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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 16,888 posts.
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Why my book can be downloaded for free (2014)
From the highly eclectic blog of Mark Dominus
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GLP-1 drugs: An economic disruptor? (2024)
While Silicon Valley obsesses over AI, a weight-loss drug is quietly becoming the biggest economic disruptor since the internet. Here's why your job, investments, and future depend on understanding it
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New Study: Waymo is reducing serious crashes and making streets safer
The path to Vision Zero requires reducing severe crashes and improving the safety of those most at risk. Our latest research paper shows that the Waymo Driver is making significant strides in both areas. By reducing the most dangerous crashes and providing better protection for pedestrians, cyclists, and other…
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Sunsetting the Bethesda.net launcher and migrating to Steam
You may now begin transferring your Bethesda.net Library to Steam. Find the instructions and get all the details in our updated FAQ.
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Don't build your castle in other people's kingdoms (2021)
In the past couple of months a couple of big social media sites have changed their terms or introduced suspicious paid plans and it has caught content creators off guard.
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The “No Code” Delusion
Increasingly popular in the last couple of years, I think 2020 is going to be the year of “no code”: the movement that say you can write business logic and even entire applications without having the training of a software developer. I empathise with people doing this, and I think some of the “no code” tools are…
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Terraform makes carbon neutral natural gas
We did it! After two years of hard work we hold in our hands hard proof that the incredible team at Terraform can make synthetic natural gas from sunlight and air, as reported in TechCrunch. Last W…
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Leadership is a hell of a drug
Last week, I received the following invitation to a compulsory on-site meeting, following management's repeated engagements with some sort of Agile shaman.
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Why Figma Wins
Companies are a sequencing of loops. While it’s possible to stumble into an initial core loop that works, the companies that are successful in the long term are the ones that can repeatedly find the next loop. However, this evolution is poorly understood relative to its existential impact on a company’s trajectory…
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Why we transitioned from Medium back to our own blog
Where to publish something has becoming a difficult decision for a lot of businesses. You read so many stories about using various channels to distribute content and grow traffic, it’s hard to know what does and doesn’t work. Medium, in particular, has become a major player in the world of startup content, but is it…
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How to pick startup ideas
One of the most important things I learned from running a startup is that on a macro scale the innovation market is efficient. If the market conditions allow for a startup to arise, it’s overwhelmingly probable that multiple startups already exist in that market. The converse is also true — if there are no startups in…
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The SaaS Org Chart
You've raised a new funding round. You need to staff up. Here's what that looks like.
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All companies are fucked up
Belts in Karate are ordered from white to black. This is of course a new invention. Originally, new colored belts were not given upon arbitrary levels of attainment, a white belt was given at the beginning of one's training and you just never washed it. Over the years...
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Experian, you have some explaining to do
Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Research suggests…
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Extreme questions to trigger new, better ideas
We know, "no idea is a bad idea," but brainstorming is often unsuccessful. These prompts actually work. They could even lead to a unique business model.
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Law Students Fend Off a Patent Troll
A handful of Brooklyn Law students forced a patent troll to drop a meritless lawsuit.
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Apple gave me the Hey treatment back in 2014
I’ve been reading the news this week about Hey, Apple, and in app purchases. Many people have offered their takes on the situation, and I can’t help but feel déjà vu.
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Why is AI so useless for business?
AI research has structural problems that limit how much it can impact business. But understanding why gives a way to determine what will work and what won't, as well as reveal new business opportunities.
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Evernote to be acquired by Bending Spoons
CEO Ian Small discusses what’s next for the company, and reaffirms Evernote’s commitment to helping customers remember everything and accomplish anything.
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A new form of verification on Bluesky
We’re introducing a new layer of verification — a user-friendly, easily recognizable badge. Additionally, independent organizations can verify accounts directly through our Trusted Verifiers feature.
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Carving out a niche as a small artist on Spotify
I'm making over $800 per month with my music— almost exclusively through Spotify. This is up from $400 per month last year. I don't tour, I don't sell merch and I'm not on a major label. I'm just a small indie artist making music in my evenings— and Spotify is making that possible.
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Brave Passes 10M Monthly Active Users, Sees 19% Growth Since 1.0 Launch
Brave 1.0 was released on November 13th and received very positive press reviews, and also saw a surge in user adoption. Brave went from 8.7 million monthly active users in October to 10.4 million MAU at the end of November, a 19% increase across all platforms. This represents a doubling of Brave's MAU in one year…
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The satellite imagery industry still has no idea what customers want
The satellite imagery industry still has no idea what customers actually want
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