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Mary Meeker Internet Trends Report They are slides. Read them all. Jack Dorsey says now is our chance to build a global currency for the internet Quartz spoke with Dorsey at Square’s offices in London about his vision for the future of finance, bitcoin, the end of cash, and how to handle receipt mixups. When…

The war to free science How librarians, pirates, and funders are liberating the world’s academic research from paywalls. a16z Podcast: 10+1 Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur Want actionable advice from a founder who has built multiple tech companies and has invested the time to be open, introspective, and transparent about lessons learned? The Goldilocks Zone…

THE SCIENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE (BCG) The companies that win in the 2020s will be designed to constantly learn and adapt to changing realities, combine artificial and human intelligence in new ways, and harness the benefits of broader business ecosystems. History Of American Real Estate Bubbles (Forbes) There was the Los Angeles real estate bubble of the…

People Analytics: Job Hopping and The Science of Fit Do job hoppers (defined by having less than two years of tenure in each of their two previous companies) have a higher attrition rate under 2 years of tenure that non-job hoppers? The Stanford connections behind Latin America’s multibillion-dollar startup renaissance If the Latin American market…

Artist, Icon, Billionaire: How Jay-Z Created His $1 Billion Fortune Jay-Z has accumulated a fortune that conservatively totals $1 billion, making him one of only a handful of entertainers to become a billionaire. A Question of Talent: How Human Capital Will Determine the Next Global Leaders The Global Cities Index and Outlook reveal the world’s…

Investing in the Podcast Ecosystem in 2019 There are now over 700K free podcasts available and thousands more launching each week. The end of mobile I’ve been making charts of internet use, mobile phones and smartphones since the early 2000s. At one point, they were confounding and exciting – could it really be growing that fast?…

ICO 101 — History of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) PART 1— From MasterCoin to Ethereum “Traditional knowledge has a lot to offer the world.” The GEF SGP indigenous peoples’ fellowship initiative aims to strengthen the capacity of emerging indigenous peoples’ leaders by supporting their advocacy work on environmental and sustainable development issues. To Come Up with Better Ideas,…

About Vietnam’s Rising Startup Scene Vietnam is perhaps not the first country that comes to mind when thinking about progressive technology ecosystems but the conditions are now becoming increasingly poised for spectacular growth in the tech sector. How Data (and Some Breathtaking Soccer) Brought Liverpool to the Cusp of Glory The club is finishing a phenomenal…

Prime Global Cities Index – Q1 2019 The Prime Global Cities Index, which tracks the movement in luxury residential prices across 45 cities globally. Blue-Collar and Service Workers Fare Better Outside Superstar Cities How much money do workers have after paying housing costs? For working-class and service workers in superstar cities, the affordable housing crisis…

11 Non-Technical Startup Founders Who Built Great Tech Products This proves you need innovation, not technical knowledge if you want to thrive in the tech startup world. So don’t let the absence of a formal degree deter you. Remember, knowledge grows with experience and expertise is not about coding alone!a Mailchimp’s Ben Chestnut on bootstrapping a…