Have you tried to buy an NFT lately? Ethereum users have been crippled by high gas fees and slow transactions. One of the original dreams of cryptocurrencies was transactions. That was the “point” of internet money. Yet, making a transaction on Bitcoin or Ethereum takes ages. And costs you a fortune. Major NFT traders like […]
I read 42 books this year. Not a single one made the ten best things I read. In 2021, online writing on blogs is the highest quality information available. Far better than anything you’ll get from watching the news or reading the mainstream media. So, what were the 10 best things I read in 2021? […]
When it comes to legendary cultures, and small teams redefining industries, Supercell is a shining example. Last week, The Information reported Tencent is in talks to buy out the remaining 16% of external investors in the Finnish gaming super company. In the process, it plans to mark up Supercell’s value to $11B. Supercell only employs […]
It’s so easy to focus on shipping exciting new features that sometimes we forget the importance of completing tech debt stories, and creating minimal technical (tech) debt along the way. This is true for engineers, designers, product managers and builders of all stripes. In fact, in my experience, it is hardest for CEOs. It is […]
After its stellar IPO debut last year – with shares popping 92% on the first day – many of us expected DoorDash to face tough comps this year. It seemed like the company had priced in all the growth it could handle valued at 24x sales. After all, this was a delivery company, not a […]
50 thousand favorites of a Tweet is not a normal thing. While crypto bears are everywhere, Stephen Diehl has become the standard bearer for the position. His threads are written with the wit of David Foster Wallace and the techno-philosophical prose of Michael Crichton. And, boy, do they perform. With Twitter’s average engagement rate of […]
Since Apple introduced the world to podcasts in June, 2005, the medium has been on an unstoppable ascent. That same year it was New Oxford American Dictionary’s Word of the Year. By 2006, 11% of Americans 12+ tried listening to the bite sized audio delivered over the internet. Today, that number is 57%. And more […]
If you had to pick a single cryptocurrency to highlight blockchain innovation in 2021, Solana would be it. The $SOL token has gone from a market cap of $490 million on January 1st to $53 billion on December 11th. Year to date, it has more than 100x’d. It went from one of the thousands of […]
The Tragedies That Await Contemporary climates have already reached 1 centigrade above preindustrial levels. If this trend continues, tides will continue to rise. The first impact will be beachfront properties going under water. Miami beaches will retreat miles. Eventually, Bangladesh and the Maldives will be swallowed by the Ocean entirely. “Hot house earth,” with 3-4 […]
The Fastest Horse in the Race When Jamin over at Clouded Judgment took a look at the latest quarterly results of all the public SaaS companies, one company’s revenue growth stood out as far above the rest: That is quite a remarkable feat. In an industry filled with fast growers like Snowflake, SentinelOne, and Datadog, […]