Another hidden cause of food-related emissions is fertilizer. The introduction of synthetic fertilizers in the 1960s and 70s was a game changer. Suddenly, people could grow grains and vegetables in places where it was previously impossible. World hunger took a dive . But this advance came at a cost.
Aggressive Overbids. The Vision Fund is notorious for offering companies multiples more money at higher valuations than they were planning on raising and threatening to invest in competitors instead if they said no. If a company set out to raise $250 million, Masa asked them what they’d do if they had a billion. This elbowed out other investors and... See more
We all seek a sense of belonging. It's what inspires our desire to seek out groups of like-minded people. Once that fit is established, there's status in being a community leader. The most direct example here is Reddit: the moderator of a particular subreddit holds status to those engaged in the community. Even a contributor that writes a popular... See more
Each minute, creators generate unthinkable amounts of information and value. Today that value is priced, captured, and owned by digital media platforms. By enabling platformless media, Zora Protocol welcomes an age where that value returns where it belongs: creators and their communities.
“If you were to go back to a library in 1820, the vast majority of those ideas would have been produced at least a decade before, or hundreds of years ago.” – David Perell
Today, there is a new crop of companies looking to push the envelope on shipping even further. Dark store-enabled, “ultrafast” delivery companies are getting funded and expanding across Europe, Asia, Russia, South America, and the United States.