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Bump
One of the nice things about this job is that I’m meeting lots of interesting startups who are doing mobile apps. My fave so far is Bump .
Carolynn Levy, Inventor of the SAFE
Levy shares how she wrote the five-page document that underpins much of early-stage venture capital today.
Every single step I took to get my side project to $1k/month
Bookmark manager, task manager, notes, and files together in one elegant, customizable desktop.
X-Plane 11 Coming This Holiday Season
The future of flight simulation is now. X-Plane 11 is the detailed, realistic, and modern simulator you’ve been waiting for. […]
Mistakes I made as a young entrepreneur
I started my first business eight years ago in 2004. I’ve managed teams as small as two (from our top bedroom), all the way to my current 54-person team at Treehouse. I’ve had some wins and plenty of losses and learned a lot of things the hard way. Hopefully other business owners can avoid these un-fun mistakes …
Your idea sucks, now go do it anyway
Your idea probably sucks, and it doesn't matter because your business will probably turn out to be something completely different.
On Building Flipboard for iPhone
Flip flopping between bits and atoms
The Tragic Death of Practically Everything
Wired Editor in Chief Chris Anderson is catching flak for the magazine's current cover story, which declares that the Web is dead. I'm not sure what the controversy is. For years, once-vibrant technologies, products, and companies have been dropping like teenagers in a Freddy Krueger movie. Thank he
The Rise of Steel – Part I
One of the defining characteristics of the modern world is the ubiquity of steel.
An illusionist explains why Apple products really are magical
Andrew Mayne is an AI keynote speaker, OpenAI's original prompt engineer, former OpenAI science communicator, OpenAI Podcast host, creative educator, and WSJ bestselling novelist.
Starting a Business with a Co-Founder: Economics and Control
Discuss these two things before the business makes money. Make decisions on the important, specific issues raised by this post.
The European Union's remarkable growth performance relative to the United States
The EU has outperformed the US on per-capita output growth; in terms of output per hour worked, some EU countries are as productive as the US
What makes housing so expensive?
Buying a home is by far the largest purchase most of us will make, and paying the rent or mortgage will be our largest monthly expense.
Overpaid CEOs 2019
As You Sow reports on the most overpaid CEOs of the S&P 500 and whether financial managers held companies accountable for excessive compensation.
Bank transfers as a payment method (2021)
Bank transfers have exploded as a payment method in India and may become more common in much of the world.
Friday.app is shutting down
We are shutting down Friday. Read more to learn about next steps, exporting your data, and more.
European sentiments towards the US hit an all-time low
A major ECFR poll finds the European public, in a time of rupture, thinking differently and questioning old assumptions. It reveals new political space availabl