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Inverted Passion
2024 wrapped This year’s review is going to be shorter than 2023 (and previous years) because I’m in Goa right...
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This year’s review is going to be shorter than 2023 (and previous years) because I’m in Goa right now for a holiday and I don’t feel like being in front of a screen for long. I mean, just look at this view and tell me that you’d rather be in front of a screen writing… Read...
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Tech pace layers I’ve been a fan of Stewart Brand‘s Pace Layering for decades now. Really great framework for...
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I’ve been a fan of Stewart Brand‘s Pace Layering for decades now. Really great framework for thinking about how different ecosystems and emergent forces interact. I’ve been thinking about a tech version of it for the better part of a year, and I finally took advantage of the...
Articles
2024 year in review
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Kenya’s bus fleets want to go electric, but manufacturers can’t meet demand Companies have ordered hundreds of EV buses — but they won’t arrive for years.
8 months ago
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things: Build Something, Dammit! (#56) Power vs. abundance; Chinese espionage; U.S. manufacturing woes; the growth of good jobs; Milei's...
8 months ago
Working Theorys
Writing Wrapped I published 52 pieces this year (plus favorite tweets and an essay from the vault).
8 months ago
Noahpinion
Five possible reasons China's productivity slowed down A repost, with some updates.
8 months ago
SatPost by Trung...
11 Best Things of 2024 My favourite book, film, podcast, quote, meme, purchase and more for the year.
8 months ago
Noahpinion
Indian immigration is great for America This isn't ambiguous.
8 months ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Thank You Soundtrack: Spinnerette - The Walking Dead - (Alt: Postmodern Jukebox - Radioactive)  Thanks so much...
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Soundtrack: Spinnerette - The Walking Dead - (Alt: Postmodern Jukebox - Radioactive)  Thanks so much to everybody that has supported me in the last year. This newsletter started as a way for me to process the complex feelings I have about the technology industry, and still...
XO Capital - Field...
Everything I've learned about buying small software businesses over the past 4 years 💡 We started out buying 1 business for $25k in 2020. Our deals are now around $1M - $2M purchase...
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💡 We started out buying 1 business for $25k in 2020. Our deals are now around $1M - $2M purchase price. So my notes below relate to a mostly linear path from $25k to ~$2M. XO has been a tough ride. We had some wins, some losses and overall haven&
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The Philippines is creating a ChatGPT rival that speaks Filipino and Taglish ITanong will be a local version of ChatGPT, its developers say, built with considerably fewer...
8 months ago
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Uncapped notes dont work for first rounds. Uncapped safe notes misalign incentives in first rounds… let me explain why
8 months ago
Dylan Huang Blog
100K Views, 1K GitHub Stars, and 100+ Messages Later Recently I shared my startup journey on LinkedIn. In
8 months ago
Noahpinion
What are the checks and balances on the power of Elon Musk? The question we'll all be asking over the next year or more.
8 months ago
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After Mexico’s top streamer — the president — left office, YouTube creators hustle for views A slew of content creators built small social media empires off Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose...
8 months ago
Noahpinion
Macroeconomics: The predator of foolish regimes One thing no ruler can control.
8 months ago
Working Theorys
Two Shticks Everyone needs two shticks.
8 months ago
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China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
8 months ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Never Forgive Them In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried...
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In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting worse, despite what tech’s “brightest&
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Pakistan’s mass transit is failing. BusCaro thinks it has the solution After the failure of Airlift and Swvl, this startup is stepping in to provide an alternative to...
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After the failure of Airlift and Swvl, this startup is stepping in to provide an alternative to Pakistan’s unreliable public transport system.
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things: Will of the Masses edition (#55) Abandoning X; Drone world; Asian voters' rightward shift; China and the Global South; Polycrisis;...
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Abandoning X; Drone world; Asian voters' rightward shift; China and the Global South; Polycrisis; Illegal immigration's fiscal impact; Iranian power
Internal Tech Emails
Steve Jobs and Palm This is not satisfactory to Apple.
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Articles
What's happening with founders over 40
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Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity Traditional internet in Zimbabwe is slow, unreliable, and expensive. Elon Musk’s satellite service...
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Traditional internet in Zimbabwe is slow, unreliable, and expensive. Elon Musk’s satellite service sold out within weeks of launching in the country.
Noahpinion
How we'll know if Trump is going to sell America out to China Keep an eye on the export controls. They are the key.
