Full Width [alt+shift+f] FOCUS MODE Shortcuts [alt+shift+k]
Sign Up [alt+shift+s] Log In [alt+shift+l]
Top Categories > startups
#all #programming #history #technology #startups #life #science #literature #creative #architecture #design #travel #finance #comics #AI #indiehacker #cartography Muted Categories [alt+←][alt+→]
Noahpinion
So why *did* U.S. wages stagnate for 20 years? There are a few theories, but none of them really satisfies.
3 months ago
Noahpinion
Heat pumps, heat pumps, heat pumps!! A simple but incredibly useful machine is quietly transforming our buildings.
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Six Principles for Making New Things
over a year ago
Internal Tech Emails
Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel Peter and I have had a number of conversations about what we expect the world to look like in 2030...
a year ago
119
a year ago
Peter and I have had a number of conversations about what we expect the world to look like in 2030 so we can plan and position our future work accordingly.
SatPost by Trung...
Star Wars, Veo 3 and Hollywood in the Age of AI Video PLUS: Apple WWDC Memes, Nintendo Switch 2 Launch.
2 months ago
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...
over a year ago
28
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...
Rest of World -...
DeepSeek’s rise shows why China’s top AI talent is skipping Silicon Valley Young Chinese engineers focus on homegrown innovation, drawn by fewer visa hurdles and the chance to...
7 months ago
Articles
Do things that scare you
over a year ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
New York City needs a tech startup blog At first it seemed like Silicon Alley Insider would be this, but they seem to have moved away from...
over a year ago
40
over a year ago
At first it seemed like Silicon Alley Insider would be this, but they seem to have moved away from covering NYC startups. The New York Times…
Rest of World -...
Women in South Africa’s gig economy feel forced to work extra hours for free Women who work as domestic cleaners with SweepSouth, an on-demand app, say clients frequently ask...
a year ago
42
a year ago
Women who work as domestic cleaners with SweepSouth, an on-demand app, say clients frequently ask them to do unpaid work, and the company hasn’t responded to their complaints.
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 🙈 Copying doesn’t matter
10 months ago
Rest of World -...
Shopee, the juggernaut that fended off Amazon Featuring a whirlwind of discounts, the Sea Group-owned app is popular from Indonesia to Taiwan.
over a year ago
Stephen Diehl
Purely Narrative-driven Bubbles
over a year ago
Rest of World -...
Bangladesh has millions of e-rickshaws. They’re finally becoming legal Bangladesh’s EV industry will likely grow now, and drivers no longer have to worry about being fined...
a year 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
Steve Blank
Playing With Fire – ChatGPT The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of...
over a year ago
101
over a year ago
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. John F. Kennedy Humans have mastered lots of things that have transformed our lives, created our civilizations, and might ultimately...
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...
a year ago
Tech + Economics +...
Internet access is a human right. Fast, reliable and independent internet access is no longer a luxury or a convenience. It has...
a year ago
28
a year ago
Fast, reliable and independent internet access is no longer a luxury or a convenience. It has become a necessity and a function of modern society. The digital divide, the gap between those with and without internet access, has profound implications for an individual's...
Articles
My rant on customer support for web apps
over a year ago
Steve Blank
The Quantum Technology Ecosystem – Explained If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics Richard...
over a year ago
69
over a year ago
If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics Richard Feynman Tens of billions of public and private capital are being invested in Quantum technologies. Countries across the world have realized that quantum technologies can be a major...
Steve Blank
Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – 2023 Wrap Up We just wrapped up the third year of our Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition class...
a year ago
106
a year ago
We just wrapped up the third year of our Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition class –part of Stanford’s Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation. Joe Felter, Mike Brown and I teach the class to: Give our students an appreciation of the challenges and...
Noahpinion
Price controls: Too early for a victory lap Narrative-driven triumphalism does not make for sound policy.
over a year ago
Data Boutique
The Web Data Landscape Map: Visualizing The Ecosystem Mapping actors and solutions
a year ago
SatPost by Trung...
