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The Star Halifax
How a Toronto comedian made $205,000 investing in crypto
The Star Halifax
4 min read · May 25th · ‘I remember just sitting there, staring at the empty account,’ investor says. Coinbase responds that it is not responsible for losses due to compromised login credentials.
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The Globe and Mail
Opinion: Netflix offers its employees a dose of reality
The Globe and Mail
3 min read · May 20th · Now we know there’s no whining in business, at least not if you work at Netflix
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The Globe and Mail
Some new landlords are losing money. With rates rising, tenants could see rent hikes
The Globe and Mail
6 min read · May 2nd · Climbing borrowing costs increase the pressure on real estate investors who can’t cover homeownership expenses with rent. But soaring rates could cost tenants, too
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The Star Halifax
As interest rates head up, many Toronto homeowners will see mortgage payments jump by thousands, experts say
The Star Halifax
6 min read · May 26th · Even those with fixed-rate mortgages could see monthly payments jump to $6,000 or more in the coming years as a series of planned rate hikes hit home.
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The Globe and Mail
Bank of Canada’s Tiff Macklem doubles down on message that Canadians should prepare for higher interest rates
The Globe and Mail
3 min read · May 26th · Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem says that the central bank needs to push interest rates up relatively quickly to cool down the overheating economy
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The Star Halifax
As housing market cools, surburban home prices and sales are dropping faster than the downtown core
The Star Halifax
3 min read · May 26th · Experts say real estate in 905 region is stabilizing from pandemic peak, as downtown living becomes more attractive with rising gas prices and workers returning to offices.
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New York Magazine
Buy Now. Pay (and Pay, and Pay, and Pay) Later.
New York Magazine
6 min read · May 23rd · The bill for the finance hack of the pandemic is coming due — for all of us.
Reader View · Shared by 79, including Scott Galloway
The Globe and Mail
Gas prices are rising even as oil prices fall. What gives?
The Globe and Mail
1 min read · May 13th · Demand for refined fuels like gasoline, diesel and jet fuel is outpacing the ability of refineries to keep up
The Star Halifax
The housing market is cooling. Should you buy now or wait to see if prices drop?
The Star Halifax
4 min read · May 13th · There are already fewer bidding wars and buyers are waiting for prices to drop further. But timing the market is not an easy game.
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The Star Halifax
How do you lose $3 billion in a booming market? A massive Ontario pension comes clean on…
The Star Halifax
7 min read · Apr 29th · In 2020, secretive public-sector pension fund OMERS posted eye-popping losses while most other funds posted gains. In an interview with the Star, CEO Blake Hutcheson tries to explain what went wrong.
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CNN
Why people hated shopping carts when they first came out
CNN
9 min read · May 14th · We live in a world shaped by shopping carts. The ubiquitous, unloved contraptions are a key feature of US economy. (Yes, really.)
The New York Times
The Era of Cheap and Plenty May Be Ending
The New York Times
7 min read · May 3rd · Supplies of goods are coming up short in the pandemic, and prices have jumped. Some economists warn that the changes could linger.
The Globe and Mail
Sell the family home to lock in profit and then rent? Better not
The Globe and Mail
3 min read · May 25th · Avoid it unless you have deep financial resources and are fine with uncertainty about where you live, says Rob Carrick in this column for empty-nesters
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The Globe and Mail
Opinion: So much for the electric vehicle revolution. You cannot make the machines without the metals that…
The Globe and Mail
4 min read · May 13th · Most of the metals that go into EVs and their massive batteries have climbed even faster than pump prices because they are in exceedingly short supply and high demand
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CNBC
This 49-year-old CEO used lessons from Amazon and Google to build a $1.5 billion start-up
CNBC
3 min read · May 12th · Faisal Masud worked his way up the ranks at Amazon, Google, eBay and Staples. Now, he's applying lessons from those companies to Fabric, a start-up valued at $1.5 billion.
CBS News
Recycling plastic is a total bust, industry critics say
CBS News
4 min read · May 11th · New research reveals that only 5% of plastic used in the U.S. is recycled. "It does not work," one expert says bluntly.
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Mother Jones
How private equity looted America
Mother Jones
1 min read · May 9th · Inside the industry that has ransacked the US economy—and upended the lives of working people everywhere.
Shared by 109, including Adrian Roselli 🗯
Business Insider
'We're on the precipice': The tech industry is bracing for a historic slump amid VC pullback, looming…
Business Insider
6 min read · May 7th · The tech downturn is escalating as public companies are facing massive valuation cuts, and late-stage startups are seeing venture capital dry up.
The Globe and Mail
Rosenberg: The perfect storm has arrived for stock markets. But there’s still one way to invest for…
The Globe and Mail
5 min read · May 25th · I don’t think we’ve ever seen such a smorgasbord of downside risks all taking hold at the same time
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Vox
Is this another tech bubble bursting?
Vox
4 min read · May 13th · And should you, a normal person, care?
Scott Galloway
WMDs | No Mercy / No Malice
Scott Galloway
6 min read · May 6th · The element fueling economic growth is not a rare earth metal, processing power, or NFTs: It’s attention. The average American spends 11 hours per day consuming media, 65% of their waking life.…
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arunsureshwrites.medium.com
The Right Way to do a Competitor Analysis for a New Product Category
arunsureshwrites.medium.com
7 min read · May 22nd · A guide for startup founders to do an objective & value based competitor analysis
The Guardian
Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous face
The Guardian
20+ min read · May 17th · The long read: Thanks to a savvy California lawyer, Albert Einstein has earned far more posthumously than he ever did in his lifetime. But is that what the great scientist would have wanted?
