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Happy Halloween. Read these then get dressed up.
LONG but GOOD - Michael Wolf predicts future of tech + media (Business Insider) Lithium batteries deserve more credit (Fusion) Why founders should do things that don’t scale (Paul Graham) Could we one day cure schizophrenia (Huffington Post) How to deliver a dynamite demo (Close) Use your 20s to set up the rest of your life (Mr Money Mustache) Life and death of an Amazon temp (Highline) Fusion and the quest for cheap energy (Time) Trick or Treat?
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Mark Cuban, “This tech bubble is worse than the last one” (LinkedIn) Founders should employ a smarter hiring process (Medium) How your startup actually gets acquired (Pat Meenan) Networking methodology - Right v. Wrong (Chop Dawg) Write a prenup for your next business partnership (Fortune) The startup taking on Amazon (Qz) University of Minnesota is pushing for free textbooks (Star Tribune) Be sure to share your favorite links and checking out my Kickstarter.
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Oprah and the simple question few of us can answer (LinkedIn) The gloomy view of a digital nomad (Mark Manson) How I finally got serious about my health (Medium) Rage Profiteering - Blogger’s cheapest ploy (Observer) Opening Pandora’s box (Startup Jackson) Christian NGO found to be front for spy organization (Intercept) Learn a new word “agnotology” (Bloomberg) Societal cost of driving (Atlantic) Be sure to share your favorite links.
Andrew Yang graduated law school, but hated being a corporate lawyer. So he tried to start a company, but failed. Then he joined Manhattan GMAT and sold it for over $30M. But none of that was his true calling.
He started Venture for America 2011 with a pretty straightforward idea – to channel talented young people to early-stage companies in Detroit, New Orleans, Providence and other U.S. cities to train as entrepreneurs. Doing this would help the companies succeed and create jobs in these communities. It would also prepare our young people to go on to become the builders and entrepreneurs our country needs. We don’t need more consultants, lawyers, or Wall Street guys. We need more makers, builders, and entrepreneurs. Andrew writes to show the way and share his vision. Who should read this; Anyone between the ages of 15-25. Anyone considering or in grad school. Venture capitalist, investors, and folks concerned about the national economy. Who should skip it; People who aren’t interested in fixing America’s economy or entrepreneurship. Interesting tidbit; Yang gave the keynote address at Thrival 2015 in Pittsburgh. Buy it here and you’ll support the blog!
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Are you do for a friend purge? (Thought Catalog) Is YouTube Red good for creators? (Medium) Mathematician uncovers voter fraud in Kansas (America) What to do when your competitor gets funded (Both Sides of the Table) Financial advice is improving (Morningstar) Underseas drones are next says 4-star general (Navy Times) Be sure to share your favorite links.
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Prosecutor believes oil companies should be tried like “big tobacco” for racketeering (Climate Progress) What makes an entrepreneurial ecosystem? (Medium) A walk through your genealogy (WaitButWhy) Gay cowboy rodeo (Daily Mail) The case for a Trump landslide (Scott Adams) 23 year old Googler balls out in truck in parking lot (Business Insider) David Pogue defends cars as unhackable - endangering others (Wired) What our solar system actually looks like (National Geographic) Be sure to share your favorite links.
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Your Life in Weeks (WaitButWhy) US Democrats have a serious problem (Vox) Tesla’s Consumer Reports recommendation rescinded (Re/Code) The Yahoo iceberg slowly melts (NYT) Stop hating on Pay Day Loans (Liberty Street Economics) LinkedIn is entering the freelance game (SFGate) Hunter S. Thompson on Living v. Existing (Farnam Street) Be sure to share your favorite links.
The bus sucks, but it is an order of magnitude cheaper than flights and allow your attention to stray more than driving a car (at least for the next few years).
In order to get through a long bus trip as stress free as possible, you need to plan ahead. Here is my strategy for every trip. Booking Red Eye buses and planes got that name for a reason. An overnight trip is a guaranteed fitful night of sleep leaving you groggy and unproductive the following day. However, a day trip is total waste of your day and inspires violent cabin fever. The best strategy is to get a trip that either arrives late (think 10p-1a) or leaves early (4:30a-7a). This way you can plan to get 4-5 hours of base sleep in a real bed, and catch another 2-3 on the bus. If it takes 4 hours to get 3, all the better, you just cut your ride in half. 24 Hours Prior
Seating The key to comfort is as much seat space as possible (the main selling point for first class plane tickets). To maximize your probability of getting a free seat next to you, you're going to have to employ some GAME THEORY. Step One - get in line early enough to snag your own pair of seats. Step Two - Defend your turf. Right of the bat, men are going to have an advantage. We are larger and generally perceived as less friendly or hygienic. Your fellow passengers are looking for a quiet, no-drama ride when choosing someone to sit with. You need to look loud, large, stinky and/or rude. Ladies, this is the time to let loose your crazy cat brain or pack twenty extra unnecessary things. Throw on headphones and apply resting bitchface. Dudes, manspread and stack everything you own on the seat next to you. AVOID EYE CONTACT AT ALL COSTS. The eyes are the gateway to the soul so make like Donald Trump and put up a wall. If you fail, be polite, the person sitting next to you isn’t excited about this either. Comfort You need to dress in layers. The bus can and will go from freezing cold air-conditioning to a non-ventilated sauna in the blink of an eye. It is the will of the gods and most bus drivers will not be bothered to adjust any settings for you. Snacks Pack non-perishables that are not going to be temperature dependent. Nuts, PBJs, and water are staples. Chocolate and guacamole are luxuries. Entertainment Congrats, you got your own pair of seats and crushed a 3 hour nap. We are now 5 hours to our destination with only one rest stop. Do Not Count on Wifi
Just trust me. While I'm sure the technology to provide adequate wifi on a moving bus has been figured out, no company has made the considerable requisite investment.
Pack two books I know you usually don't read, but this is a special case. It can be brutally boring and the solitude of a long journey will actually allow you to be absorbed by a medium that you have sacrificed in favor of Insta-pics, moderately witty tweets and useless blog posts. Show some discipline and bang some literature out. If all else fails, just listen to people talk.
Bus people are neurotic and or crazy. Enjoy the ride.
Disclosure; Everything written above was transcribed in the back of a 114 degree Megabus somewhere in eastern PA by a dehydrated, malnourished, sleep-deprived blogger. Apply these principles at your own risk.
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