The hottest Substack posts of Dan's Stack

And their main takeaways

Insights from 2,961 First Dates

692 implied HN points • 18 Mar 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Dating Religion Politics
  1. Women tend to rate 72% of men as below average in physical attractiveness.
  2. People value their partner's politics more than their religion, and religion more than ethnicity, with women placing slightly higher importance on these factors compared to men.
  3. Attractive men have more sexual partners, but the number of partners doesn't seem to be influenced by attractiveness for women.

Experiments in Speed Dating & Matchmaking

2 HN points • 12 Feb 24
💼 Business Data Analysis Marketing Operations
  1. Speed dating events are optimal with around 20 attendees (10 men, 10 women), maintaining a balanced gender ratio is important for a successful event.
  2. Ticket prices for speed dating events vary based on demand and gender ratio, with average prices around $25.
  3. Marketing strategies for speed dating events focus on gender-specific ad campaigns to ensure equal attendance of men and women, with Instagram and Facebook ads being the most effective channels.

God & Ganja

19 implied HN points • 18 Mar 22
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Relationships Beliefs Behavior Values Family
  1. Agnostics and Atheists are smarter, more neurotic, less tolerant of political differences, and want less kids
  2. Spiritual people tend to smoke weed and have more sexual partners
  3. Religious people use less drugs, get along better with their families, and desire more children

Shopify Stores at Sensible Prices

0 implied HN points • 14 Apr 22
💼 Business E-commerce Marketplace Entrepreneurship Investing Startups
  1. Shopify Exchange is a marketplace for buying and selling e-commerce businesses built on Shopify, revealing data showing that most shops are inexpensive and unprofitable.
  2. Profitable Shopify stores sell at a premium, with 20% of listings being profitable and having a higher median list price compared to overall listings.
  3. Applying specific criteria like low List Price / Revenue ratio, profitability, and stable revenues filters out overpriced listings, making the search for valuable businesses easier.