Mac
a year ago
essay – snarfed.org
Deep piano Roberto Chignoli I started playing piano again recently, after a 20 year hiatus. Our 6 year old...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Roberto Chignoli I started playing piano again recently, after a 20 year hiatus. Our 6 year old Brooke started learning, and we suddenly had a keyboard in the house again, so I joined her. It’s been great! I’m playing scales and exercises, diving into Rachmaninoff and Debussy,...
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It’s not East Coast vs West Coast, it’s about making more places like the Valley I’ve written a few times about what seems to be an exploding tech scene in NYC.  This is sometimes...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I’ve written a few times about what seems to be an exploding tech scene in NYC.  This is sometimes interpreted as arguing that NYC is a…
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My first ever app I made and sold... I was digging through a cupboard today, when I came across the package shown below. I was initially...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I was digging through a cupboard today, when I came across the package shown below. I was initially flabbergasted that I still had a copy on hand, but that soon gave way to feelings of nostalgia that took me back 30 years (yes, that is 3 decades) to when I first created this. It...
Paul Graham: Essays
What the Bubble Got Right
over a year ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Sam Altman Is Full Of Shit Note: In my last newsletter, I said that my next post would be the second part of my Facebook...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Note: In my last newsletter, I said that my next post would be the second part of my Facebook autopsy. Don’t worry, that’s still coming, but given the recent drama between Sam Altman, OpenAI, and Scarlett Johansson, I felt the need to write something. Don’
Working Theorys
Weekend Theorys No. 1 "Healthy” social apps, the folly of the "one-two punch," and side projects that command respect
11 months ago
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11 months ago
"Healthy” social apps, the folly of the "one-two punch," and side projects that command respect
Rest of World -...
Traditional sellers in Vietnam still aren’t sold on e-commerce As online shopping booms, local merchants are struggling to adapt, despite government help.
2 months ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Chapter 1 of Ansi Common Lisp
a year ago
Rest of World -...
When Nigeria banned Twitter, Koo had a golden opportunity, and squandered it Even the government officials who championed the Twitter competitor have stopped using it.
a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
The Two Kinds of Moderate
over a year ago
Dustin Curtis
One of the dumbest things I've ever published While I was reading through some of my older essays the other day, I came across a piece called...
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over a year ago
While I was reading through some of my older essays the other day, I came across a piece called Privacy vs. User Experience, published in 2014. In the article, I argued that Apple’s then-nascent philosophical stance on the supremacy of user privacy was going to slow down its...
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Full stack startups Many of today's most exciting startups were tried before in a different form. Suppose you develop a...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Many of today's most exciting startups were tried before in a different form. Suppose you develop a new technology that is valuable to some…
Rest of World -...
How we’re tracking AI incidents around global elections Rest of World is collecting examples of AI being used for campaigning, misinformation, and memes in...
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Rest of World is collecting examples of AI being used for campaigning, misinformation, and memes in a regularly updated tracker.
Aaron's Essays
Unbundled Capital The way we talk about fundraising is wrong. Specifically, I don’t think that founders sell equity...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The way we talk about fundraising is wrong. Specifically, I don’t think that founders sell equity when they raise money. It’s the other way around - founders use their equity to buy capital from investors.[1] Investors know this, which is why they spend so much time and money on...
Working Theorys
The Taste Discount Everything is easier when tastes align.
8 months ago
Essays - Benedict...
Antitrust posturing US politicians proposed five tech antitrust bills in June. They’re aggressive and ambitious, and...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
US politicians proposed five tech antitrust bills in June. They’re aggressive and ambitious, and contain some important concerns and ideas. Unfortunately, some of them are also pretty naive - case studies in not doing the work.
Paul Graham: Essays
The Word "Hacker"
over a year ago
SatPost by Trung...
Jony Ive, Meta AR, Visa Monopoly and the Legend of Robert Caro PLUS: An incredible tech roast by John Mulaney.
3 months ago
Stephen Diehl
The Intellectual Incoherence of Cryptoassets
over a year ago
Rest of World -...
