A dispatch from a hacker conference in San Francisco
The Search For the Winning Formula
It's A Brave New World
A look inside the S-1 of Wish. Included is the background of Wish, a look at their margins, how the universal postal union is changing their cost structure, how their CAC is rising and if they are viable long-term.
Surely nothing bad will happen with an AI hooked up to the internet
An Intuitive Explainer for How To Lose Money and Win Anyway
Inflation, web3, embedded fintech, investing in people, and the newsletter winter that is coming
The largest IPO in history is happening in China with Ant Financial. In this post, we discuss all the services Ant Financial provides and what to expect in the future from Ant.
The difference between a contractor and an employee, what Uber's existing business looks like and how AB5 will impact their financials.
My sick, unexplainable desire to buy a face computer
This is the dumbest AI will ever be—and it’s still magic
Startups screw up sometimes, but making things cheaper is a moral necessity
A $100B Bet on Two Brothers
How can you know when to invest?
2024 is the year I go big
The Rugged Landscape of Digital Advertising
I’m wondering if I can deep-fry my way out of the apocalypse
Neither hellscape nor utopia—the internet makes society anew
AI is about to remake our information ecosystem and it is past time for us to prepare
Interest rates do not equal innovation rates
Why community and social network effects will be key to winning the future
And it means there are big changes ahead for what software can do
How to think about investing in a startup versus a public company
No one cares, so take more risks
