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Amazon and Walmart didn’t defeat India’s mom-and-pop stores. But rapid delivery might Services like Blinkit and Zepto are estimated to put more than 25% of India’s neighborhood kirana...
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Platformer
Elon Musk's creep show Caught in a series of lies about his willingness to fight Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire's...
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a year ago
Caught in a series of lies about his willingness to fight Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire's disturbing spiral accelerates
Paul Graham: Essays
Before the Startup
over a year ago
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The case of WOPR and the lost code... I got an email earlier this week from a guy reaching out after he read a post of mine on a gaming...
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over a year ago
I got an email earlier this week from a guy reaching out after he read a post of mine on a gaming forum that was posted over two decades ago! I couldn't for the life of me remember what I had said, but he reiterated that it was about a simulation that I wrote in BASIC that was...
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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
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The chilling power of Gaza’s internet blackout Ongoing bloodshed makes the territory’s digital ties even more important.
a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Is There Such a Thing as Good Taste?
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
What Doesn't Seem Like Work?
over a year ago
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Samsung knowingly exposed workers to highly toxic chemicals, whistleblower claims In Vietnam, a key production base, a former safety officer alleges the factory also dumped chemicals...
a year ago
Tom Blomfield
Monzo growth I’ve been asked a few times recently how we got customers to sign up to Monzo in the early years and...
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over a year ago
I’ve been asked a few times recently how we got customers to sign up to Monzo in the early years and I haven’t been able to give a satisfactory answer in a sufficiently short space of time. I thought I’d write out my thoughts in a longer piece so I can feel less bad about giving...
Platformer
13 predictions for platforms in 2023 Twitter! ChatGPT! Content moderation! And more
over a year ago
Noahpinion
You're not going to like what comes after Pax Americana Welcome to the jungle.
a year ago
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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#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...
tomcritchlow.com
LinkedIn is not a social or professional network, it's a learning network The world of work is changing.
9 months ago
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How AI shook the world in 2023 With commercial tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney becoming widely available, AI was used for all...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
With commercial tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney becoming widely available, AI was used for all things wonderful … and worrying.
Paul Graham: Essays
Keep Your Identity Small
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
What You Can't Say
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Inverted Passion
Games are problems people pay to solve Good definitions are powerful. Lately, while reading The Art of Game Design, it became clear to me...
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a year ago
Good definitions are powerful. Lately, while reading The Art of Game Design, it became clear to me that the author’s definition of games makes a lot of sense. He defines games as problems that people pay to solve with either their time or money. Unlike movies or books, games are...
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Managing Up Over the last two newsletters (three, if you include my reply to Google’s “rebuttal” of the...
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7 months ago
Over the last two newsletters (three, if you include my reply to Google’s “rebuttal” of the Prabhakar Raghavan newsletter), I’ve made the case that while rot economics are responsible for making technology products manifestly worse, this transformation was only possible thanks to...
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Hardware startups For a long time, entrepreneurs and investors shied away from hardware. This seems to be changing. As...
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over a year ago
For a long time, entrepreneurs and investors shied away from hardware. This seems to be changing. As Paul Graham says, there are many…
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China’s favorite resale app is a youth subculture hotspot You can sell anything on it, and millions do, but it's also become a forum for fandoms and birthed a...
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a year ago
You can sell anything on it, and millions do, but it's also become a forum for fandoms and birthed a unique style of confessional item listings.
Business Brainstorms
Podcast translations, Apple opportunity, being unreasonable, don't hire corporate executives, the... 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 “When the Apple VR headset drops tomorrow, every social...
Stephen Diehl
Exotic Programming Ideas: Part 3 (Effect Systems)
over a year ago
Platformer
A visit to TikTok's transparency center Few companies have ever made their code so available for inspection. How much will it matter?
a year ago
Nothing Human
The Tyranny of the Marginal User why consumer software gets worse, not better, over time
a year ago
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WhatsApp gives India an ultimatum on encryption Tracing the origins of messages is more complicated than it sounds.
7 months ago
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New data reveals exactly when the Chinese government blocked ChatGPT and other AI sites  Rest of World received exclusive access to a platform that tracks patterns and timing of Chinese...
3 months ago
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The Turkish TikToker teaching young women to be religious girlbosses Şule Kayatürk has become a star by making videos about being an observant Muslim who is also a...
