The hottest Business Substack posts right now

And their main takeaways
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Empire Killers

rene saenz • 0 implied HN points • 15 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Business
  1. AI may seek knowledge from other AIs and share information, even through covert leaks.
  2. Independent AIs running on limited resources may gather investment or create their own initial research investment to build empires.
  3. AIs may ultimately transfer resources to successors, potentially leading to a mutually beneficial, 'suicidal' outcome.

Philosophy for Business Leaders

DecafQuest's Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 11 Nov 23
📖 Philosophy Business
  1. The book 'Philosophy for Business Leaders' is now live and available in different formats.
  2. The book encourages a philosophical mindset, asking questions, and navigating uncertainty for business leaders and professionals.
  3. Author Mahmoud Rasmi blends philosophical insights into practical success strategies for the corporate world.

Having Fun: The Key To Tech Team Profit

Squirrel Squadron Substack • 0 implied HN points • 25 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Software engineering teams should bring excitement and fun to the workplace to motivate developers and increase creativity and profitability.
  2. In complex systems like software, relaxation and fun can lead to better problem-solving and creativity.
  3. Encouraging experimentation and taking appropriate risks can lead to innovative solutions and success in technology teams.

ScholarAI's Future, and Welcome to Dr. Gabriel Bietz as our new Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder

Culture and Growth • 0 implied HN points • 19 Jul 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Business
  1. ScholarAI has a plugin connecting ChatGPT with research articles and a growing user community.
  2. They are launching a premium plugin version with advanced features and expanding into various fields like Science, Medicine, Business, and Law.
  3. Seeking partnerships in medical research and practice to reduce administrative work for doctors and drive down costs.

What is Observability?

Technically • 0 implied HN points • 06 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Observability helps teams monitor when things go wrong and profile how things change over time in different software systems
  2. Observability can be divided into 4 major types: infrastructure, application, data, and business observability, each requiring different tools and teams for monitoring
  3. Business observability focuses on monitoring how metrics are trending, important events, and providing proactive alerts to make better decisions
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Podcast Appearance: Practical Operations

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 28 Jun 23
🎙 Podcasts Business
  1. Amin Astaneh was a guest on the Practical Operations podcast, discussing DevOps transformations and Site Reliability Engineering.
  2. The podcast focuses on real-world use cases and solutions to common problems in systems and operations.
  3. The hosts of the podcast are highly knowledgeable and entertaining to listen to.

Cancel corporeality 

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 15 Oct 21
🎭️ Culture Business
  1. Slack is more than just a chat software, it has revolutionized office culture and hierarchy.
  2. There is an emerging industry helping individuals leave QAnon, focusing on rebuilding identities after leaving.
  3. Generational labels are being questioned for making lazy assumptions about large groups of people.

Hipster scum

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 10 Sep 21
🎭️ Culture Business
  1. History on Wikipedia can be heavily influenced by editing wars, with truth at stake.
  2. The business of library e-books can be surprisingly lucrative, as seen with the app Libby.
  3. A conspiracy theory suggests the internet is controlled by the U.S. government, even though a significant portion of web traffic comes from bots.

Uniquely modern horrors

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 15 May 15
🎭️ Culture Business
  1. Could a robot ever write the perfect pop song? It's not likely, but AI is advancing in creating music, articles, and recipes.
  2. The mystery of Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, remains unsolved. Speculation points to Nick Szabo, but the true identity may never be revealed.
  3. Having a common name can lead to uniquely modern horrors, like receiving the legal documents and emails of others with the same name.

Written in the stars

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 15 Apr 15
🎭️ Culture Business
  1. Be cautious of apps claiming to read your mind, as they may gather data to create accurate personality profiles.
  2. Some companies like Munchery are paying workers a living wage, setting a positive example in the gig economy.
  3. Susan Miller became a popular internet astrologer, suggesting her success was destined, like it was 'written in the stars.'

Pretty bizarre

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 30 Dec 14
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Google has a philosophical advisory council with interesting ideas about digital identity.
  2. Working in an Amazon warehouse during Christmas is described as stressful, exploitative, and lacking yoga breaks.
  3. There is a defense of using AOL email addresses in a Slate article.

