An ex-Apple designer who went on to startup success once told me, “I wish I could give a workshop for Apple alumni jumping into startups, to help them un-learn The Apple Way.” As someone who strives to build products with the craft and quality of Apple, it pains me to admit that The Apple Way…
Not a fan of reductionist frameworks. Coming from NZ where we have the colonial and Maori cultures starting to fuse it does provide some interesting insight. Cultures of Achievement, “with an economic emphasis on success, performance, productivity, and punctuality.” In his talk, Basáñez used the example of the U.K. Cultures of Honor, “with a political…
This is a super important inversion “we” need to understand and appreciate. In the West our rhetoric is not to “pick winners”, but we fall into the trap of backing “the winners” and we wonder why we don’t see a flourishing.
I think this will be an eye opening series of stories to read… https://electrek.co/2024/04/24/i-went-to-china-to-witness-the-secrets-of-micromobility-factories-heres-whats-coming
This is an undeniable win for the whole economy. The US Chamber of Commerce can go f**k itself. “In the final rule, the Commission has determined that it is an unfair method of competition and therefore a violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act, for employers to enter into noncompetes with workers and to…
ZIRP really created a shitty period of time… but last night I had the visceral feeling that the spell head finally broken. It has been 10 years of mental torture… Tesla’s grip on the EV market is slipping. If Musk can’t articulate a clear and positive vision for Tesla, it could slip even further. https://www.theverge.com/24134781/tesla-q1-2024-earnings-sales-market-share-elon-musk…
Electric cars sales in China are projected to reach 10 million this year, accounting for about 45% of all car sales in the world’s largest automotive market. This is why oil giant Sinopec recently said gasoline demand in the country likely peaked in 2023.