Amazon's $43B ad business, explained Jeff Bezos long shunned ads. However, Amazon's juicy first-party data has enabled it to compete with...
over a year ago
29
over a year ago
Jeff Bezos long shunned ads. However, Amazon's juicy first-party data has enabled it to compete with Alphabet and Meta in the new digital advertising landscape.
Paul Graham: Essays
Do Things that Don't Scale
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
The Pooled-Risk Company Management Company
over a year ago
Rest of World -...
23 Rest of World stories that defined 2023 This year, Rest of World published around 500 articles from more than 50 countries. Here are our...
a year ago
Rest of World -...
South Africans are using a power outage notification app to sell weed, find odd jobs With blackouts devastating the country’s economy, EskomSePush’s AskMyStreet feature has become a...
over a year ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Designing products for single and multiplayer modes The first million people who bought VCRs bought them before there were any movies available to watch...
over a year ago
36
over a year ago
The first million people who bought VCRs bought them before there were any movies available to watch on them. They just wanted to “time…
Paul Graham: Essays
How People Get Rich Now
over a year ago
Blog posts of...
Quick tips for hiring remotely You are most likely already experienced with hiring so think of this more as a quick FYI focusing on...
over a year ago
29
over a year ago
You are most likely already experienced with hiring so think of this more as a quick FYI focusing on hiring remotely… What issues...
Stephen Diehl
How to Destroy Bitcoin
over a year ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Bitcoin and volatility The beauty of software platforms is that you can solve almost any problem by writing more software....
over a year ago
43
over a year ago
The beauty of software platforms is that you can solve almost any problem by writing more software. For example, one of the most common…
Paul Graham: Essays
What You Can't Say
over a year ago
SatPost by Trung...
5 Thoughts on LEGO's (Ace) Manufacturing PLUS: Apple Watch at 10, McKinsey AI bot.
4 months ago
Nothing Human
Shallow Feedback Hollows You Out the actually scary thing about social media
8 months ago
Nothing Human
I, Token an origin story
9 months ago
Rest of World -...
The math tutor and the missing $533 million From Dubai, the enigmatic founder of Byju’s recounts how he made his empire — and vows to rebuild...
3 months ago
AVC
Software That You Can’t Shut Down The term “censorship resistant” is used a lot in the decentralized computing/web3/crypto space to...
over a year ago
79
over a year ago
The term “censorship resistant” is used a lot in the decentralized computing/web3/crypto space to talk about a core feature of these systems. I don’t love the term censorship resistant because it is a wonky term. Software that is encoded in smart contracts (and other ways) on...
Rest of World -...
The slow decline of Meta’s Trusted Partner program Who trusts the trusted partners?
over a year ago
Rest of World -...
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...
11 months ago
Noahpinion
Bad and good arguments for industrial policy Has China invented a better way to run an advanced economy?
a year ago
David Perell
Imitate, then Innovate Imitate, then Innovate is my motto for improving at any skill.  It’s counterintuitive, but the more...
over a year ago
40
over a year ago
Imitate, then Innovate is my motto for improving at any skill.  It’s counterintuitive, but the more we imitate others, the faster we can discover our unique style. The post Imitate, then Innovate appeared first on David Perell.
Noahpinion
Globalization did not hollow out the American middle class The protectionist narrative is more myth than fact.
4 months ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
How Does GPT-5 Work? Welcome to another premium edition of Where's Your Ed At! Please subscribe to it so I can continue...
3 weeks ago
26
3 weeks ago
Welcome to another premium edition of Where's Your Ed At! Please subscribe to it so I can continue to drink 80 Diet Cokes a day. Email me at ez@betteroffline.com with the subject "premium" if you ever want to chat. I realize this is before
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...
over a year ago
56
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...
Articles
We're in the Age of Content
over a year ago
Unpacked
Highlights: First Quarter of Unpacked Bold product moves, AI things accelerate, Tech policy in the front seat, Interesting things...
a year ago
30
a year ago
Bold product moves, AI things accelerate, Tech policy in the front seat, Interesting things continue. This post is a bird’s eye view of the seventeen articles published on Unpacked in the past quarter.
Working Theorys
Five Jobs On human work in the gentle singularity.
2 months ago
Paul Graham: Essays
The Hacker's Guide to Investors
over a year ago