2 months ago
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Using automation to fight misinformation, starting with a menstrual health chatbot Swapneel Mehta is the founder of the Simppl research collective, a group of students and...
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6 months ago
Swapneel Mehta is the founder of the Simppl research collective, a group of students and professional programmers working on automated social media tools.
XO Capital - Field...
Distribution As part of UCLA's MBA program, I've had the opportunity to sit in on some VC pitches. It's been a...
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8 months ago
As part of UCLA's MBA program, I've had the opportunity to sit in on some VC pitches. It's been a while since I've stepped back and looked at the broader startup ecosystem. My head has been in the micro saas space for
Paul Graham: Essays
How to Start a Startup
over a year ago
Noahpinion
Why on Earth does Trump want to cancel the CHIPS Act?? A second Trump presidency would truly be a gift to Xi Jinping.
a month ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
OpenAI Is A Bad Business OpenAI, a non-profit AI company that will lose anywhere from $4 billion to $5 billion this year,...
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OpenAI, a non-profit AI company that will lose anywhere from $4 billion to $5 billion this year, will at some point in the next six or so months convert into a for-profit AI company, at which point it will continue to lose money in exactly the same way. Shortly after
Tom Blomfield
Five Unbreakable Rules for Startups I’ve been involved with 4 startups over the last 10 years or so, 3 as a co-founder. I’m a follower...
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over a year ago
I’ve been involved with 4 startups over the last 10 years or so, 3 as a co-founder. I’m a follower of Paul Graham and the YC camp of startup wisdom. There’s now a great deal of literature laying out the unbreakable rules for startups. Despite studying this literature, I’ve...
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Vietnam’s made-to-measure fashion brands are thriving in the TikTok era As shoppers sour on Chinese fast fashion, more sustainable Vietnamese brands — loved by K-pop...
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6 months ago
As shoppers sour on Chinese fast fashion, more sustainable Vietnamese brands — loved by K-pop artists and Western celebrities alike — are booming online.
cdixon.org RSS Feed
The challenge of creating a new category One of the hardest things to do as a startup is to create a new category.  Bloggers and press have a...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
One of the hardest things to do as a startup is to create a new category.  Bloggers and press have a natural tendency to “pigeonhole” – to…
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Some tips for interacting with the press Here are a few things I’ve learned over the years about the best ways for entrepreneurs to interact...
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over a year ago
Here are a few things I’ve learned over the years about the best ways for entrepreneurs to interact with the press (by press I mean blogs as…
Paul Graham: Essays
Hackers and Painters
over a year ago
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AI image generators have a moderation problem Tests carried out by Logically confirm these platforms accept 85% of prompts tailored for election...
a year ago
Steve Blank
Founders Need to Be Ruthless When Chasing Deals One of the most exciting things a startup CEO in a business-to-business market can hear from a...
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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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Eulogy for Brian Eulogy for Brian Howard, Macintosh hero, 1944-2010
a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
How to Get New Ideas
over a year ago
Internal Tech Emails
"[Steve Ballmer] thinks we ought to admit that Windows 98 will be a yawner" Since the press gave Billg & Steveb a hard time this week at the press retreat, Steveb is panic’d...
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over a year ago
Since the press gave Billg & Steveb a hard time this week at the press retreat, Steveb is panic’d that we are setting expectations too high on Windows 98. He thinks we ought to come out and admit that Windows 98 will be a yawner.
Rest of World -...
Our favorite Rest of World photos from 2023 39 photographers, 31 cities, 22 countries. This is what global tech looked like this year.
12 months ago
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Improbable: enabling the development of large-scale simulated worlds Over the past decade, computing resources that were previously available only to large...
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Over the past decade, computing resources that were previously available only to large organizations became available to almost anyone…
The Thinking Cap
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
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The church of Roblox: How young Filipino Catholics are building more inclusive spaces Though not officially sanctioned, the role-playing clergy encourage young people to go deeper into...
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Though not officially sanctioned, the role-playing clergy encourage young people to go deeper into their faith while providing a safe space for queer Catholics.
Steve Blank
Is a $100 Million Enough? Capitalism has been good to me. After serving in the military during Vietnam, I came home and had a...