TikTok follow-up Lemon8 is flopping in the U.S. Users complain the ByteDance app feels inorganic and curated, prioritizing the needs of influencers...
a year ago
Noahpinion
Yes, it's OK to be mad about crime in San Francisco Let's not make excuses for Chaos City.
a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Five Founders
over a year ago
AVC
Open Office Hours at NYC Tech Week NYC Tech Week is next week. It will be a week filled with events for the tech sector to engage and...
a year ago
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a year ago
NYC Tech Week is next week. It will be a week filled with events for the tech sector to engage and connect with each other. A particularly great part of tech week is VC Open Office Hours. There are over 100 VC investors signed up to participate next week. Here is how it works: 1/...
Noahpinion
Singapore urbanism Thoughts from a visit to the solarpunk city.
a year ago
Business Brainstorms
No agenda cold emails, dealership visits as a service, prompt money, the doing game. Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write...
a year ago
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a year ago
Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write this email to share the most interesting trends, frameworks, opportunities, and ideas with you. Let's dive in! 💡 Opportunities Prompt Base has a list of the
Raw Thought (from...
What Happens in
over a year ago
Rest of World -...
How Presto became Libya’s most successful tech startup The delivery app now plans to expand to neighboring countries.
3 months ago
David Perell
Thoughts on Montreal I visited Montreal for the first time. Here are my general impressions of the city, based on walks...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I visited Montreal for the first time. Here are my general impressions of the city, based on walks around town and casual conversations with friends: Culture: My favorite thing about Montreal is its commitment to culture. French is the dominant language, which is partially why it...
Noahpinion
The U.S. needs to pay more attention to electronic warfare A guest post by Steven Glinert.
4 months ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Entrepreneurs need to learn some law I recently wrote a post where I said entrepreneurs need to understand term sheets on their own,...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I recently wrote a post where I said entrepreneurs need to understand term sheets on their own, without the assistance of lawyers.  I got…
Rest of World -...
Why Southeast Asia became a spyware hotspot A new Amnesty International report raises difficult questions.
8 months ago
AVC
Subscribing To AVC For many years, there were three ways to subscribe to AVC: 1/ Email – Get new posts delivered to...
a year ago
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a year ago
For many years, there were three ways to subscribe to AVC: 1/ Email – Get new posts delivered to your inbox 2/ RSS – Get new posts delivered to your RSS reader 3/ X – Follow AVC on X X revoked the API access that I was using to autopost three or four months ago. […]
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Don’t be creative about the wrong things When founding a tech startup, there are certain areas where you should spend time trying to be...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
When founding a tech startup, there are certain areas where you should spend time trying to be creative/innovative. Generally these should…
Stephen Diehl
Et tu, Signal?
over a year ago
Internal Tech Emails
Apple exec on App Store complaints In the end it all really comes down to whether we will ever open up the iPhone for developers to...
a year ago
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a year ago
In the end it all really comes down to whether we will ever open up the iPhone for developers to distribute apps on their own, bypassing our store.
Varun's Notes
Please Build More Silly Things Hacking on fun things with curious co-conspirators is a superpower
a year ago
Steve Blank
The Semiconductor Ecosystem – Explained The last year has seen a ton written about the semiconductor industry: chip shortages, the CHIPS...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The last year has seen a ton written about the semiconductor industry: chip shortages, the CHIPS Act, our dependence on Taiwan and TSMC, China, etc. But despite all this talk about chips and semiconductors, few understand how the industry is structured. I’ve found the best way to...
David Perell
The Book You Need to Read There is an epidemic of people who bash Christianity but haven’t read the Bible. No matter where you...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
There is an epidemic of people who bash Christianity but haven’t read the Bible. No matter where you stand on religion, if you don’t know what the Bible actually says, it’s time to change that.   The post The Book You Need to Read appeared first on David Perell.
Paul Graham: Essays
The Fatal Pinch
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Before the Startup
over a year ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Should Apple be more open? It is almost religious orthodoxy in the tech community that “open” is better than “closed.” For...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
It is almost religious orthodoxy in the tech community that “open” is better than “closed.” For example, there have widespread complaints…
Stephen Diehl
Building a Better Custom Haskell Prelude
over a year ago
Rest of World -...
Meet the mothers in small-town Hungary leading a fight against Chinese EV battery plants Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s goal to turn Hungary into a global EV battery hub is facing...
2 months ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Forces that affect whether a large company will buy your product (according to Marc Andreessen) From Marc Andreessen’s “Moby Dick Theory of Big Companies“: You can count on there being a whole...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
From Marc Andreessen’s “Moby Dick Theory of Big Companies“: You can count on there being a whole host of impinging forces that will affect…
Business Brainstorms
Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week #1 💡 The more competitive a market the more buying decisions boil down to vibes. For example, I...