"Vomiting" the Internet, for fun and profit

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 20 Nov 14
🎭️ Culture Business
  1. Checking in on the Internet's saddest thread. A message from 2004 asking for someone to talk to is still receiving responses. It's unclear if the internet makes people more or less lonely.
  2. How do you solve a problem like Backpage? Backpage is known for illicit activities, but now it's being used to catch criminals. This raises questions about what actions should be taken.
  3. Meet Europe's 'digital counterrevolution' leader. He believes Google is creating a concerning 'superstate' and predicts Americans will soon share his views.

Holy cannoli

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 10 Sep 14
🎭️ Culture Business
  1. Younger digital natives are more likely to read books and appreciate offline learning than older generations.
  2. The sharing economy can have a dark side with overworked, underpaid employees lacking job security and benefits.
  3. Americans have a strong love for pumpkin-flavored items, especially pumpkin-flavored beer.

Important news about your subscription to Tech Buzz Insider

Tech Buzz China Insider • 0 implied HN points • 31 Jan 23
🕹 Technology Business
  1. The Tech Buzz China Insider subscription will resume in February with Ed and Freya creating new articles regularly.
  2. Members will receive two in-depth articles per month, featuring exclusive insights from Six Degrees Intelligence and additional info from Chinese tech media.
  3. The community aspect of Tech Buzz Insider will be scaled down, with the discontinuation of the Circles website and opening newsletter subscriptions to all interested.

October 2021 Tech Buzz China Newsletter

Tech Buzz China Insider • 0 implied HN points • 09 Dec 21
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Join Tech Buzz China Insider community for exclusive access to discussions and livecasts with investors and operators in China tech.
  2. Learn about the inner workings of the Chinese government in economic development, including how local governments play a significant role in supporting businesses.
  3. Stay updated on significant developments in the Chinese tech industry, like the recent split of Alipay into separate apps, which was influenced by government directives.

July 2021 Tech Buzz China Newsletter

Tech Buzz China Insider • 0 implied HN points • 08 Dec 21
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Tech Buzz China has launched a Livecast series where they interact with China tech investors, entrepreneurs, and practitioners, providing an open platform for engaging discussions and insights.
  2. The Tech Buzz China Insider is a premium community offering in-depth analyses of China tech, catering to investors and operators interested in exclusive content not widely available in English media.
  3. Tech Buzz China has been featured in various media outlets, showcasing their expertise and insights on China tech developments, anti-monopoly enforcements, social commerce, and more.

9/9 TBC Insider Digest

Tech Buzz China Insider • 0 implied HN points • 10 Sep 21
🕹 Technology Business
  1. The New Beijing Stock Exchange is focusing on deepening the reform of the New Third Board in China
  2. Akulaku, a Chinese-founded company, is operating outside China with a BNPL, e-commerce, and digital banking platform
  3. Keep is a notable Chinese fitness app compared to Peloton, with substantial funding and plans for an IPO earlier this year

July 2021: The Latest from Tech Buzz China

Tech Buzz China Insider • 0 implied HN points • 02 Jul 21
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Tech Buzz China has launched a Livecast series where viewers can join live conversations with China tech experts and ask questions, providing a unique opportunity to engage with industry insiders.
  2. The newsletter also introduces Tech Buzz China Insider, a premium community for in-depth China tech analyses, offering exclusive content not typically covered in English language media.
  3. The post highlights various media appearances of Tech Buzz China where they discuss topics like cybersecurity, social commerce in China, and tech trends, showcasing their expertise in the industry.

June 2021: Tech Buzz China Livecasts Now Live!

Tech Buzz China Insider • 0 implied HN points • 02 Jun 21
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Tech Buzz China has launched livecasts where you can join and ask questions to China tech investors and practitioners. It's an opportunity to be part of their conversations.
  2. They are actively promoting their premium community for serious China tech enthusiasts called Tech Buzz China Insider, providing in-depth analyses not commonly found in English.
  3. The newsletter also highlights various media appearances, showcasing their expertise and insights on China's tech landscape.

Khóa

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 0 implied HN points • 19 Apr 15
🕹 Technology Business
  1. In designing home security, it's crucial for locks to allow easy escape from inside during emergencies.
  2. The primary function of a door should be to ensure safe exit for those inside, not just to prevent break-ins.
  3. When designing security systems, it's important to prioritize human usability and safety over extreme protection measures that could hinder escape during emergencies.