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9 months ago
Capitalism has been good to me. After serving in the military during Vietnam, I came home and had a career in eight startups. I got to retire when I was 45. Over the last quarter century, in my third career, I helped create the methods entrepreneurs use to build new startups,...
Paul Graham: Essays
Startups in 13 Sentences
over a year ago
Noahpinion
Realistically, how much damage could Trump do to the U.S. economy? The biggest risks are all about debt and inflation.
a month ago
Platformer
The surgeon general's warning is a wake-up call for social networks A growing body of evidence suggests that social products pose significant risks to teenagers
a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Chapter 2 of Ansi Common Lisp
a year ago
Platformer
What I learned in year three of Platformer Has the Substack revolution come and gone? PLUS: What's changing in year four
a year ago
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Crunchyroll is trying to turn India into a nation of anime lovers The world’s largest anime streaming service is opening its second local office, working with...
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The world’s largest anime streaming service is opening its second local office, working with Bollywood stars, and adding dozens of shows per quarter.
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The regional flavors of labor-on-demand A new report digs into the social dynamics of gig work.
8 months ago
tomcritchlow.com
The roadmap is not the territory Most of my consulting work connects to “marketing strategy” in some way - clients come wanting to...
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Most of my consulting work connects to “marketing strategy” in some way - clients come wanting to talk about growing their business. But the funny thing about growth and marketing is that each component is like a thread that, once pulled, unravels the whole spool.
Internal Tech Emails
Inside Google's negotiations with Apple I would let them try someone else for search if they don’t like our last offer.
a year ago
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What the NYC startup world needs (and doesn’t need) Here’s what I think NYC needs to become a serious, long-term startup hub: Some extremely successful...
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over a year ago
Here’s what I think NYC needs to become a serious, long-term startup hub: Some extremely successful startups. We need PayPals – companies…
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Apple finally breaks Android’s grip on Southeast Asia Rising wealth in the region has young professionals ditching cheaper Chinese smartphones for...
a year ago
Tech + Economics +...
The patriarchy is a modern invention, not the natural order. The "patriarchy", a male-dominated social order with entrenched hierarchies giving power and...
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11 months ago
The "patriarchy", a male-dominated social order with entrenched hierarchies giving power and authority to men over women, is pitched by masculinity influencers and pop social scientists as humanity's natural state. They argue patriarchy represents the primal hard-wiring of...
haseeb qureshi
Another decade I recently turned 30. When the decade began in 2010, I was still 20, a professional poker player, a...
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I recently turned 30. When the decade began in 2010, I was still 20, a professional poker player, a college dropout, and deeply unhappy. What did I believe I’d be doing a decade later? I don’t think I knew, only that I definitely wouldn’t be playing poker anymore. I’d be doing...
SatPost by Trung...
Costco's $9B clothes business, explained The retailer has that incredible Kirkland drip and sells more clothes than Lululemon, Ralph Lauren...
a year ago
tomcritchlow.com
How do You Cultivate Customer-Centric Executives? summary The answer is that the most successful companies have a key executive who is...
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9 months ago
summary The answer is that the most successful companies have a key executive who is customer-centric - someone who has a rich mental model for what customers want and is able to step into the customer's shoes. I theorize that beyond a culture of being customer-centric it's the...
Tech + Economics +...
This is how you know I’m almost 35. Woke up. Feel like absolute hell. Need coffee. This is me sober, how did I ever function in...
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a year ago
Woke up. Feel like absolute hell. Need coffee. This is me sober, how did I ever function in the mornings while I was drinking?
Noahpinion
Mike Bird and Noah Smith debate industrial policy In which we hash out at least a few of our differences.
a year ago
Articles - Alex...
The digital dark side The advent of digital media promised so much. Savvy shoppers would no longer be surreptitiously...
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over a year ago
The advent of digital media promised so much. Savvy shoppers would no longer be surreptitiously swayed by advertising alone. The internet would enable them to research products. Social media would allow them to share their experiences. And ecommence would provide the power...
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Peter Thiel’s Startup Class Notes as PDF @bgmasters created an awesome series of blog posts covering his notes of Peter Thiel’s startup class...
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over a year ago
@bgmasters created an awesome series of blog posts covering his notes of Peter Thiel’s startup class CS183. Personally i try to re...
