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XO Capital - Field...
Getting Smaller To Get Bigger 💡 We have another fresh round of capital to deploy into 1 business at up to $1.8M purchase price....
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💡 We have another fresh round of capital to deploy into 1 business at up to $1.8M purchase price. Must be b2b SaaS, low customer concentration, 80%+ gross margins, 50k+ MRR. If you have a tip, pass it along! We're underway with xo 2.0. That means,
Noahpinion
Let's evaluate Kamala Harris' entire economic policy program! Fun!!
11 months ago
Rest of World -...
Xiaohongshu has revolutionized Chinese tourism in Southeast Asia The lifestyle and social media platform, often compared to Instagram, is turning obscure sites into...
11 months 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
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How Presto became Libya’s most successful tech startup The delivery app now plans to expand to neighboring countries.
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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.
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Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 🛰️ Starlink Plus
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Virtual tomb-sweeping keeps a Chinese tradition alive As Chinese migrants struggle to return home for traditional tomb-sweeping, virtual platforms are...
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As Chinese migrants struggle to return home for traditional tomb-sweeping, virtual platforms are helping them pay respects from afar.
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PETA is building robot elephants for Hindu temples For centuries, elephants have been captured to live in temples. Animal rights groups say replacing...
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For centuries, elephants have been captured to live in temples. Animal rights groups say replacing them with robots will minimize animal cruelty and risks to humans.
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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...
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The Book of Unexpected Make way for the robot elephants: Technology is providing surprising updates to long-standing...
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Make way for the robot elephants: Technology is providing surprising updates to long-standing traditions.
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South Indian temples are embracing digital donations with QR codes Hindu temples are now accepting cashless payments for offerings, VIP tickets for festivals, and...
11 months ago
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A step counter, but for your prayers At least 20 apps exist to help Muslims track their dhikrs, a form of Islamic worship in which people...
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At least 20 apps exist to help Muslims track their dhikrs, a form of Islamic worship in which people repeat prayers and holy phrases.
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Argentina’s “TikTok nun” is bringing Catholicism to the masses Sister Cattaneo has gained 200,000 followers through cumbia dances, influencer collabs, and...
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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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The chatbot answering modern-day questions about an ancient religion JainGPT answers inquiries ranging from “What is Jainism?” to “What happens after we die?”
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This app makes sure dinner is halal The Indonesian app Momasa features recipes, cooking lessons, and restaurants that meet the standards...
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The Indonesian app Momasa features recipes, cooking lessons, and restaurants that meet the standards of Islamic law.
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Behold, the world’s first 3D-printed temple Located in India, the Hindu temple’s layout follows ancient guidelines dating back to 1100 B.C.
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The augmented-reality app helping Muslims pray toward Mecca Miqat uses 360-degree views and mapping software to help users determine the exact right direction...
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Vietnam’s “TikTok monk” gives wisdom on life and love to millions of followers Gen Z slang and social media trends help Giac Minh Luat connect with Vietnam’s lonely generation.
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Noahpinion
At least five interesting things to start your week (#50) Permitting reform; industrial policy progress; China stimulus/bailouts; men and politics; wokeness;...
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Permitting reform; industrial policy progress; China stimulus/bailouts; men and politics; wokeness; tariffs; a bad union demand
Internal Tech Emails
Mark Zuckerberg: "Ship the app" I think it's a really big deal that we ship this photos app quickly.
11 months ago
Noahpinion
Once again: Imports do not subtract from GDP I've explained it before, and I'll keep explaining it until the world understands.
11 months ago
SatPost by Trung...
Jony Ive, Meta AR, Visa Monopoly and the Legend of Robert Caro PLUS: An incredible tech roast by John Mulaney.
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India shuts down the internet far more than any other country The country had 771 blackouts between 2016 and 2023, and there have been 51 so far this year. We...
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Noahpinion
Strategies to secure America's supply chains A guest post by Yann Calvó López and Ben Golub.
