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Notion: The Embattled Artist
A somewhat impartial review of current NFT business models
Why the best deals are done with no data at all
A Review of An Ugly Truth
Weirder, different, and new
The complicated social and financial incentives at the heart of online publishing
The market failures damning content to ever increasing sensationalism
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Addicted, overwhelmed, oversubscribed: How technology hooked the world
The Power Output Equation
Spotify’s No-Win Predicament
A Case Study on Market Structures and Harm
The complicated business of selling social good
Why would Databricks spend $1.3B?
Half a century removed from its glory days, the Hollywood giant has a new rescue plan
China, boring AI, vertical SaaS, and Apple's power
It’s Musk's world and we’re just tweeting in it
An interview with Nir Eyal
What’s the real reason AI hasn’t yet delivered on its hype?
How the LTV/CAC ratio is manipulated to take advantage of retail investors
RIP to nerd Jesus
8 pieces of technology that have dramatically improved my life
An intuitive explainer for how to lose money and win anyway