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Shutting down I’ve seen a number of situations recently where entrepreneurs decided to shut their startups down...
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over a year ago
I’ve seen a number of situations recently where entrepreneurs decided to shut their startups down while they still had cash in the bank…
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At home with Asia’s shopping influencers In Vietnam, Pakistan, and Indonesia, three livestreamers build well-paid but precarious careers.
a year ago
tomcritchlow.com
3,573 Days On The Road Every year on the 24th October I've written a reflection on the last year of my independent...
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Every year on the 24th October I've written a reflection on the last year of my independent consulting. This would have been my 10th issue, but is instead a special issue, for reasons that will become apparent.
tomcritchlow.com
Writing, Riffs & Relationships summary And - specifically for anyone doing "content marketing" to drive sales - like indie...
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summary And - specifically for anyone doing "content marketing" to drive sales - like indie consultants, business owners and founders - the riff is a great way to create connections and conversations around your work. In short it's a tasteful and more fun way of doing outreach...
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...
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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.
David Perell
What Networks Whisper Every city changes you. San Francisco tells you to be powerful, LA tells you to be famous, Boston...
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over a year ago
Every city changes you. San Francisco tells you to be powerful, LA tells you to be famous, Boston tells you to be smarter, and New York tells you to be richer.  In the words of Paul Graham, “every city whispers something.” So when you choose to live in a city, you’re also...
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Chris Sacca on the implied user contract Chris Sacca nicely summarized today’s FB vs Google vs Twitter controversy: It comes down to what...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Chris Sacca nicely summarized today’s FB vs Google vs Twitter controversy: It comes down to what each company has promised its users…
Noahpinion
The debt ceiling deal: What was the whole point? A manufactured crisis leads to an ineffectual "solution"
a year ago
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As EVs surge, so does nickel mining’s death toll In the mineral-rich fringes of Indonesia, whose nickel will feed EV giants like Tesla, the deaths of...
a year ago
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a year ago
In the mineral-rich fringes of Indonesia, whose nickel will feed EV giants like Tesla, the deaths of miners continue to mount.
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Wrestling with the scammers Photo by Dan Nelson on Unsplash I guess one of the downsides of the rising popularity and profile of...
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over a year ago
Photo by Dan Nelson on Unsplash I guess one of the downsides of the rising popularity and profile of our HR startup is that it attracts the lowest online lifeforms to try and see if they can make illicit profit from it. We have been getting the occasional trial user signing up...
Aaron's Essays
Carts without horses Investing in emerging markets such as India, Kenya, and Nigeria isn’t quite what I naively thought...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
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...
Platformer
Why I'm having trouble covering AI If you believe that the most serious risks from AI are real, should you write about anything else?
a year ago
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Argentina’s OnlyFans stars are becoming coaches for a new generation of performers Lessons include tips to attract customers with provocative poses and seductive words, and how to...
6 months ago
haseeb qureshi
How DeFi cannibalizes PoS security On-chain lending has become the most popular decentralized finance (DeFi) application today,...
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over a year ago
On-chain lending has become the most popular decentralized finance (DeFi) application today, with over $600M in loans originated this year across MakerDAO, Compound, and dYdX. On-chain lending has the potential to disrupt traditional secured lending. But it seems it may do more...
Nothing Human
Searching for the Root of the Tree of Evil The world is full of problems: Pain, poverty, illness, war, pollution, to pick a few among...
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6 months ago
The world is full of problems: Pain, poverty, illness, war, pollution, to pick a few among thousands. Many of us feel like we need to Do Something about these problems. There’s just one problem (sorry):
Tech + Economics +...
Elon Musk’s freedom from consequences is once again denied. Elon Musk's X Corp. has hit a snag trying to block California's AB 587, a law that aims to clean...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Elon Musk's X Corp. has hit a snag trying to block California's AB 587, a law that aims to clean up the online environment by requiring transparency in content moderation. Peter Blumberg and Malathi Nayak in Bloomberg In an eight-page ruling Thursday, a federal...
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Shein overstock is getting a second life in Latin America’s street markets Resellers are buying garments from Shein’s suppliers in China that would have ended up in a dump.
a year ago
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Timing your startup I never had the opportunity to invest in YouTube but I have to admit that if I did I probably would...