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10 months ago
#1 💡 The more competitive a market the more buying decisions boil down to vibes. For example, I recently started looking for an AI meeting note taking software we can use in our sales and clients calls. Fireflies, Fathom, MeetGeek, tl;dv… there are just so many of them and they...
Platformer
Meta is building a decentralized, text-based social network Is this the Twitter replacement we've been waiting for?
a year ago
Blog posts of...
Why the future needs a brandname. There is a disenchantment in our generation. We are still sitting on our lonely planet without space...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
There is a disenchantment in our generation. We are still sitting on our lonely planet without space travel nor flying cars or at...
Working Theorys
3 Hours or Nothing Musing #14 | The merits of being binary with your time
8 months ago
Aaron's Essays
There Are No (Absolute) Red Flags in Venture Capital Let’s accept, for the purposes of this essay, that founders and venture capitalists are engaged in a...
a year ago
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a year ago
Let’s accept, for the purposes of this essay, that founders and venture capitalists are engaged in a simple trade. Founders sell business risk for the cash they need to take bigger risks; venture capitalists buy that risk hoping it will one day transmute into reward. Each side...
Data Boutique
How to Estimate Sales Using Inventory Web-Scraped Data A powerful use case for web data
10 months ago
Tech + Economics +...
Apparently, Magic Leap still exists? VentureBeat: While Apple’s device will be tough to compete with, Magic Leap has a slight...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
VentureBeat: While Apple’s device will be tough to compete with, Magic Leap has a slight pricing edge, with a price of $3,300 versus Apple’s $3,500 device. But it is interesting that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which is already the majority owner...
Rest of World -...
In Nigeria, government and local VCs are helping startups weather the tech downturn Sensing an existential threat to the country's tech scene, the government and local VCs are filling...
a year ago
Noahpinion
Feeling strangely optimistic about Egypt It has many of the building blocks for a successful industrialization story.
a year ago
Tech + Economics +...
OpenSea slashes NFT marketplace staff by 50% OpenSea, the prominent NFT marketplace startup, has laid off about half of its staff, the...
a year ago
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a year ago
OpenSea, the prominent NFT marketplace startup, has laid off about half of its staff, the company confirmed to Decrypt on Friday. A company representative told Decrypt that approximately 50% of employees were impacted across the company. The company would not ...
Paul Graham: Essays
How to Do What You Love
over a year ago
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The war in Gaza is reshaping moderation rules A new wave of appeals to Meta’s Oversight Board could have far-reaching consequences.
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Filmmakers, critics, and users blame the platform’s struggle in Africa on poor user experience, a lack of local content, and mediocre publicity.
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Before there was Oppenheimer there was Vannevar Bush I just saw the movie Oppenheimer.  A wonderful movie on multiple levels. But the Atomic Bomb story...
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I just saw the movie Oppenheimer.  A wonderful movie on multiple levels. But the Atomic Bomb story that starts at Los Alamos with Oppenheimer and General Grove misses the fact that from mid-1940 to mid-1942 it was Vannevar Bush (and his number 2, James Conant, the president of...
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I’ll be addressing the topic below along with Alfred Lin from Sequoia and Ilya Sukhar from Matrix on 3/24: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qgghYDq4QxCiW9REOOrbmw It would be challenging to name all the fundraising mistakes that founders make during the many demo days...
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Keybase: bringing public-key cryptography to mainstream users Today I’m excited to announce that a16z is leading a $10.8M Series A financing of Keybase, a company...
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Privacy is coming to the internet and cookies are going away. This is long overdue - but we don’t know what happens next, we don’t have much consensus on what online privacy actually means, and most of what’s on the table conflicts fundamentally with competition.
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Biden is right that we need to raise taxes But his plan needs a lot of work.
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By Haseeb Qureshi and Leland Lee After the DAO hack of 2016, the Ethereum community was faced with an existential quandary: should the community roll back the chain to revert the DAO hack, or let the hacker get away? Those who said yes forked away to what is now called Ethereum....
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Olympic host cities take on enormous financial risks in hopes of economic and cultural rewards. Tokyo 1964 was the ultimate triumph, but Paris 2024 may find it harder to justify the expense.
