Sarah Drinkwater

Best explanation I've seen of what makes a "brand" By Scott Thomas, via @jessicahische https://t.co/noYygFHMdZ

Our excrement is a natural, renewable and sustainable resource – if only we can overcome our visceral disgust of it. 

Forget what they say—instead look at who they marry.

This is a sure-fire technique, and it tells you important things about people you can’t learn any other way. A person’s choice of a spouse—or if they aren’t married, their closest lifelong partner—is much more revealing than anything they say or do in public.

This choice tells you about their own

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Near the end of last year, I asked myself:What do you want from the internet, anyway?

The accumulated fruits of human agency and creative problem-solving are so ubiquitous today—in the form of agriculture and modern medicine, electricity and air conditioning, Uber and Amazon, Google and iPhones, widespread literacy and constitutional government, bank loans and credit cards, Zoom and Facebook—that we tend to assume them as the... See more

But what could a future-proof venture firm look like if it was built from scratch? These are the most common ideas that have come up in my conversations- Visionary leadership- An org chart that reflects value-creation- Product-led value proposition- Incentivizing collaboration and apprenticeship internally- Intellectually honest decision making

While the majority of the broader venture market is still dominated by large traditional firms we're seeing more changes in the space than ever before. Celebrities are not only active angels but they're building firms whether its The Chainsmokers or Serena Williams. Angel investing has exploded past $25B in capital invested and you're seeing a... See more