The New and The Next - Issue #73
“A ton of feathers still weighs a ton.”
“You know who’s gonna give you everything? Yourself.” — Diane von Furstenberg
Favorites
What I Learned From Losing $200 Million
The 2008 financial crisis taught me about the illusion of control, and how to give it up. I’d lost almost $200 million in October. November wasn’t looking any better.
How Trade Schools Are Shaking Off the Stigma of "Not College"
Trade and technical schools are being praised and promoted by the Department of Education, corporate America, and industry associations. How well is the system working?
Work & Money
‘I Want What My Male Colleague Has, and That Will Cost a Few Million Dollars’
Women at the Salk Institute say they faced a culture of marginalization and hostility. The numbers from other elite scientific institutions suggest they’re not alone.
This Advice From IDEO's Nicole Kahn Will Transform the Way You Give Presentations
IDEO’s Nicole Kahn shares insider tips on how to give killer presentations to any audience for winning results.
5 Skills to Help You Develop Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is a set of skills you can get better at with practice. Here are five skills you can cultivate to make you a more emotionally intelligent person.
The 4 Types of Organizational Politics
The woods, the weeds, the rocks, the high ground.
Marketing
Influencers are flocking to a surprising new kind of social media
350+ influencers with a collective audience of 3.5 billion people are flocking to a platform called Escapex, which gives them their own apps. It’s part of the next wave of social media focused on smaller, more private groups.
10 Ways to Make Your Online Community or Forum More Active
Earn a living doing something you love.
How do startups actually get their content marketing to work?
The best practices have been changing fast.
Engaging Your Audience: Girls and WSJ Snapchat
I like her case studies. Good inspiration for your portfolio AND marketing.
To Answer Critics, YouTube Tries a New Metric: Responsibility
The largest online video service is trying to reward “quality” content, not just clips that keep people glued to their phones.
Private Groups Might Be The Last Good Thing About Facebook
Private Facebook groups have been a respite from online toxicity, even as the social media giant continues to suck at combating misinformation and abuse.
Predicting sources of traffic to content in 2019
We analyze 14 domains sending traffic to content and media sites to see how reliable the growth is for each. Smartnews tops the list, Yahoo! ranks poorly.
Respect the inbox: How to improve customer communication
If your customers feel they’re receiving too many messages, it’s not just about message volume. There’s something else at play.
Startups/Tech
We finally know why the Instagram founders really quit
When your boss goes one hamburger button too far
Amazon’s Belei skin care line is informed by the ingredients users search for
When it comes to face products, shoppers often search for ingredients, not brands.
How to register a company for a startup in the USA: comprehensive guide
Read the most comprehensive guide on How to Register a Company in the USA for a sturtup. All the details that make an incorporation of a company smooth.
2018 Letter to Shareholders
To our shareowners: Something strange and remarkable has happened over the last 20 years.
Life
This Woman's Dad Wrote Her An Epic Email Telling Her Not To Buy A "Ridiculous" Peloton Bike And Improved Everyone's Finances
“I would implore you not to waste precious after-tax income on this latest attempt to encourage social strivers to show that they live at a more rarified level than the proletariat.”
How to overcome perfectionism in a judgmental world
Get ready to embrace the mediocrity mindset.
[Sad] Instagram account of University of Pennsylvania runner showed only part of story
On Instagram, Madison Holleran’s life looked ideal: star athlete, bright student, beloved friend. But the photos hid the reality of someone struggling to go on.
News
Google and other tech giants are quietly buying up the most important part of the internet
Google makes billions from its cloud platform. Now it’s using those billions to buy up the submarine cables that make up the internet backbone.
Instagram hides Like counts in leaked design prototype
Breaking news!!! lol