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Options on early stage companies I believe that what I’m about to say is accepted by venture capitalists as fact, even trivially...
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I originally wrote this essay four years ago and published it over at YC's blog at the time. A number of recent conversations I've had with founders made me realize that the framework below remains useful. As the market continues through its downswing, more founders will face...
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This Hajj VR simulator helps Muslims prepare for the holy pilgrimage The pilgrimage can be hard to navigate for first-timers, so Pakistan’s Labbaik VR offers a chance to...
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Carts without horses Investing in emerging markets such as India, Kenya, and Nigeria isn’t quite what I naively thought...
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Investing in emerging markets such as India, Kenya, and Nigeria isn’t quite what I naively thought it would be. Before I started, I thought that finding a good company in an emerging market would just mean copying models that worked in developed markets. All I’d have to do is...
Inverted Passion
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Supercell, the company behind the massively popular Clash of Clans game, has one of the highest valuation per employee figures out there: they’re valued at $32mn per employee. That’s insane! How do they do it? 1/ What struck me is the sheer number of games they kill each year?...
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The Creator Search Fund Don't buy a company, commercialize a creator.
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I’ve been listening the wrong way my entire life — with just my ears. True listening is a totalizing, full-body experience. The post Learning to Actually Listen appeared first on David Perell.
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I got a new Pixel 7 last week and have started the tedious process of moving over to a new phone. One of the more painful chores in moving from one phone to another is moving the Google Authenticator app and all of the two factor codes to the new phone. My partner Nick told […]
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On Thursday last week, the Canadian Senate finally passed into law the Canada Online News Act, which will force tech giants (predominantly Meta and Google) to pay news organizations in Canada for content that is shared on these platforms. The foundational premise of the law is...
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One of the most exciting things a startup CEO in a business-to-business market can hear from a potential customer is, “We’re excited. When can you come back and show us a prototype?” This can be the beginning of a profitable customer relationship or a disappointing sinkhole of...
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Search and the social graph Google has created a multibillion-dollar economy based on keywords.  We use keywords to find things...
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Many middle-class Indians aspire to be the next Kusha Kapila or Ranveer Allahbadia. But there’s a real struggle to monetize from Instagram.
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The rise and fall of Koo, India’s once-thriving Twitter alternative The microblogging platform — India’s first in over 10 languages — went from booming international...
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The microblogging platform — India’s first in over 10 languages — went from booming international expansion to near closure in just four years.
Noahpinion
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The Indian EV startup navigating short-lived government subsidies Prashant Vashishtha is the founder and chairman of Sokudo Electric India.
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Illegal gold mining influencers are tearing up the Amazon Creators share tips on YouTube and TikTok to bring new miners into the fold and turn criminal...
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China's demographics will be fine through mid-century There is no imminent crisis.
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Aaron's Essays
Raise less money Over the last few years, I’ve noticed that good companies are increasingly over-diluting themselves...
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Over the last few years, I’ve noticed that good companies are increasingly over-diluting themselves in their seed and A rounds. Counterintuitively, dilution seems to rise along with price. One would expect the opposite correlation. Strong founders who command high prices should...
AVC
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Noahpinion
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News is a lousy business for Google too There is a widespread myth that search engines have taken profits away from news websites. A few...
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There is a widespread myth that search engines have taken profits away from news websites. A few months ago, Rupert Murdoch said: “Google…
Unpacked
Klarna, Buy Now Pay Later & first mover advantage The company got to profitable growth by cementing its first mover advantage and doubling down on...
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Working Theorys
How to Be Like Derek Guy If you spend any time on Twitter, you know the handle @dieworkwear by heart. And you know it’s the...
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If you spend any time on Twitter, you know the handle @dieworkwear by heart. And you know it’s the handle of Derek Guy, menswear expert extraordinaire. (I’m still unsure if that’s his real name, but I haven’t bothered to look it up because at this point I trust him implicitly.) I...
Noahpinion
Why skilled immigration (usually) benefits both countries When to worry about brain drain, and when not to worry.
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How Singapore became the ideal testing ground for self-driving cars The tiny country has embraced autonomous vehicles as a way to overcome labor shortages and use its...
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The next big thing will start out looking like a toy One of the amazing things about the internet economy is how different the list of top internet...
