June 2012
WatchCities Are the Knowledge Engines of the 21st Century - @jonahlehrer
The Naive Optimist: 7 Do's and Don'ts for Founders →
ryanleecarson:
I recently got a request from @marcusedvalson that I’d like to tackle …
@ryancarson Would love to hear an unfiltered bulleted list of advice for first time founders / startups. Do’s, Don’ts, Must’s
— Marcus Edvalson (@marcusedvalson) June 7, 2012
Based on running my own companies…
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WatchI just filmed a video “Gazelle And The Ambassadors” @ le baron on #viddy http://viddy.it/MVk9gh
Uruguay's clever plan to limit cocaine use: Sell...
shortformblog:
cocaine Uruguay, like many countries in Latin America, is struggling to fight against black-market drug dealers that are selling drugs like cocaine and the crack-like pasta basica, and in recent years has seen an uptick in crime as a result.
marijuana In an effort to push drug users away from the harder stuff, the country is currently debating whether to start selling marijuana...
open data . food systems . people: Infographics of... →
dhgisme:
Americans may be spending less money on food, but dollars saved are just being spent on the resulting costs of poor health that plague the nation.
What America Spends on Groceries, the most recent article in NPR Planet Money’s Graphing America series, highlights how American spending on food…
Watchgarychou:
The excellent Derek Kirk Kim, creator of the graphic novel Same Difference and Other Stories, and winner of the “triple crown” of comics: the 2003 Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent, the 2004 Eisner Award for Name Deserving of Wider Recognition, and a 2004 Harvey Award for Best New Talent, has a new project: a web series called Mythomania.
You can watch the entire first season on...
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WatchI just filmed a video “Morning Jam Session” @ New York, NY, USA on #viddy http://viddy.it/LCLH9x
RentHackr Demo @NYTM →
renthackr:
In case you missed it, catch the livestream of @RentHackr’s demo at the NY Tech Meetup last night. RentHackr starts at 23:50 #NYTM
And here are some quick snaps of the demo. Thanks to everyone for your support!!
Food For Thought: Skillshare Culinary Semester... →
skillshare:
Phil and Pam
This month, Skillshare is on the lookout for local farmers, food makers, purveyors and culinary enthusiasts to teach during our upcoming Culinary Semester launching in Brooklyn!
Located in Skillshare HQ’s very own backyard, it’s no secret that Brooklyn is home to…
WatchKPCB Internet Trends 2012
KPCB’s Mary Meeker & Liang Wu: 1) review Internet stats and notes that Internet growth remains robust and rapid mobile adoption is still in early stages; 2) run through a number of examples of business models that are being re-imagined and re-invented thanks to mobile and social; 3) highlight mixed economic trends and 4) observe that while there’s a lot to excited...
