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TechCrunch
Penpot inks $8M, as signups for its open source spin on Figma jump 5600% after Adobe's $20B…
TechCrunch
4 min read · · Penpot, an open source platform for designers and developers, got a big spike after the Adobe-Figma deal. Now it's raised $8M in funding. · Shared by 35, including James Young, William Toll, Chris Isak
The Atlantic
Elon Musk’s Texts Shatter the Myth of the Tech Genius
The Atlantic
6 min read · · The world’s richest man has some embarrassing friends. · Shared by 259, including Mathew Ingram, Chris Fralic, aubrey blanche (she/her), Michael Seemann, Anna Jane Joyner, Christopher Lauer, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, John Koetsier, tante, Josh Bersin ✨, Mark Little, Helen Lewis, Brian T. Edwards, Alastair Goldfisher, luis antónio santos, Christopher Mims 🤌, Carlos Maza, Chris Skinner, Martin Steiger, Steve Silberman
Vox
The mysterious ad slump of 2022
Vox
6 min read · · Four theories on why ad sales are plummeting even as the economy is doing fine. · Shared by 71
failory.com
Robinhood's Business Model: How Do They Make Money?
failory.com
9 min read · · How exactly does Robinhood make money if it doesn’t charge users any fees? In this article, we dive into their 5 revenue streams. · Shared by 85
PetaPixel
Meta is in Free Fall: Users Are Leaving, Revenue is Down, Stock Keeps Falling
PetaPixel
2 min read · · There may not be a way back out for Meta. · Shared by 57, including Richard Bernabe
Quartz
Every season is now iced coffee season
Quartz
1 min read · · Work from home and growing interest in cold brew are fueling iced coffee's popularity · Shared by 42
TechCrunch
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will freeze hiring and cut costs
TechCrunch
1 min read · · After a decade of explosive growth, the company formerly known as Facebook is planning to freeze hiring and restructure some teams. · Shared by 47, including Matt Navarra
The Walrus
When Big Tobacco Was Forced to Pay
The Walrus
~11 min read · · The cigarette industry had its Erin Brockovich moment in the nineties. How has it managed to survive? · Shared by 115
Entrepreneur
The 3 Best Countries to Start a Business
Entrepreneur
4 min read · · These three countries are a great place to begin your international endeavors. · Shared by 65
TechCrunch
A Strava co-founder races into a lucrative market
TechCrunch
3 min read · · The fintech startup lends against whole life insurance policies, with the goal of digitizing “many of the traditional time-intensive operations” involved in the process. · Shared by 71, including Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Harold Sinnott #DigitalTransformation
The Guardian
Corporate greed, not wages, is behind inflation. It’s time for price controls
The Guardian
2 min read · · Corporations are using rising costs as an excuse to increase their prices even higher, resulting in record profits. We need limited price controls to break this cycle · Shared by 83
Hustle_says
How one of America’s last piano manufacturers stays alive
Hustle_says
7 min read · · Piano-building was once one of the country’s largest industries. Today, only two companies remain in business. · Shared by 90, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Esther Schindler, Gail Gardner
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The New York Times
Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company
The New York Times
10 min read · · Yvon Chouinard has forfeited ownership of the company he founded 49 years ago. The profits will now be used to fight climate change. · Shared by 526, including Larry Brilliant 💛💙, Paul Kedrosky, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Mathew Ingram, Alex Tabarrok, Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭, reshmasaujani, Tara Parker-Pope, Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute, Chaotic Goode, Jeff Jarvis, jason@calacanis.com, Helen Branswell 🇺🇦, Emily Atkin, Karen K. Ho, Eileen Burbidge, Ekaterina Walter, Michael Clemens, David Wallace-Wells, 🟣 #WinnieSun ® ☀️
The Atlantic
Elon Musk’s Texts Shatter the Myth of the Tech Genius
The Atlantic
6 min read · · The world’s richest man has some embarrassing friends. · Shared by 259, including Mathew Ingram, Chris Fralic, aubrey blanche (she/her), Michael Seemann, Anna Jane Joyner, Christopher Lauer, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, John Koetsier, tante, Josh Bersin ✨, Mark Little, Helen Lewis, Brian T. Edwards, Alastair Goldfisher, luis antónio santos, Christopher Mims 🤌, Carlos Maza, Chris Skinner, Martin Steiger, Steve Silberman
CNBC
This introverted CEO says the workplace is built for extroverts—here's how she learned to thrive
CNBC
2 min read · · The workplace is built for extroverts. Here's how Ancestry.com CEO Deb Liu, a self-described introvert, found a way to thrive in it. · Shared by 246, including Marsha Collier, Stephanie A Kowalski
The Walrus
How Do You Make the Perfect Toy?