8 months ago
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Economics of Taylor Swift's $2B+ Eras Tour Breaking down the numbers for the most successful concert tour ever.
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Mexico is using an AI-powered app to prevent suicides MeMind has connected 10,000 at-risk people with mental health treatment, contributing to a 9% drop...
8 months ago
Noahpinion
How Paul Krugman changed the public face of economics He's a great economist, but he also changed how we talk about the subject.
8 months ago
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Movie stars, matchmakers, and aunties: How WhatsApp became an unstoppable cultural force The world’s most popular messaging platform is synonymous with the internet for millions of people.
8 months ago
Noahpinion
Insurance companies aren't the main villain of the U.S. health system It's mostly the providers overcharging you, not the middlemen.
8 months ago
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How WhatsApp ate the world WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
9 months ago
SatPost by Trung...
Taylor Sheridan's Extreme Productivity The prolific mind behind "Sicario" and "Yellowstone" only started his writing career at 40. The...
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The prolific mind behind "Sicario" and "Yellowstone" only started his writing career at 40. The realest deadlines (a young family, a $350m ranch) have pushed him to grind at an unbelievable pace.
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The most surprising tech champions of 2024 From Threads to Bluesky and Zello to Black Myth: Wukong, a handful of small and large tech champions...
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From Threads to Bluesky and Zello to Black Myth: Wukong, a handful of small and large tech champions stood out for their impressive growth this year.
Dustin Curtis
It is link winter on X We do not know how, why, or when the X algorithm devalues posts with links, but it does—without...
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We do not know how, why, or when the X algorithm devalues posts with links, but it does—without telling you, and by a lot—and it makes the experience there worse. Without links, information on X is headlines without stories, commentary without context, magic without the...
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Small-scale investors are building Vietnam’s EV charging network Anyone with spare land in a good location can become a franchisee for a charging company, but with...
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Anyone with spare land in a good location can become a franchisee for a charging company, but with no government support it can take years to break even.
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things: Nerdy economics edition (#54) The DBCFT; Construction productivity and regulation; Rationality and complexity; U.S. productivity...
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The DBCFT; Construction productivity and regulation; Rationality and complexity; U.S. productivity growth; Demand-side inflation; Health care monopsony and innovation
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What we learned from reporting on global tech this year Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key...
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Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
Noahpinion
Manufacturing is a war now And the democracies are losing.
9 months ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Godot Isn't Making it Before we get going — please enjoy my speech from Web Summit, Why Are All Tech Products Now Shit? I...
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Before we get going — please enjoy my speech from Web Summit, Why Are All Tech Products Now Shit? I didn’t write the title. What if what we're seeing today isn't a glimpse of the future, but the new terms of the present? What
Steve Blank
How to Flip the Script, Beat China and Russia – And Fix the Broken Department of Defense A version of this post previously appeared in War on the Rocks. This version has been updated with...
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A version of this post previously appeared in War on the Rocks. This version has been updated with suggestions from leaders across the Department of Defense and Venture Capital community. BLUF: In WW II, the U.S. outsourced advanced weapons systems development to civilians. The...
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Uber’s big plan for India: buses Uber Shuttle, a shared bus ride service, is available in two Indian cities. The company plans to...
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Uber Shuttle, a shared bus ride service, is available in two Indian cities. The company plans to launch in three more cities soon.
Working Theorys
Invisible Duels You didn’t agree to this duel. Yet it’s happening.
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Dylan Huang Blog
I Built My Resume In Markdown Resume creation is often overcomplicated with clunky word processors and
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How 2024’s tech trends changed our lives From AI-powered classrooms in Mali to EV taxis in Vietnam, people worldwide are seeing opportunities...
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From AI-powered classrooms in Mali to EV taxis in Vietnam, people worldwide are seeing opportunities from this year’s biggest tech shifts.
Noahpinion
No, you are not on Indigenous land Pieces of territory belong to institutions, not to racial groups.
9 months ago
SatPost by Trung...
MicroStrategy's $37B+ Bitcoin Bet How Michael Saylor turned a B2B software company into one of the world's largest owners of Bitcoin.
9 months ago
Nothing Human
Reflections on Politics at Thanksgiving Dinner political incorrectness as bid for closeness
9 months ago
Noahpinion
The best-case scenario for Trump's second term An optimistic Thanksgiving post.
9 months ago
Articles
Where are these signups coming from?
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