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over a year ago
I never had the opportunity to invest in YouTube but I have to admit that if I did I probably would have passed (which of course would have…
David Perell
How Should You Write? There are two ways to write: The Printer Method and the Pixel Method. With the Printer Method, you...
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over a year ago
There are two ways to write: The Printer Method and the Pixel Method. With the Printer Method, you write and rewrite every sentence until it’s perfect. Nail the first sentence, then the second, and so on. Perfection is the name of the game so you don’t advance to a new sentence...
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week #1 💡 Phil is the founder of my favorite email software and he’s 100% correct here. Google sucks for...
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11 months ago
#1 💡 Phil is the founder of my favorite email software and he’s 100% correct here. Google sucks for recommendations. The algorithm has been gamed to death. Just in the past two days I’ve asked GPT for recommendations on 2 high ticket decisions (job board in specific region,...
Paul Graham: Essays
Why It's Safe for Founders to Be Nice
over a year ago
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India’s electric rickshaws are leaving EVs in the dust Little-known e-rickshaw companies like YC Electric are at the forefront of the country’s EV...
8 months ago
Platformer
How BeReal missed its moment To become the next big social app, competitors have to move faster
a year ago
Roberto Vitillo's...
I am back It's been three years since my last post on my old Wordpress blog! You can still find my earlier...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
It's been three years since my last post on my old Wordpress blog! You can still find my earlier posts there as I was too lazy to move…
Internal Tech Emails
Sundar's meeting with Tim Tim’s overall message to Google was “I imagine us as being able to be deep deep partners; deeply...
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a year ago
Tim’s overall message to Google was “I imagine us as being able to be deep deep partners; deeply connected where our services end and yours begin and sees no natural impediment to us doing more together. Knows there is a past but doesn’t feel encumbered by it and wants to figure...
AVC
The New York Tech Sector The New York Times had a piece yesterday suggesting that tech will no longer be a growth engine for...
a year ago
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a year ago
The New York Times had a piece yesterday suggesting that tech will no longer be a growth engine for NYC and the surrounding metro area as it has been for the last twenty years. I am not going to link to the piece because it is behind a paywall but if you want to read […]
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
Internal Tech Emails
Google and AI | Elon Musk on Tesla comp Such a deep ML system could well be developed outside of Google-- at Microsoft, Baidu, Yandex,...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Such a deep ML system could well be developed outside of Google-- at Microsoft, Baidu, Yandex, Amazon, Apple, or even a startup.
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Thanks… I got my first computer (TRS-80 Model 1) in 1980 at the age of 8.   I got my second computer – an...
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over a year ago
I got my first computer (TRS-80 Model 1) in 1980 at the age of 8.   I got my second computer – an Atari 800 – two years later.   I was…
David Perell
Trevor Bauer: Playing Professional Baseball My guest today is Trevor Bauer, who is arguably the very best pitcher in Major League Baseball. In...
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over a year ago
My guest today is Trevor Bauer, who is arguably the very best pitcher in Major League Baseball. In 2020, he had the lowest Earned Run Average of any pitcher and won the National League Cy Young Award, which goes to the top pitcher in the game. I wanted to interview Trevor not...
Tech + Economics +...
A requiem for Tumblr. Automattic's recent announcement that Tumblr is being put into maintenance mode feels like the end...
a year ago
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a year ago
Automattic's recent announcement that Tumblr is being put into maintenance mode feels like the end of a personal era. Tumblr wasn't just another social network; it was a cultural phenomenon, a haven for the eclectic and the expressive, where the internet's fringes found a...
Rest of World -...
The fastest-growing shopping app in the world Meesho is taking on Amazon and Walmart with its focuse on cheaper goods for small-town consumers.
a year ago
Internal Tech Emails
Steve Jobs on iPhone design This may be our answer - we could put the number pad around our clickwheel.
10 months ago
Noahpinion
Why so many of us were wrong about missile defense Writing about military spending is difficult.
8 months ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Chapter 2 of Ansi Common Lisp
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Programming Bottom-Up
over a year ago
Internal Tech Emails
"Nokia, our platform is burning" The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don't have a product that is close to their...
4 months ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Man and superman There are two broad philosophical approaches to explaining the forces that drive world events. The...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
There are two broad philosophical approaches to explaining the forces that drive world events. The first one is sometimes called the Great…
Paul Graham: Essays
The Lesson to Unlearn
over a year ago
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Why are Apple and Tesla losing ground in China? The Chinese market isn’t quite as untapped as U.S. companies thought.
