Goldman Sachs analyst Rod Hall reckons Google will pay $9B to Apple this year to remain iOS’ default search engine — an amount that could go up to $12B next year (source). By comparison, Microsoft’s search engine Bing generated $7B in revenue in 2017. So Apple’s “search engine business” is 28% larger than Microsoft’s — all while, you know, having... See more
Most users won’t know what an anaerobic threshold is. Even worse, many athletes don’t know what an aerobic threshold is. That ignorance will work in Whoops favor. They can continue applying generic formulas to their user base. And then maybe Garmin will buy them, and it’ll be a win-win for everybody.
Some people push against what they see as the financialization of everything from art to identity, while others defend the idea by saying this is the way to make capitalism work in a more equitable, favourable way. The debate can go on endlessly, and there are great points on both sides. But it's undeniable that DAOs are only beginning to make... See more
Success at the portfolio level doesn't necessarily mean success at the individual level. In fact, it's almost never the case.
Become a VC for your own ideas. Don't be a bet in someone else's portfolio. Be the portfolio.
Think writing is hard? Bill Hader agrees! In this video he discusses writing with a partner, figuring out bad ideas, and sifting through feedback.
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Language models can take a big chunk of text and smush it down like a foot crushing a can of Coke. Except it doesn’t come out crushed—it comes out as a perfectly packaged and proportional mini-Coke. And it’s even drinkable! This is a Willy Wonka-esque magic trick, without the Oompa Loompas.