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China is six months behind the U.S. on AI, the US has to move faster: Div Turakhia The India-born tech investor, entrepreneur and billionaire businessman spoke to Rest of World about...
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The India-born tech investor, entrepreneur and billionaire businessman spoke to Rest of World about the promise of AI technology, why the U.S. needs to move faster to compete with China, and the advantage the UAE has in building AI.
Ed Zitron's Where's...
The Other Bubble Buried in the 8000 words I wrote last week was a worrying story — that Microsoft considered drastic...
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Buried in the 8000 words I wrote last week was a worrying story — that Microsoft considered drastic measures to free up  capacity in its US-based servers for GPUs to power the AI boom. In an email shared with me by a source from earlier this year, Microsoft'
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Nigeria will become a net exporter of tech talent: Nigerian Minister Dr. Bosun Tijani The tech entrepreneur-turned-bureaucrat spoke to Rest of World about his year in government, his...
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The tech entrepreneur-turned-bureaucrat spoke to Rest of World about his year in government, his administration’s priorities for advancing AI in Nigeria, and the difficult task of choosing between allies.
Noahpinion
America's supply chains are a disaster waiting to happen A guest post by Yann Calvó López and Ben Golub.
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“China’s K-pop moment”: Wukong’s global success sparks government embrace of video games as soft... China is changing its long-critical stance thanks to the smash hit, according to Chinese game...
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Singapore’s gig workers worry new benefits could mean lower pay A first-in-the-region law gives gig workers injury compensation and retirement benefits. But some...
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A first-in-the-region law gives gig workers injury compensation and retirement benefits. But some workers fears the higher costs will be passed on to them.
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China’s biggest AI model is challenging American dominance Alibaba’s Qwen has been shining on benchmark tests, despite chip restrictions.
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Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 🙈 Innovation Fallacy
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Noahpinion
How will you save small midwestern towns without mass immigration? What really happens when a "flood of migrants" gets "dumped" on a small heartland town.
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Noahpinion
At least five interesting things for your weekend (#49) Degrowth, real and imagined; 90s taxes; China's banks; CHIPS Act bureaucrats; YIMBY education; the...
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Articles
The pipeline problem
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SatPost by Trung...
Francis Ford Coppola: The Entrepreneur Exploring the legendary director's business career in 8 films, a studio and a winery.
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Working Theorys
Taste is Eating Silicon Valley. Just as software ate the world and dramatically transformed industries in the last era, taste is now...
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Just as software ate the world and dramatically transformed industries in the last era, taste is now eating software—and with it, Silicon Valley.
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Political campaigns embrace AI to reach voters across language barriers Advocacy groups like AAPI Victory Alliance are using ChatGPT and Claude to reach speakers of Hindi,...
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Noahpinion
The dark vision of America Persecuting groups of people to score political points is not OK.
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Netflix and thrill: the hunt for the next Squid Game in Southeast Asia As Amazon and Disney step back, Netflix invests in “locally authentic” content to grab subscribers...
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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...
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Steve Blank
How To Find Your Customer In the Dept of Defense – The Directory of DoD Program Executive Offices Finding a customer for your product in the Department of Defense is hard: Who should you talk to?...
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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)...
Working Theorys
About Practice Learning anything comes down to two things: practice and performance.
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Ed Zitron's Where's...
The Subprime AI Crisis None of what I write in this newsletter is about sowing doubt or "hating," but a sober evaluation of...
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None of what I write in this newsletter is about sowing doubt or "hating," but a sober evaluation of where we are today and where we may end up on the current path. I believe that the artificial intelligence boom — which would be better described as a
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 🔀 The Law of Line Extension
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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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How InstaDeep became Africa’s biggest AI startup success Karim Beguir is the co-founder and CEO of InstaDeep, a Tunisian startup that was acquired for $682...
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Noahpinion
Harris needs to be Pennsylvania fracking's biggest champion Biden already boosted fracking. Harris needs to promise more of the same.
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