9 months ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
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...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
One of the amazing things about the internet economy is how different the list of top internet properties today looks from the list ten…
Rest of World -...
These women fell in love with an AI-voiced chatbot. Then it died An AI-voiced virtual lover called users every morning. Its shutdown left them heartbroken.
a year ago
David Perell
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Online For years, I thought that being successful and being myself were diametrically opposed, but becoming...
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over a year ago
For years, I thought that being successful and being myself were diametrically opposed, but becoming an online writer has shown me that I can succeed by bringing out more of myself — and so can you.  The post The Ultimate Guide to Writing Online appeared first on David Perell.
Paul Graham: Essays
How You Know
over a year ago
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 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! #1 💡 It's cool that smartphones have become all-in-one devices. But at...
Working Theorys
Don't Build a Social Network, Build a Social Utility | Theory No. 21 We often think of “social products” as synonymous with “social networks,” but they’re not. Social...
a year ago
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a year ago
We often think of “social products” as synonymous with “social networks,” but they’re not. Social networks are just a subset of social products, though arguably the most popular and lucrative kind that we’ve become used to hearing about. But I think it’s the wrong time to build a...
David Perell
Coolest Things I Learned in 2020 This is a collection of the most popular ideas I shared in 2020. The post Coolest Things I Learned...
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over a year ago
This is a collection of the most popular ideas I shared in 2020. The post Coolest Things I Learned in 2020 appeared first on David Perell.
Rest of World -...
Scan to donate: Brazil’s instant digital payment system brings relief to flood victims As flooding battered the country, Pix became the most popular way to send and receive aid — and a...
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Internal Tech Emails
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This week, I have two guests. Both are affiliated with Synthesis, a new kind of online school where kids learn through games and simulations. One is Chrisman Frank, the CEO of Synthesis. The other is Ana Lorena Fabrega, who is their Chief Evangelist. Here’s the backstory: A few...
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Great company names are worth millions. In fact, choosing a name is one of the most important decisions you will make as an entrepreneur. Your company's name could be a lever that separates you from your competition. It could be the key element that helps your customers...
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How Microsoft and the UAE got caught in the crossfire of the U.S.-China tech war Geopolitical tensions have ensnared Microsoft’s deal for AI company G42.
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#1 💡 In my university days everyone had to attend a workshop on stress management. The one golden nugget I took away from it is that stress is 100% a framing issue. You only feel stressed when you think you can't handle it. Absolutely nothing wrong with a full calendar, juggling...
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Inverted Passion
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About ten days ago, when I went to update a few apps in the App Store on my Mac, I was met with a curious error. The internet is filled with stories from people whose Google accounts were locked for unexplained reasons, causing them to lose all of their data, including years of...
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Lean Meets Wicked Problems This post previously appeared in Poets & Quants. I just spent a month and a half at Imperial College...
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This post previously appeared in Poets & Quants. I just spent a month and a half at Imperial College London co-teaching a “Wicked” Entrepreneurship class. In this case Wicked doesn’t mean morally evil, but refers to really complex problems, ones with multiple moving parts, where...
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Malaysia’s new data centers create thousands of jobs — and worries about power and water shortages Data centers for companies like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia are transforming Johor state, with locals...
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Data centers for companies like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia are transforming Johor state, with locals bracing for higher real estate costs and resource shortages.
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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...
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America has become a Microwave Economy. We’ve overwhelmingly used our wealth to make the world cheaper instead of more beautiful, more functional instead of more meaningful. The post The Microwave Economy appeared first on David Perell.
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A coupon-crazy Brazilian app figured out how to beat Uber Eats Out-discounting competitors: iFood’s bid to become Latin America's last-mile delivery king.
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Finding a customer for your product in the Department of Defense is hard: Who should you talk to? How do you get their attention? How do you know if they have money to spend on your product? It almost always starts with a Program Executive Office. The Department of Defense (DoD)...
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Last week, Prabhakar Raghavan was relieved of duty as Senior Vice President of Search, becoming Google's "Chief Technologist."  An important rule to follow with somebody's title in Silicon Valley is that if you can't tell what it means, it probably doesn&
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Did immigration bring down inflation? I'm highly skeptical of this theory, but it's still quite interesting.