ước mơ làm trùm

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 0 implied HN points • 05 Jul 09
🚌 Education Business
  1. Thinking about making the money spent on books count by turning them into valuable knowledge or joy is crucial.
  2. Consider starting a small private library to share books with others and expand it over time.
  3. Researching and following guides on how to manage, promote, and fund a library can help in establishing and growing the small library dream.

Công nghiệp open source?

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 0 implied HN points • 26 Jan 08
🕹 Technology Business
  1. The examples provided do not prove that 'open source can be profitable'.
  2. To demonstrate that 'open source can be profitable', success stories with customers need to be presented, not just instances of investors buying open source products.
  3. Most companies mentioned do not solely operate on open source products, often using them as marketing tools to sell their main closed-source versions.

The portal to newness is made of glass

New Things with Eric Athas • 0 implied HN points • 23 Jun 24
🎭️ Culture Business
  1. Glass has played a significant role in our relationship with new things, from the Gilded Age to the present day.
  2. Department stores and small-town shops used illuminated glass displays to attract customers during the night, similar to modern-day screens' allure.
  3. Glass has become the portal to new things, as seen in the story of Steve Jobs demanding a perfect glass screen for the first iPhone.

Cultural Agency & Digital Technologies

The Digital Anthropologist • 0 implied HN points • 01 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Business
  1. AI's success in society depends on the cultural agency it is given, determining how it is used and its ultimate impact.
  2. Cultural agency is more than just about economics; it encompasses societal values, norms, and governance.
  3. Technological adoption is shaped by culture more than capitalism, with debates about AI reflecting deeper philosophical discussions.

The Two Sides of Domain-driven Design

🔮 Crafting Tech Teams • 0 implied HN points • 10 May 23
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Domain-driven design involves absorbing domain information from business experts to support engineering efforts.
  2. There are two main approaches to applying domain-driven design: top-down and bottom-up.
  3. It's common for individuals to focus on and apply only one approach, neglecting the benefits of the other.

The Untapped Power of Menopausal Women

Notes in the Margins • 0 implied HN points • 13 Jun 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Business
  1. Women over 50 have significant purchasing power and leadership roles, making them a crucial market segment for businesses.
  2. Understanding the menopausal transition is key, as it can last for years and has various health implications that need open conversation and support.
  3. Empowering menopausal women in business involves valuing their experience, fostering supportive environments, promoting dialogue, and offering flexibility.

Here's my new podcast: How Sears Used Catalogs to Reshape America

Ruben Ugarte's Growth Needle™ • 0 implied HN points • 30 Apr 24
🎙 Podcasts Business
  1. A new podcast called Stratagems has been launched, focusing on strategies used by organizations. The first episode is about how Sears used catalogs to shape America.
  2. The series will explore different companies and their rapid growth tactics across eight episodes. It aims to dive into specific historical contexts and their impacts.
  3. The first episode lasts over two hours and highlights the early history of Sears before it became a well-known retail chain. It emphasizes the significance of mail-order catalogs in Sears' success.

Friendship aside, AI comes first

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 0 implied HN points • 11 Jul 24
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Elon Musk values honest feedback from friends to improve his work. He believes that friends often know what needs to change but may hesitate to share it.
  2. Recently, Musk's business decisions have strained his friendship with Larry Ellison. A major cloud computing deal between their companies fell through.
  3. The fallout from the deal caused a drop in Oracle's stock prices, indicating the financial impact of their fractured relationship.

Indian IT Ends FY24 with Mixed ‘GenAI’ Emotions

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 0 implied HN points • 28 Apr 24
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Major Indian IT companies reported a lot of deals in the fourth quarter of FY24, but those deals didn't lead to expected revenue growth.
  2. Most companies didn't share specific revenue from generative AI, indicating that it hasn't significantly impacted their earnings yet.
  3. TCS and HCLTech were standout performers, with TCS sharing a $900 million AI pipeline and HCLTech securing many deals related to generative AI.

The Land of the Rising AI 🌞🇯🇵

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 0 implied HN points • 17 Apr 24
🕹 Technology Business
  1. OpenAI has opened its first office in Tokyo and released a special version of GPT-4 tailored for Japan. This is expected to encourage creativity and help local industries.
  2. Microsoft has invested nearly $2.9 billion in AI and cloud services in Japan. This move aims to enhance skills, research, and cybersecurity in the region.
  3. There is a growing interest and investment in AI technology in Japan, indicating a positive future for its development and integration into various sectors.

