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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...
11 months ago
Noahpinion
Harris needs to be Pennsylvania fracking's biggest champion Biden already boosted fracking. Harris needs to promise more of the same.
11 months ago
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LinkedIn's Social Pivot How the 1B+ user professional network went from a cringe-inducing activity feed to a useful and less...
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How the 1B+ user professional network went from a cringe-inducing activity feed to a useful and less cringey social feed.
Working Theorys
The Co-Sign That Changes Everything Ascendancy in any domain is a game of two moves: self-made wins and high-status vouches. You...
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Ascendancy in any domain is a game of two moves: self-made wins and high-status vouches. You alternate between the two, taking leaps from one step to the next, aiming for that mythical high point (before either crashing down or fading away under the same community’s judgment or,...
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things for your weekend (#48) Information war; Chinese VC; land reform; India's garment industry; degrowth research; Trump vs....
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Information war; Chinese VC; land reform; India's garment industry; degrowth research; Trump vs. Harris on deficits; good news
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Steve Ballmer, Larry Ellison and That Sweet Sweet Tech Equity The backstories for how the single biggest shareholders in Microsoft and Oracle built their stakes.
11 months ago
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Mexican shoppers say Shein and Temu’s delivery partner is stealing their stuff Former employees at third-party logistics company J&T Express say the high volume of packages from...
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Former employees at third-party logistics company J&T Express say the high volume of packages from the two Chinese companies has become unmanageable.
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Alibaba.com’s U.S. expansion hinges on wooing mom-and-pop shops President Kuo Zhang tells Rest of World in an exclusive interview that the company is bullish about...
12 months ago
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Alibaba.com’s U.S. expansion hinges on wooing mom-and-pop shops President Kuo Zhang tells Rest of World in an exclusive interview that the company is bullish about...
12 months ago
Noahpinion
Six ideas for Poland Poland is a developed country. But it can still get richer.
12 months ago
Inverted Passion
What bootstraps intelligence? A musing on how intelligence comes to be. The bedrock of intelligence is abstractions – the thing we...
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A musing on how intelligence comes to be. The bedrock of intelligence is abstractions – the thing we do when we throw away a lot of information and just emphasise on a subset of it (e.g. calling that thing an apple instead of describing all its atoms and their x, y, z positions)....
Noahpinion
The U.S. needs to pay more attention to electronic warfare A guest post by Steven Glinert.
12 months ago
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 🤠 Democratize Luxury
12 months ago
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Pakistan’s China-style firewall is rattling its tech industry Internet speeds in the country have dropped by up to 40% due to the government's efforts to monitor...
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Internet speeds in the country have dropped by up to 40% due to the government's efforts to monitor internet traffic, said service providers.
Internal Tech Emails
Mark Zuckerberg tries to buy Instagram The process began with you asking if we'd do this at $500m, but then you didn't want to end up doing...
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The process began with you asking if we'd do this at $500m, but then you didn't want to end up doing it at that valuation. I am curious to know at what valuation you would do this, and then I can just let you know whether we'd do that.
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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...
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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.
XO Capital - Field...
How to 10x an acquisition I'm going to break down how we more than 10x-ed ScreenshotAPI and why this acquisition worked when...
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I'm going to break down how we more than 10x-ed ScreenshotAPI and why this acquisition worked when others didn't. Not everything here is generalizable, but I'll pull out what worked well from our first interactions with the seller to the deal closing a few
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Filipinos are embracing electric three-wheelers faster than officials can regulate them Unregistered three-wheelers big enough for whole families are a popular antidote to the country's...
a year ago
Noahpinion
Why Can't the U.S. Build Ships? A guest post by Brian Potter of Construction Physics.
a year ago
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Amid a surge in violence in Tijuana, ride-hailing apps and authorities implement new safety measures Uber launched a panic button linked to state-run emergency centers to keep drivers and users safe —...
a year ago
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Around the world with Rest of World Put your geography knowledge to the test.
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Noahpinion
How do you deal with real, actual Nazis? They come back every few decades, spreading the same old lies.
a year ago
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Malaysia’s homegrown car brands bank on cheaper models to compete with Tesla and BYD Proton and Perodua are betting on low prices and an emotional connection with Malaysia’s drivers to...
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...
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.