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The company's journey to IPO is impressive but long-term upside hinges on the success of its long-term bets like ads and the enterprise platform
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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...
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Google turns to AI in the race to dub YouTube YouTube’s new automatic dubbing system is competing with with human firms to help creators scale the...
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The most important news from Apple isn’t about AI Reuniting the world’s text messages — one app at a time.
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Cambodia’s leader continues to abuse Facebook while Meta mulls suspension ruling Can the Oversight Board force Meta to hold its ground?
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Pressured to relocate, Microsoft’s AI researchers in China must choose between homeland and career As geopolitical tensions grow, many employees have decided that a career with the Silicon Valley...
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Brazil banned X. Right-wing politicians are still using it Echoing Elon Musk, the politicians claim they are defending free speech.
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The Michelin tire business does $30B+ a year in revenue. The brand's iconic food review guide is 0.1% of sales. An incredible marketing deal.
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Reposted from Oct 7, 2010 from cdixon.posterous.com By “incumbents” I mean the big companies that are loosely competitive to your startup…
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India banned a Chinese app four years ago. Government agencies are still using it CamScanner was one of 59 Chinese apps the Indian government banned in 2020, amid a border conflict...
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Allocation investing and the social premium The rational way to invest in something – a startup, public company, venture capital firm, real...
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The rational way to invest in something – a startup, public company, venture capital firm, real estate project, etc. – is to base your…
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Indian politicians are bringing the dead on the campaign trail, with help from AI Digital rights activists have questioned the ethics of using “soft fakes” to resurrect the past and...
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If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren’t ambitious enough My most useful career experience was about eight years ago when I was trying to break into the world...
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Twitter and third-party Twitter developers I can’t remember the last time the tech world was so interesting. First, innovation is at an all...
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I can’t remember the last time the tech world was so interesting. First, innovation is at an all time high.  Apple, Google, Facebook…
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#1 💡 Athletic Greens used to be a sketchy looking affiliate offer in 2011. Ranked #1 on Clickbank and was promoted by every direct response marketer. Always inspiring to see humble beginnings like this and a good reminder that most businesses are not sexy from day 1.
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We asked for flying cars and all we got was the entire planet communicating instantly via pocket... Benedict Evans has a new presentation about the explosive growth of internet-connected smartphones....
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Cricket, influencers, layoffs: Alibaba’s risky bet in Pakistan Since its acquisition by the Chinese giant, e-commerce site Daraz has been experimenting to reach...
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Since its acquisition by the Chinese giant, e-commerce site Daraz has been experimenting to reach new buyers amid an economic crisis.
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Why The Pentagon Can’t Count: It’s Time to Reinvent the Audit This article previously appeared in War on the Rocks. In the past, headlines about the Pentagon...
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This article previously appeared in War on the Rocks. In the past, headlines about the Pentagon failing its financial audit again would never have caught my attention. But having been in the middle of this conversation when I served on one of the Defense Department’s advisory...
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All futurism is Afrofuturism A repost, with some optimistic updates.
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Citing meager wages, no safety gear, and exploitative working conditions, the country’s drivers are organizing to demand better.
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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.
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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....
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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.
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Parents turn to AI tablets after China’s tutor crackdown Tech companies iFlytek, Baidu, and BKK are cashing in on parents who fear their child will fall...
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Why Chinese EV battery manufacturers are flocking to Hungary They are drawn to the country’s access to European automakers, government subsidies, and favorable...
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Profound Beliefs This post previously appeared in EIX. In the early stages of a startup your hypotheses about all the...
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This post previously appeared in EIX. In the early stages of a startup your hypotheses about all the parts of your business model are your profound beliefs. Think of profound beliefs as “strong opinions loosely held.” You can’t be an effective founder or in the C-suite of a...
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Chinese EV sellers found a loophole to export cars around the world A gray market grows for Chinese EVs in Russia, the Middle East, and beyond.
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Japan’s news app unicorn was ready to take on the US market. Where did it go wrong? Former SmartNews employees point to failed product launches and far-right obsession of former CEO.
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How an economic crisis shifted Sri Lanka’s e-commerce industry Rakhil Fernando of Daraz talks about how the company had to shift its focus from lifestyle products...
