Tag: startups
Beyond ✨Shiny✨ Degrees: World-changing innovations from unexpected places
Public investments in education and research are a no-brainer, and these examples of game-changing innovations that came from "low value" fields of study tell you why.
Why your favorite apps and creators all pivot in January
The new year is a time for change. But why do so many apps and creators pivot in January? We explore the psychology behind the new year's pivot.
Field of Bankruptcies
It’s hard out there trying to do something new, which is why we want to look back on some of the notable failed sports leagues.
Learn from me: a Dunning-Kruger expert
Drawing on the Dunning-Kruger Effect to propel tech progress is like using a slingshot to travel into space: Leaving our comfort zone to learn from experts gives us the momentum to break through boundaries and break records.
Tools for building a new company
I spent the last week spinning up a new company for the first time since 2017. Here are the tools I used.
Let’s Go To The Tape
Why Memorex, Silicon Valley’s first true startup, evolved into something of a ghost kitchen of computing.
Dr. Koop’s Digital Korner
How famed U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, at the age of 82, became an internet entrepreneur, and why his namesake website burned out, fast.
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Michael Wolff’s Internet Book Empire
The Trump administration tell-all scribe has a history with digital publishing that goes way back. In fact, he edited one of the first guides to the internet.
Google’s Zombie
Why FeedBurner, a service that Google once bought for $100 million, has become the one service it literally can’t kill. Here's why the service lingers.
All Sock Puppets Go To Heaven
If someone were to create an online store like Pets.com today, it probably would've worked. So why did it fail miserably back in 2000? A few reasons.