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One of the amazing things about the internet economy is how different the list of top internet properties today looks from the list ten…
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I can't believe this needs to be said, but no - the reason Disney's movies have bombed lately is not because they aren't advertising on Birdchan. There are a plethora of reasons behind their recent box office failures. But they have nothing to do with diminishing...
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We just wrapped up the second year of our Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition class – now part of our Stanford Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation. Joe Felter, Raj Shah and I designed the class to 1) give our students an appreciation of the...
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The pitfalls of purpose Purpose is polarising. There are those who promote it as a paragon of positioning and a...
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Purpose is polarising. There are those who promote it as a paragon of positioning and a silver-bullet strategy for success. Then there are those who refute purpose’s power and dispute its capacity to connect with consumers. It is clearly a debate that divides. For every...
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The segmentation of the venture industry Ford Motors dominated the auto market in the early 20th century with a single car model, the Model...
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Ford Motors dominated the auto market in the early 20th century with a single car model, the Model T.  At the time, customers were seeking…
Data Boutique
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Non-linearity of technology adoption When I was in business school I remember a class where a partner from a big consulting firm was...
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When I was in business school I remember a class where a partner from a big consulting firm was talking about how they had done extensive…
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Anxious and online, Chinese youth embrace spirituality apps Young Chinese people are hiring online tarot readers and feng shui masters to seek cheap therapy.
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Meet Newme, India’s Shein replacement A year after India banned the Shein app, Newme emerged to fill the gap. Founder Sumit Jasoria talks...
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Faster, smarter, more adaptable: These emerging market pioneers are outmaneuvering Silicon Valley for global domination.
Noahpinion
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Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write this email to share the most interesting trends, frameworks, opportunities, and ideas with you. Let's dive in! 💡 Opportunities “Business idea: “The Designjoy of Canva” - Lower priced...
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An internet of people Over the past few years, a bunch of web-based marketplaces have gotten popular – Etsy, Kickstarter,...
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Over the past few years, a bunch of web-based marketplaces have gotten popular – Etsy, Kickstarter, AirBnb, to name a few. Many of these…
Platformer
An Epic win jolts Google The company's app store monopoly has been ruled illegal, and the ramifications will extend well...
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Business Brainstorms
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Mother-son YouTubers cook Nepali dishes with sides of nostalgia and ASMR Started as a pandemic hobby, KanchhiKitchen is giving Nepalis around the world a glimpse of...
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I have a new job! I’m doing climate tech at NCX (née SilviaTerra), using satellite imagery to prevent deforestation and sequester more carbon in trees. A few years ago, I looked around for a side project on the climate crisis. Nothing big, maybe 5-10 hours a week, but I was ready...
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“Otherwise do something else” I remember back when I started my first company, a friend said to me “get ready to have a knot in...
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over a year ago
I remember back when I started my first company, a friend said to me “get ready to have a knot in your stomach and feel nauseous for years…
Paul Graham: Essays
It's Charisma, Stupid
over a year ago
SatPost by Trung...
Travelogue: Central & Eastern Europe 17 thoughts from a trip to Munich, Prague, Budapest, Vienna and Dubrovnik
4 months ago
XO Capital - Field...
What business are you really in? I spoke with an entrepreneur recently who, after 5 years of running a successful and growing...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
I spoke with an entrepreneur recently who, after 5 years of running a successful and growing business, said "After 5 years I finally know the real business we're in.". It means they outwardly do X but on the inside the hard part is Y. As an
Noahpinion
The economics of "Rich Men North of Richmond" It made some good points, and some not-so-good points.
a year ago
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The company building AI dubbing that preserves original voices Seamus McAteer, the founder of Speechlab, discusses AI-generated speech and the importance of...
a year ago
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How Bangladesh’s tech industry navigated an unprecedented political crisis July’s internet blackout and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s sudden exit is estimated to have cost...
4 months ago
SatPost by Trung...
The Tale of Two Phones Notes on trying to break my smartphone addiction: by having a "Cocaine Phone" and a "Kale Phone".
a year ago
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Psychology of Apple Packaging Steve Jobs and Jony Ive prioritized packaging, which they said could be "theatre".
11 months ago
Noahpinion
Three holes in the U.S.' economic strategy against China Legacy chips, drones, and coordination with allies.