The Walrus
~16 min read · · Fads come and go, but how to create a toy that stands the test of time is the billion-dollar question · Shared by 245
NPR's Planet Money
An economist studied popular finance tips. Some might be leading you astray
NPR's Planet Money
8 min read · · A Yale professor of finance read through 50 popular finance books to see how they square with traditional economic theory. · Shared by 196
Guardian Tech
Huawei founder sparks alarm in China with warning of ‘painful’ next decade
Guardian Tech
3 min read · · Ren Zhengfei writes in leaked memo that ‘chill will be felt by everyone’ and company must focus on survival · Shared by 121, including mrbrown, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Chris Skinner, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Brett King #Technosocialism #OptimalHumanity, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA
New York Magazine
Milk Money
New York Magazine
~18 min read · · The national shortage that wreaked havoc for parents created an opening in the $4 billion market. · Shared by 118, including Polina
Hustle_says
The family that built a ballpark nachos monopoly
Hustle_says
8 min read · · Anytime you order nachos at a sporting event, there’s a good chance they came from a molten-cheese empire in San Antonio, Texas. · Shared by 117
The Walrus
When Big Tobacco Was Forced to Pay
The Walrus
~11 min read · · The cigarette industry had its Erin Brockovich moment in the nineties. How has it managed to survive? · Shared by 115
CNBC
2 time-management tricks Microsoft's CMO learned from working with Bill Gates—and how they can help you be…
CNBC
3 min read · · One of the most valuable lessons Chris Capossela learned from Gates — and one of his secrets for success, he shares — is the importance of time management. · Shared by 113
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The Science of Success
successanalytics.blogspot.com
· Money: Personal Finance, Money Management and Personal Development. · Shared by 2238
Collab Fund
Little Ways The World Works
Collab Fund
7 min read · · If you find something that is true in more than one field, you’ve probably uncovered something particularly important. The more fields it shows up in, the more likely it is to be a fundamental and… · Shared by 1659, including Michelle Boisson, Morgan Housel, Peter Herger
Real Life
Influencer Creep — Real Life
Real Life
10 min read · · Self-documenting and self-branding are becoming basic to all forms of work · Shared by 1529, including Colin Wright, Paolo Pedercini, Kyle Chayka, tante, Taylor Lorenz, Leif & Direkt, Bailey Richardson
Vox
What is the point of crypto?
Vox
~17 min read · · Crypto is a solution in search of a problem — or problems. · Shared by 1255, including yeon, Dorothea Baur (Dr.), Mathew Ingram, Stef Walter, David Papandrew, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
Fast Company
All the things COVID-19 will change forever, according to 30 top experts
Fast Company
Summary · ~11 min read · · 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. · Shared by 891, including Scott Williams, Aamir Raz, Bob Apollo Inflexion-Point FF.ISP 🇪🇺 🇵🇱 🇪🇸, Ines Bieler, Jeff Richards, getAbstract, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Mari Smith, Katja Evertz, W. David Stephenson, Gideonro, Steve Case, Tim, Thomas Power, Jacob Jarnvall, Johannes Dornisch, Tamara Dull, Tom Vander Ark, Memen Isimo, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA
First Round
An Exact Breakdown of How One CEO Spent His First Two Years
First Round
20+ min read · · 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. · Shared by 773, including Oliver Raduner, Howard L Morgan, Mohamed Azazy, Jonathan Kogan, Jessy Lane, Chloe Abrasada, Kelly Hoey, A S K Chaitanya Reddy, Mark Kaigwa, Kevin_Indig
youtube.com
How to come up with good business ideas
youtube.com
· This was recorded on Monday, February 7th for Cohort #3 of The Minimalist Entrepreneur Course.You can learn more about the book this content is based on here... · Shared by 757, including Oliver Raduner, StanChan, Bernie J Mitchell 💚, yeon
Farnam Street
The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, by Charlie Munger
Farnam Street
· 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,… · Shared by 737, including Liv 😷, Jose Paul Martin, Josh Wolfe, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Chintan Shah, Gabrielle Mendoza, 瑞拿頭, Vikram Dutt, Jason Zweig, Tauno, StanChan, Ayala Sherbow, Rifki Caesar Novaldin, davidabrock, Ceferino Díaz, Fern, Carly
The Atlantic
The Biggest Problem With Remote Work
The Atlantic
Summary · 6 min read · · Companies need a new kind of middle manager: the synchronizer. · Shared by 730, including Taylor Lorenz, Felix M, Katja Evertz, Gerd Leonhard, Ines Bieler, Merkstatt, Scott Monty, getAbstract, yeon, Ed Zitron, WeWork
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