Sarah Drinkwater
@sarahdrinkwater
Knowledge beachcomber interested in the ownership economy, flourishing communities, ecosystem building, magic, and knowledge as an end to itself.
Sarah Drinkwater
2. See how they treat service workers
People reveal their true natures when they deal with others who have no power and can never return a favor.
This is one of the most reliable indicators of trustworthiness that you will find.
3. Discover what experiences formed their character in early lifetedgioia.substack.com • My 8 Best Techniques for Evaluating Character
Dirt raises $1.2M seed
dirt.mirror.xyz
We’re a philanthropic fund that makes grants and investments to improve humanity’s long-term prospects.
Future Fund June 2022 Update
Alternative to What? | Thomas Frank
thebaffler.com
late stage capitalism and “Alternative”
the patina of daring had begun to wear thin on the eighties’ chosen crop of celebrity-rebels. Entire new lines of insolent shoes would have to be designed and marketed; entire new looks and emblems of protest would have to be found somewhere. Consumerism’s traditional claim to be the spokesman for our inchoate disgust with consumerism was hemorrhaging credibility, and independent rock, with its Jacobin ‘authenticity’ obsession, had just the things capital required.
Out went the call for an “alternative” from a thousand executive suites, and overnight everyone even remotely associated with independent rock in Seattle—and Minneapolis, Chapel Hill, Champaign, Lawrence, and finally Chicago—found themselves the recipients of unsolicited corporate attention
In Europe, investors in first-time funds have a higher chance of exceptional returns. But why is that?
Francesco Perticarari • Why new VC funds offer the greatest opportunities in Venture Capital
This is exactly what's happening in venture.