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You can just do things – Creating a pan-European legal entity, the right way

First the good news: Brussels is convinced, something like EU-Inc will come. Now the bad news: Politicians will create a solution that won’t be useful for founders and investors – unless we stay actively involved in the details. We need your help!

a month ago 32 votes
Take Trump Seriously

In his first presidency he was verbal shit-posting and looking what sticked and rotated people around him until something fitted. This time he comes prepared and is very intentional about what he says and does.

5 months ago 47 votes
Five – A Sci-Fi Short Story – Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of a Sci-Fi short story i wrote

7 months ago 58 votes
🇪🇺 Dear Europe, please wake up – eu/acc

Europe is special to me as I consider myself a proud European, but damn we need to talk. Europe please wake up.

a year ago 81 votes

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How Does GPT-5 Work?

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

22 hours ago 4 votes
America has only one real city

We need a few more of them. How can we get them?

yesterday 3 votes
Silicon Valley is sucking up Singapore’s tech talent

In The New Geography of Innovation, writer Mehran Gul examines the increasing competition for talent in Singapore, where big tech firms are luring people away from once-prized government jobs.

yesterday 3 votes
South Park and The Greatest TV Contract Clause Ever

Matt Stone and Trey Parker became billionaires by making 27 seasons of the funniest shows ever (and signing a first TV deal with an improbable clause).

2 days ago 6 votes
Marketing’s misleading metric

Perverse incentives, and the unintended consequences that flow from them, can be found on every continent, in every time, and in every industry. And marketing is no different. This article argues that a malevolent metric sits at the heart of many marketing discussions and decisions. I believe that the many marketers who prioritise this metric seek to capture value, but unintentionally destroy it.

2 days ago 6 votes