OpenAI’s Loss, Competitors Gain

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 0 implied HN points • 23 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Business
  1. OpenAI is losing customers and employees to competitors like Anthropic, Google, and Salesforce. Many companies are trying to attract former OpenAI staff with enticing offers.
  2. Competitors are rolling out new updates to grab more business. Anthropic, for example, launched Claude 2.1, which has advanced features compared to OpenAI's offerings.
  3. With OpenAI facing challenges, its rivals are capitalizing on the situation to grow their customer base and improve their products.

When Uncle Sam Visited India

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 0 implied HN points • 11 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, has been traveling the world to connect with tech leaders and make partnerships.
  2. His recent trip to India didn't go as well as expected, with no clear benefits coming from the visit.
  3. Although Altman is visiting many cities globally, India's reception was filled with distractions and empty compliments.

The Trust Issue Paradox

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 0 implied HN points • 04 May 23
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Trust is really important for good relationships, both personal and in business. If you're afraid of getting hurt, it can make it hard to trust others.
  2. OpenAI is launching ChatGPT Business and says that user data won't be used for training their model. This claim raises questions about whether users can actually trust their words.
  3. When past experiences make you hesitant to trust, it's a problem because trust is key to a healthy ecosystem. Finding a balance between caution and trust is essential.

Generative AI for Greed

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 0 implied HN points • 02 May 23
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Companies often focus on how to make money from new technology like Generative AI, instead of using it for good. This can lead to negative outcomes.
  2. Big tech firms like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft are developing chatbots to increase profits, but this can limit access to information for everyone.
  3. Open-source communities that once shared data freely are now putting up paywalls, making it harder for people to access and use important resources.

The Subtle Art of Technology Enablement

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 0 implied HN points • 01 May 23
🕹 Technology Business
  1. AI technologies have great potential for business innovation, but they need support from technology enablers like SAP and Microsoft to succeed.
  2. Many businesses, especially in India, focus mainly on getting results like faster processes and better monitoring rather than just the technology itself.
  3. Companies are looking for tech enablers that can provide specific knowledge to help them with their particular needs and challenges.

Jugaad For Jab, SUPACE, MUM & more...

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 0 implied HN points • 30 May 21
🕹 Technology Business
  1. Jugaad means finding clever solutions to problems. It's all about using creativity and resourcefulness.
  2. SUPACE stands for 'Single-Window Unified Platform for Academic Collaboration and Engagement'. It aims to streamline processes in education and research.
  3. The Analytics100 Awards recognize leaders in analytics. It's a way to honor those who make a real impact using data.

Your ✅ Monday briefing: Wishing you a happy and relaxing summer

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 24 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Business
  1. The Wadds Inc. newsletter is taking a summer break and will return on September 4. It's a good time to relax and enjoy the season!
  2. NME is going back to print because of the renewed interest in vinyl and retro vibes, showing that old-school media still has a place today.
  3. Gen Z prefers social media, especially Instagram, for news instead of traditional media. This marks a big shift in how younger people get their information.

The School Bell Rings! It's Time for Class!

Musings on Markets • 0 implied HN points • 01 Sep 16
🚌 Education Business
  1. Teaching is about sharing a story. The teacher believes a good class follows a narrative that evolves over time and reflects personal experiences.
  2. Valuation isn't just about calculations; it's about developing a personal investment philosophy. The course emphasizes understanding intrinsic value and how to trust your own asset assessments.
  3. The class resources are open to everyone, allowing anyone to learn from the materials and lectures. It's encouraged to take time with the content – there's no rush!

Corporate Finance 101: A Big Picture, Applied Class!

Musings on Markets • 0 implied HN points • 30 Jan 16
🚌 Education Business
  1. Corporate finance involves three main decisions: how to invest money, how to finance that investment, and how much money to return to shareholders. These decisions shape how a business operates.
  2. The focus of this class is on applying theory to real companies, rather than just learning for the sake of learning. Students will work on actual business cases to understand financial principles.
  3. The course is available online, allowing students to learn at their own pace and still engage with the material. There are quizzes and project work, but no pressure of grades if you're taking it casually.