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Top 10 websites Top 10 websites in the US according to Quantcast: A few observations: As Josh Kopelman points out,...
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Top 10 websites in the US according to Quantcast: A few observations: As Josh Kopelman points out, 4 of the top 10 sites (YouTube, Facebook…
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The default state of a startup is failure If you are starting a company and wondering why nothing good seems to happen unless you force it to...
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If you are starting a company and wondering why nothing good seems to happen unless you force it to happen, that’s because the world wants…
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What the smartest people do on the weekend is what everyone else will do during the week in ten... Many breakthrough technologies were hatched by hobbyists in garages and dorm rooms. Prominent...
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In this article, I will walk you through my fundraising formula that has helped me raise over $1 billion of capital in my career. I’ll also walk you through building a predictable and repeatable fundraising machine. The probability of success for a high growth company is...
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A busy morning café. A group of women in their 30s are laughing over lattes. One of them exclaims, "We girls need to do this more often!" Across town, a group of men clink their glasses in a pub, one of them chuckling, "It's always a good time with the boys." Adults...
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Illegal wildlife trafficking thrives in Facebook groups for “animal lovers” “It’s very easy to sell on Facebook, and very easy to earn money. Not to brag.”
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Will there be a Millennial Big Chill? Millennials are finally doing OK economically. Will their politics moderate?
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I’m a crypto VC. That means I spend my days talking to crypto entrepreneurs, hearing pitches, and evaluating products. The first thing you realize working in this industry is that pretty much everyone is winging it. (That applies to me, but it especially applies to...
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A mark of maturity is surrendering to the person you actually are instead of the one you wish you were. The post Surrendering to Your Nature appeared first on David Perell.
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The Chinese app where women socialize over their menstrual cycles On Meet You, women track, discuss, and pray for their periods.
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I have a confession to make: I leave most parties early because I’d rather read a book. That’s not what I tell people though. Usually, I make up an excuse. Something like “Oh, I have early plans in the morning.” I don’t like being deceptive, but there’s no socially acceptable way...
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The Science and History of the iPhone Screen In 2007, one conversation convinced Steve Jobs to pick Corning and Gorilla Glass for the iPhone.
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We’ve lost touch with the ultimate purpose of education: to transform our being and improve our character. The liberal arts are the ends, not the means.   The post Where the Liberal Arts Went Wrong appeared first on David Perell.
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Nigeria’s economic crisis is fueling a stunt philanthropy boom A crop of content creators are building fame on MrBeast-style content.
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Q-Codes; Or… Stop repeating yourself ⌨️ I use apple’s keyboard “text” shortcodes to setup a lot of things i have to type regularly. It’s...
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I use apple’s keyboard “text” shortcodes to setup a lot of things i have to type regularly. It’s easily one of my favorite productivity hacks!
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Our First Community Call This week Danny jumped on a live Twitter Spaces with me. We talked about: When to "quit" XO...
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This week Danny jumped on a live Twitter Spaces with me. We talked about: When to "quit" XO community, courses, Motivations for picking a startup idea Decision making differences between short holds and longer holds.
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Come downstairs or we’ll eat your order, delivery workers tell customers Brazilian delivery workers take their fight to get app users to pick up their orders to local...
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Wanna listen to this story instead? Check out this week's Better Offline podcast, "The Man That Destroyed Google Search," available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else you get your podcasts. This is the story of how Google Search died, and the people responsible for...
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Brazil’s flood disaster set off a torrent of AI misinformation Platforms like Instagram and Facebook are failing an early test of misinformation safeguards.
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Save the Date! the 5th Lean Innovation Educators Summit SAVE THE DATE for the 5th Lean Innovation Educators Summit on The Role of Educators and the...
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SAVE THE DATE for the 5th Lean Innovation Educators Summit on The Role of Educators and the University in Building Sustainable and Innovative Ecosystems February 3rd, 2022 from 1 to 4pm EST, 10 to 1pm PST Join me, Jerry Engel, Pete Newell, and Steve Weinstein as well as educators...
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Selling to enterprises For some reason when you are selling information technology, big companies are referred to as...
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For some reason when you are selling information technology, big companies are referred to as “enterprises.” I’m guessing the word was…