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 209, including Dr. Simon A. Rego, Miguel Angel Escotet, Jennifer Ouellette, Howard Getson, Bernardo van Olst
WIRED
The Incredible Shrinking Car Dealership
WIRED
3 min read · May 18th · The way people buy automobiles is changing—so Honda and other manufacturers are adapting in kind.
Shared by 175, including Backchannel
Mother Jones
How private equity gobbled up the US economy—and ruined life for everyone else
Mother Jones
~11 min read · May 9th · Billionaires are looting the country, leaving everyday Americans to clean up the mess—and fight for the scraps.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 171, including Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Lam Thuy Vo, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Neil Lee
MIT Technology Review
Money is about to enter a new era of competition
MIT Technology Review
2 min read · Apr 12th · Digital technology is poised to change our relationship with money and, for some countries, the ability to manage their economies.
Reader View · Shared by 170, including Nicolas Babin #AmazonPartner, Chris Skinner, Allison Arieff, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Jim Marous 💯, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻
chartmogul.com
9 Startup Lessons From Phil Knight, Creator of NIKE
chartmogul.com
~12 min read · Apr 21st · Nike is one of the best-known brands in the world today. It sells almost 1,500 shoes every minute. That is 780 million shoes every year. Most likely, at some point in your life, you might have worn a…
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youtube.com
Selling A No-Code Business To Building Airtable from $0 to a $6 Billion Unicorn with David Peterson
youtube.com
Apr 21st · Selling A No-Code Business To Building Airtable from $0 to a $6 Billion Unicorn with David Peterson: https://youtu.be/IC-B0QaoQ80#b2b #business #creator #cre...
Shared by 151, including Jonathan Kogan
theask.substack.com
Why purpose matters in entrepreneurship (and how to find yours)
theask.substack.com
9 min read · May 8th · Are you putting purpose front and centre as you build your business? Here's why you need to and how to do it.
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Fast Company
All the things COVID-19 will change forever, according to 30 top experts
Fast Company
~11 min read · From 2020 · The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly changed how the world does business. Work shifted, where possible, into people’s homes and online in accordance with social distancing guidelines. As a result, businesses’ longstanding resistance to remote employees dissolved, and the lines between work and family life, long blurred, blended overnight. Even when life returns to some form of normal, some of these changes will stick, according to tech journalist Mark Sullivan's interviews with CEOs and business leaders from a cross-section of industries.
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Farnam Street
The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, by Charlie Munger
Farnam Street
From 2020 · The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, a speech given in 1995 by legendary investor Charlie Munger, opened my eyes to how behavioral psychology can be applied to business and problem-solving. Munger,…
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First Round
An Exact Breakdown of How One CEO Spent His First Two Years
First Round
20+ min read · 2021-08-10 · Sam Corcos, co-founder & CEO of Levels, tracked exactly how he spent the two years since founding the company for a rare inside look at being a startup leader.
Reader View · Shared by 666, including Oliver Raduner, Kelly Hoey, Jessy Lane, Mohamed Azazy, Jonathan Kogan, Mark Kaigwa, A S K Chaitanya Reddy, Chloe Abrasada, Howard L Morgan
durmonski.com
Theory of Constraints Principles Simplified [With Pictures]
durmonski.com
~11 min read · Feb 25th · What are the Theory of Constraints principles and how they can be applied to real life? See how I apply TOC in my writing process.
Reader View · Shared by 643, including Ines Bieler, David Papandrew
Visual Capitalist
The 20 Fastest Growing Jobs in the Next Decade
Visual Capitalist
~15 min read · 2021-09-13 · The employment landscape is constantly shifting. While agricultural jobs played a big role in the 19th century, a large portion of U
Reader View · Shared by 629, including Harold Sinnott 📱📲, Damir Kusar, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Brooks Rainwater, Dr. Sally Eaves #TechForGood #PrivacySummit, Oliver Raduner, John Nosta, Vala Afshar, Kirk Borne, Lee Keyes, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Jason Hirschhorn, Nicolas Babin #AmazonPartner, Gabriele, Bernhard Huessy, Simon Kuestenmacher, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Klaus Burmeister
First Round
A Founder’s Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Community and Getting Your First 1,000 Members
First Round
20+ min read · 2021-11-23 · Pivots, MVPs and Community: How Joseph Quan, Founder & CEO of Knoetic, got his startup back on track by making community his wedge. He shares his hard-won wisdom and his six-step guide for building a…
Reader View · Shared by 591, including Kyle Bunch, ErmanTaylan.eth, Nir Eyal, Pierpaolo Alessio, Katja Evertz
TED Talks
Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action
TED Talks
From 2015 · Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership -- starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers ...
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Freakonomics
Why Do Most Ideas Fail to Scale?
Freakonomics
20+ min read · Feb 24th · In a new book called The Voltage Effect, the economist John List — who has already revolutionized how his profession does research — is trying to start a scaling revolution. In this installment of the…
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