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Zappos is wow
over a year ago
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Don't swim upstream
over a year ago
Noahpinion
America's supply chains are a disaster waiting to happen A guest post by Yann Calvó López and Ben Golub.
11 months ago
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Samsung is desperate to compete on chips. Workers say it comes at a cost. Scarred by long hours, low pay, and a hostile work culture, many chip workers are leaving for...
2 months ago
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What affects customer motivation?
over a year ago
Business Brainstorms
Madden ratings for humans, power plus difficulty equals virality, and things that don't work Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write...
over a year ago
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over 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! 💡 Madden Ratings for Humans “startup idea: madden ratings for humans if...
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Keep making things
over a year ago
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Better doctor visits: house calls
over a year ago
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How to end the remote work debate
over a year ago
SatPost by Trung...
I want Apple's Vision Pro The Apple Vision Pro has a very appealing use case: "the workplace of your dreams".
over a year ago
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The slow decline of Meta’s Trusted Partner program Who trusts the trusted partners?
over a year ago
Noahpinion
The age of SASEA South Asia and Southeast Asia are globalization's next frontier.
a year ago
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Coinbase One of the interesting things about Bitcoin is the contrast between how it is portrayed in the press...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
One of the interesting things about Bitcoin is the contrast between how it is portrayed in the press and how it is understood by…
Internal Tech Emails
Facebook vs. TikTok | Elon Musk emails Tesla's board Today we see a shift towards social media products serving as “discovery engines.”
over a year ago
Noahpinion
The reverse OPEC maneuver Pricing power in the oil industry is shifting, and will shift more.
over a year ago
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Selling pickaxes during a gold rush There is a saying in the startup world that “you can mine for gold or you can sell pickaxes.” This...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
There is a saying in the startup world that “you can mine for gold or you can sell pickaxes.” This is of course an allusion to the…
Paul Graham: Essays
Six Principles for Making New Things
over a year ago
Internal Tech Emails
Microsoft exec on the iPod: "Apple is just so far ahead" I bought the high end creative labs portable player. It was the NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra. I have to...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I bought the high end creative labs portable player. It was the NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra. I have to tell you my experience with our software and this device is really terrible.
Nothing Human
Whole Activities It is a fallen world, and there is no consonance between our bodies, minds, and souls.
6 months ago
Noahpinion
Why not put TSMC and Samsung fabs in Canada? A solution that's almost too perfect.
over a year ago
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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...
over a year ago
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over 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.
Paul Graham: Essays
Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas
over a year ago
Articles
When should you quit? It's natural for entrepreneurs to work on multiple projects. Starting a new project is easy; but you...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
It's natural for entrepreneurs to work on multiple projects. Starting a new project is easy; but you also need to learn how to quit a project.
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Chinese streaming platforms and chill? In Southeast Asia, Netflix has competition from Baidu's iQiyi and Tencent's WeTV
over a year ago
Tech + Economics +...
The unchecked rise of theocracy will extinguish liberal democracy. As a transgender woman, under any form of populist theocracy, my existence would be illegal. This...
a year ago
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a year ago
As a transgender woman, under any form of populist theocracy, my existence would be illegal. This is the reality of governance by faith-based doctrine. And it's a reality that cannot be allowed to spread. Religious freedom is a cornerstone of liberal democracy. Individuals...
Ed Zitron's Where's...
AI Is A Money Trap In the last week, we’ve had no less than three different pieces asking whether the massive...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
In the last week, we’ve had no less than three different pieces asking whether the massive proliferation of data centers is a massive bubble, and though they, at times, seem to take the default position of AI’s inevitable value, they’ve begun to sour on
Paul Graham: Essays
If Lisp is So Great
over a year ago
Noahpinion
The pundit's dilemma Trumpism will deindustrialize America. That's a hard pill for some thinkers to swallow.
