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Marker by Medium on Creativity
Creativity Is the New Productivity
In the age of A.I. and machine learning, just being more productive won’t cut it. The future belongs to the creatives.
Marker by Medium on Finance
The Bitcoin Dream Is Dead
Bitcoin’s recent 25% plunge illustrates why it will never be a true currency
«Bitcoin’s transformation from putative currency to speculative asset, in other words, was effectively built into the system from the start. It’s where Bitcoin was headed all along.»
Marker by Medium on Growth Marketing
The Untold History of Facebook’s Most Controversial Growth Tool
‘People You May Know’ helped the social media giant grow exponentially. One man made it happen. An exclusive excerpt from ‘Facebook: The…
Marker by Medium on NFT
Why the NFT Craze Is a Bubble Waiting to Pop
The latest collectible boom is fueled by speculators, not enthusiasts
«The real winners of the NFT craze, in fact, may not be the people speculating in NFTs, but the companies and technologies enabling them to speculate.»
Marker by Medium on Race
Silicon Valley’s Demo Day Is Racist and Sexist
Aspiring founders spend months preparing for a moment that is inherently biased against anyone who isn’t white or male
Marker by Medium on Real Estate
How Compass Became the Bane of Real Estate
The high-tech real estate startup boasts SoftBank backing, a $1.6 billion war chest, and plenty of skeptics
Marker by Medium on Silicon Valley
How Remote Work Could Destroy Silicon Valley
The tech industry is built on serendipity. If workers flee the Bay Area, what’s left?
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Remote Work Is Killing the Hidden Trillion-Dollar Office Economy
From airlines to Starbucks, a massive part of our economy hinges on white collar workers returning to the office
Inside the Flour Company Supplying America’s Sudden Baking Obsession
How King Arthur Flour found itself in the unlikely crosshairs of a pandemic
Unlucky Charms: The Rise and Fall of Billion-Dollar Jewelry Empire Alex and Ani
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The 15 Objects That Defined 2020
From sweatpants to rubber bullets, a year in culture told through the artifacts we’ll never forget
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Marker by Medium on Social Justice
The ‘Pyramid of Hate’ that Brought Down Basecamp
Basecamp bosses banned politics at work over a social justice diagram