Noahpinion
Biden did stuff, and it looks like it's working so far Only one President has taken actual concrete steps to address U.S. industrial weakness vis-a-vis...
a year ago
Working Theorys
Notes on 'Founder Mode' Most founders are in “founder mode” — and most of them fail.
a year ago
Inverted Passion
Not everything is physics The first book I ever read was The Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. I liked it so much that...
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The first book I ever read was The Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. I liked it so much that I re-read it 8 times. As a young boy, the book had made a lasting impression on me, making me fall in love with ideas such as the arrow of time, black holes, entropy,… Read...
Noahpinion
Progressives need to learn to take the W Outrage is only one motivation for change, and it comes with a cost.
a year ago
Noahpinion
Sizing up the New Axis A repost, more relevant than ever.
a year ago
XO Capital - Field...
We 10x-ed screenshotapi.net and sold it Before we jump in, I was on a pod talking through content, acquisitions, etc: This exit is bitter...
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Before we jump in, I was on a pod talking through content, acquisitions, etc: This exit is bitter sweet. Screenshot was our first ever acquisition. We 10x-ed it, and it is really the reason XO exists today. If this first acquisition hadn't gone well, I think I would
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Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging their own rates The local gig workers’ union defends the practice, which Uber forbids, as a form of peaceful...
a year ago
Working Theorys
When founders outgrow their startups On the rise of personal power and the new founders' dilemma.
a year ago
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When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work? As Chinese EV makers close, drivers of “smartphones on wheels” say software updates and maintenance...
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Ed Zitron's Where's...
Matt Stoller Explains Monopolies The latest episode of my podcast Better Online is a conversation with Matt Stoller — America’s...
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The latest episode of my podcast Better Online is a conversation with Matt Stoller — America’s leading voice on monopoly and antitrust matters, and a thoughtful and prolific writer. You can find Matt on Twitter here, and his newsletter here. It was a timely conversation. At the
Working Theorys
The Lost Sense OR: The Marginalization of "Touch" in a Digital World
a year ago
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Buy-now-pay-later plans lead to rampant scams and bad debt across Southeast Asia From Thailand to Vietnam, a loophole in buy-now-pay-later schemes that allows users to get cash is...
a year ago
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
a year ago
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Building a food delivery app in the internet shutdown capital of the world Jammu and Kashmir’s Gatoes was founded in 2020 in the middle of a months-long government-imposed...
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Jammu and Kashmir’s Gatoes was founded in 2020 in the middle of a months-long government-imposed internet restriction. It is now expanding in north India.
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things to start your week (#47) Germany's mistakes; U.S. political parties; the VC winter; austerity; science and politics; TikTok...
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Germany's mistakes; U.S. political parties; the VC winter; austerity; science and politics; TikTok propaganda; desalination
Noahpinion
Why you should not ignore economists They aren't always right, but they almost always have something important to add.
a year ago
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A beauty contest controversy turned Uber into an unlikely battlefield between Nigeria and South... Bolt has suspended inter-country requests between South Africa and Nigeria as users book hoax rides...
a year ago
Noahpinion
What's up with those revised job numbers? Government data revisions can be scary, but they actually aren't that hard to understand.
a year ago
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How does Michelin Guide's business work? The Michelin tire business does $30B+ a year in revenue. The brand's iconic food review guide is...
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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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Download this: The world’s favorite apps Test your knowledge of the world’s most popular social media sites, dating apps, gaming platforms,...
a year ago
Noahpinion
A data-driven case for productivity optimism A guest post by Brian Albrecht of Economic Forces.
a year ago
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Alex Cooper: $0 to $160m in 6 years Breaking down the contracts that sent the "Call Her Daddy" podcaster from unemployed ($0) to...
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Breaking down the contracts that sent the "Call Her Daddy" podcaster from unemployed ($0) to Barstool Sports ($70k) to Spotify ($60m) and, now, SiriusXM ($100m) in 6 years.
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Thinking rationally about emotion In advertising, using emotion is entirely logical. Creative agencies have made this case...
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In advertising, using emotion is entirely logical. Creative agencies have made this case consistently. But in 2013 Les Binet and Peter Field bought some much-needed data to the discussion. In their seminal report, The Long and The Short of It, the duo analysed 30 years of...
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Microsoft is building a data center in a tiny Indian village. Locals allege it’s dumping industrial... “These big companies think they can enter small villages like ours, take our land, and destroy it.”
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