4 months ago
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Unleash the bololô: Masses of delivery workers set off horns and fireworks at bad customers’ homes In Brazil, workers protest nasty customers with bikes, horns and fireworks.
a year ago
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ElevenLabs’ first Indian partnership banks on AI voice clones to make audio stories faster and... Pocket FM creators can convert scripts to audio in English and German with one click. The company...
a year ago
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a year ago
Pocket FM creators can convert scripts to audio in English and German with one click. The company plans to add more languages as it expands across Europe and Latin America this year.
Tech + Economics +...
A few thoughts on the end of Omegle. In 2009, Omegle was more than just a website to me; it was a lifeline when I felt adrift and...
a year ago
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a year ago
In 2009, Omegle was more than just a website to me; it was a lifeline when I felt adrift and isolated from any real sense of community or network. I was struggling with depression, alcohol abuse and the recent end of my music career and my life on tour. Omegle's premise...
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Kenya’s solution to teacher shortage: Embrace AI Kenyan teachers and edtech companies say AI tools help save time, but without widespread internet...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Kenyan teachers and edtech companies say AI tools help save time, but without widespread internet connectivity, the impact is uneven.
Roberto Vitillo's...
The second chapter of Understanding Distributed Systems is out In the second chapter of Understanding Distributed Systems , I explore the core building blocks at...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
In the second chapter of Understanding Distributed Systems , I explore the core building blocks at the heart of many distributed systems…
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Starlink is coming to India. Here’s what to know An alliance with Airtel, one of India’s largest telcos, opens the door for Elon Musk’s satellite...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
An alliance with Airtel, one of India’s largest telcos, opens the door for Elon Musk’s satellite giant to access the world’s second-largest internet user base.
Roberto Vitillo's...
Monoids for analytics This is a short post on the elegance of using abstract algebra for analytics in Scala. A monoid is...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
This is a short post on the elegance of using abstract algebra for analytics in Scala. A monoid is a set that is closed under an…
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The cold months are coming
over a year ago
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Rappi: the app trying to do everything for everyone in Latin America This budding super-app will get you (almost) anything in minutes.
over a year ago
Data Boutique
How Data Boutique Works #3: Third Party Solutions Working with data? List your solution on Data Boutique
a year ago
Noahpinion
Economic losses for our allies are not wins for the U.S. Stop comparing ourselves to countries who are on our side.
a year ago
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Recruiting programmers to your startup Here are some things I’ve learned over the years about recruiting programmers* to startups. This is...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Here are some things I’ve learned over the years about recruiting programmers* to startups. This is a big topic: many of the points I make…
Noahpinion
Five possible reasons China's productivity slowed down A repost, with some updates.
7 months ago
Noahpinion
Skilled immigration is a national security priority A joint blog post by Noah and Minn Kim on America's need for a national skilled immigration...
a year ago
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The Indian company forcing Uber to change its business model Namma Yatri, launched by a SoftBank-backed fintech firm, pioneered the zero-commission model. Now...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Namma Yatri, launched by a SoftBank-backed fintech firm, pioneered the zero-commission model. Now other ride-hailing apps are rethinking their strategy.
Noahpinion
Corporations aren't the reason your rent is too high The antitrust progressives are just wrong about this one.
a week ago
Paul Graham: Essays
The Refragmentation
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
The Python Paradox
over a year ago
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Fed up with ChatGPT, Latin America is building its own Dozens of organizations in the region have partnered to develop a large language model that better...
a month ago
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Dozens of organizations in the region have partnered to develop a large language model that better understands Latin America’s cultural and linguistic nuances.
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The most popular payment app in the Philippines has a side bet: online gambling The GCash app is ubiquitous in the Philippines, and is being blamed for rising gambling addiction in...
10 months ago
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The only college major that matters If you want to work in venture capital focusing on internet/software companies, or start one of...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
If you want to work in venture capital focusing on internet/software companies, or start one of those companies, or work as an employee in…
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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…