7 months ago
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The company that thinks it can succeed where Lime failed Russia’s Whoosh launched in Brazil last year, and plans to expand across the country by 2026.
4 months ago
AVC
Sign Everything The advances in AI over the last year are mind-boggling. I attended a dinner this past week with USV...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The advances in AI over the last year are mind-boggling. I attended a dinner this past week with USV portfolio founders and one who works in education told us that ChatGPT has effectively ended the essay as a way for teachers to assess student progress. It will be easier for a...
AVC
Voice Input Smartphones have had voice input for over a decade now and yet I don’t know that many people who use...
a year ago
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a year ago
Smartphones have had voice input for over a decade now and yet I don’t know that many people who use voice input regularly. I would guess that maybe 10 to 20% of smartphone users are using voice input regularly. That’s a guess based on absolutely no data other than observing...
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Four types of mobile apps If you are a founder trying to create a new mobile app or an investor trying decide whether an app...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
If you are a founder trying to create a new mobile app or an investor trying decide whether an app has enduring value, it is helpful to…
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Costco's $9B clothes business, explained The retailer has that incredible Kirkland drip and sells more clothes than Lululemon, Ralph Lauren...
a year ago
Articles - Alex...
Magpie marketing We believe we work in turbulent times. A quick skim of the industry press and you’ll learn that...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
We believe we work in turbulent times. A quick skim of the industry press and you’ll learn that ecommerce is upending retail. Social media is uprooting advertising. Private labels are replacing brands. Advertising is dying. And TV is dead. We believe change is the new...
XO Capital - Field...
493.5% ROI - Exiting Sheet.Best 💡 Side note. To build our community up a bit, we're putting a cohort together to help 5 people buy...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
💡 Side note. To build our community up a bit, we're putting a cohort together to help 5 people buy their first saas company. If this one is successful and we can add some value, we'll do another one! Jump in our discord to stay informed!
Unpacked
AI-enabled SaaS vs Moatless AI Several enterprise SaaS companies have announced generative AI features recently, which is a direct...
a year ago
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a year ago
Several enterprise SaaS companies have announced generative AI features recently, which is a direct threat to AI startups that lack sustainable competitive advantage
Paul Graham: Essays
Six Principles for Making New Things
over a year ago
Noahpinion
Thus passes Robert Lucas Farewell to the most influential macroeconomist of his generation.
a year ago
Noahpinion
China at the peak The country's rise is complete, but don't expect a rapid decline.
a year ago
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A buy-now-pay-later company is behind the explosion of EVs in Kenya In just two years, M-Kopa has become the biggest financier for EVs in East Africa’s largest market.
5 months ago
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Some thoughts on the iPhone contact list controversy and app security 1. I’ve heard rumors that lots of apps have been uploading user contact lists for years. One person...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
1. I’ve heard rumors that lots of apps have been uploading user contact lists for years. One person who knows the iOS world well told me “if…
Nadia Asparouhova
The creator economy I’ve had some lingering thoughts over the past year about what it means to be a “creator,” further...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I’ve had some lingering thoughts over the past year about what it means to be a “creator,” further accelerated by a recent conversation with a friend, and I want to try to unpack those feelings here. The “creator economy” popped into our vernacular with surprisingly little moral...
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things for the middle of your week (#44) Poland vs. China; smartphones; basic income; the soft landing; wages and automation; software and...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Poland vs. China; smartphones; basic income; the soft landing; wages and automation; software and inequality; immigrant doctors
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Dividing equity between founders A friend asked me recently if I knew of any good guidelines for dividing up equity between founders,...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
A friend asked me recently if I knew of any good guidelines for dividing up equity between founders, and specifically what to do in the case…
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The slow transformation of Facebook in India As the general election approaches, there are few spaces where the opposition can be safe online
a year ago
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Doing old things better vs doing brand new things New technologies enable activities that fall into one of two categories: 1) doing things you could...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
New technologies enable activities that fall into one of two categories: 1) doing things you could already do but can now do better because…
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How an African streaming service dethroned Netflix Showmax sits at the top of the market with a vast library of local content, partnerships with...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Showmax sits at the top of the market with a vast library of local content, partnerships with Comcast and HBO, and exclusive access to the biggest soccer leagues in the world.
