Diego Segura
@diegosegura
designer, writer, founder. currently obsessed with monetary theory, high finance, corporate law, regretting dropping out of high school, and sudoku. author of a 2018 book, “the dropout manifesto.”
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James Daly, president and chief executive for United States operations at Euler Hermes, said that rates varied, but someone insuring $1 million in receivables through the company’s Simplicity plan could expect to pay an annual premium of around $7,000.
Paul Sullivan • Protecting Your Business, and Your Bank Account, in Case Clients Don’t Pay (Published 2016)
Untangling the Mystery of the World’s First Rooftop Solar Panel - bellingcat
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nothing really to gain from this article, just very interesting, and i had no idea that there were even mentions let alone prototypes of solar energy like this as early as the 1880s. also hilarious that at the time, they said it wouldn't be commercially viable for some of the same challenges we face today: energy storage.
also cool that this all happened on Nassau and Maiden Lane, just a few blocks from my apartment — “FiDi”, as we call it now, is the epitome of Lower Manhattan, as it should be called, and it's a beautiful place, with massively rich history
maybe this is some reference imagery for “Lower Manhattan”, the brand
the first children’s climate trial took place in the U.S. when a group of 16 young people sued Montana for violating their constitutional rights, including rights to equal protection, dignity, liberty, health and safety, and public trust, all predicated on their right to “a clean and healthful environment” as enshrined in the state constitution.... See more
America’s Carbon Bill Is Coming Due
“I think any work that celebrates women indiscriminately, solely on the merit of their womanhood, is condescending and a cultural liability.”
Adam Lehrer • Who’s Afraid of Elena Velez?
Still, becoming a real, regulated insurance carrier meant Lemonade needed more time to launch and more capital to grow. (A carrier typically must maintain cash reserves equal to at least a third of revenue, Sagalow notes.) So far, the capital has flowed—and from some big names. Through 2017, Lemonade raised $180 million in four rounds. In 2019, it... See more
Jeff Kauflin • First, Fire All The Brokers: How Lemonade, A Millennial-Loved Fintech Unicorn, Is Disrupting The Insurance Business
Glossier took pride in creating their own tech for things like point-of-sale and checkout, and perhaps the big irony is that recently, they moved over to Shopify.
After the Gloss: What’s Next for Emily Weiss
The magazine’s patented celebrity-on-celebrity dialogues compounded the formula, like mixing colors on a palette. Instead of a journalist to interview Jack Nicholson, get Julian Schnabel. (For the results, see the April, 2003, issue.)
Michael Schulman • The Legacy of Interview Magazine and a Trip to 1988
Selective factoring
Selective factoring gives businesses the opportunity to factor individual invoices or small bundles of invoices, rather than factoring their entire sales ledger.
Selective factoring gives businesses the opportunity to factor individual invoices or small bundles of invoices, rather than factoring their entire sales ledger.