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Who should learn to program? Recently, there’s been a lot of talk in the tech world and beyond about getting more people to learn...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk in the tech world and beyond about getting more people to learn computer programming. I think this is a…
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How to conduct a good demo of your SaaS Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash Frequently, when we finish a demo session of our HR app,...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash Frequently, when we finish a demo session of our HR app, customers will tell us “Wow, that was a great demo!” when signing off. I never really thought about it, other than the fact that I usually had a good time showing them around, and that...
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Technology is transforming the deadly voyage from Cuba to Florida From Havana to Key West on a surfboard and a cellphone.
a year ago
Working Theorys
The 20/20 Workweek | Theory No. 26 The 40-hour, 80-hour, and 4-hour workweek are out. What comes next?
12 months ago
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A few points about the “tech bubble” debate Pretty much every day now a major blog or newspaper writes an article asking whether we are...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Pretty much every day now a major blog or newspaper writes an article asking whether we are experiencing another tech bubble (e.g. see today…
Paul Graham: Essays
Chapter 1 of Ansi Common Lisp
a year ago
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Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos Enter a Room In December 2000, the founders of Apple and Amazon were invited to critique a demo of the Segway. It...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
In December 2000, the founders of Apple and Amazon were invited to critique a demo of the Segway. It was a wild two-hour session filled with gem quotes and business insights.
Rest of World -...
The political power of an unlikely Tesla factory How Elon Musk plays politicians from Monterrey to Buffalo.
a year ago
Tech + Economics +...
Dear Blackbird. Women in tech are not “corporate girlies.” Capital Brief: Blackbird-backed Kiki outlined plan to target 'corporate girlies' in December...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Capital Brief: Blackbird-backed Kiki outlined plan to target 'corporate girlies' in December investor memo Blackbird-backed subletting startup Kiki wrote to investors on Christmas Eve to tell them that it was struggling and would pivot to target the “super...
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things for the middle of your week (#29) AI might help the middle class, Americans can afford food, narratives about science, Europe's...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
AI might help the middle class, Americans can afford food, narratives about science, Europe's defense industry, and Native American YIMBYism
tomcritchlow.com
Narrative Aircover & Compound Narrative “I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I’ve never been able...
a year ago
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a year ago
“I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I’ve never been able to believe it. I don’t believe a rose WOULD be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk cabbage.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
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The company teaching influencers how to get rich without going viral Hotmart is quietly turning even micro-influencers into millionaires.
a year ago
Blog posts of...
The simplest and most important dashboard for early stage startups. This blogpost is part of a small series of posts that cover the basics of startup metrics. My...
over a year ago
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Selling to enterprises For some reason when you are selling information technology, big companies are referred to as...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
For some reason when you are selling information technology, big companies are referred to as “enterprises.” I’m guessing the word was…
Varun's Notes
The Future of No Code is Low Code Or why we should write more programming languages instead of trying to build virtual legos.
over a year ago
Noahpinion
Did immigration bring down inflation? I'm highly skeptical of this theory, but it's still quite interesting.
10 months ago
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Online advertising is all about purchasing intent A while ago I dug up this quote from Business Week from 2000: But how will Google ever make money?...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
A while ago I dug up this quote from Business Week from 2000: But how will Google ever make money? There’s the rub. The company’s adamant…
Business Brainstorms
API for simple manual online tasks, pickleball for surfing, freelancer laptop stickers, ... Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write...
a year ago
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a year ago
Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write this email to share the most interesting trends, frameworks, opportunities, and ideas with you. Let's dive in! 💡 Opportunities “I want an AI companion that I can share my goals with...
Ed Zitron's Where's...
The Apple Vision Pro: A Review I’ve spent a lot of time with the Vision Pro, turning my experience into both the newsletter you’re...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
I’ve spent a lot of time with the Vision Pro, turning my experience into both the newsletter you’re reading and one of the first two episodes of my upcoming iHeartRadio podcast Better Offline. I wrote the majority of this newsletter on the Vision Pro itself, though
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Foreign tech workers hit hard by South Africa’s new immigration laws Lured by rich job opportunities in South Africa's tech scene, thousands of migrants from across the...
a year ago
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a year ago
Lured by rich job opportunities in South Africa's tech scene, thousands of migrants from across the continent flooded into the country. Now, those jobs are out of reach.
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Apple manufacturers moved from China to Vietnam. Now they’re desperate for workers Recruiters are wooing new workers with bonuses and gifts.
3 months ago