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 Most startups (or big creative undertakings) don’t fail because of lack of money, or a competitor coming out of nowhere. They fail because the people running them give up. And why do founders give up? They’re miserable. They spent years living in a grinding, joyless environment, waiting for some distant milestone to validate all the pain. When the milestone doesn’t arrive on schedule—or arrives and feels anticlimactic—disillusionment sets in. The founder flame goes out.
Atlassian’s “ShipIt Days”: Periodically, Atlassian lets employees spend 24 hours building anything they’re passionate about. People form spontaneous teams, eat pizza all night, and ship prototype features. It’s intense, but it’s also fun. Some of their best product innovations originated here.
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Editor's Note: Most startups (or big creative undertakings) don't fail because of lack of money, or a competitor coming out of nowhere. They fail because the people running them give up. And why do founders give up? They're miserable. They spent years living in a grinding, joyless environment, waiting for some distant milestone to validate all the pain. When the milestone doesn't arrive on schedule - or arrives and feels anticlimactic - disillusionment sets in. The founder flame goes out.
WorkGreenlanda??s prime minister calls for calm after Trump comments In Denmark, the prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said on Wednesday night that she had met Egede earlier in the day and had spoken on the phone with several European leaders. "You can be sure that we, as a government, are doing everything we can to safeguard Denmark's - and the Commonwealth's - interests," she wrote on Instagram. The US, she added, was Denmark's closest ally. Work5 ChatGPT Prompts For Passive Income: Make Money While You Sleep BySenior Contributor Jodie Cook covers ChatGPT prompts & AI for coaches and entrepreneurs.Following Everyone dreams of making endless passive income, but few know how to make it happen. To make money while you sleep, do the work when you're awake. For this to go well, hope is not a strategy.
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WorkJapanese Yakuza Leader Pleads Guilty to Nuclear Materials Trafficking, Narcotics, and Weapons ChargesTakeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan, pleaded guilty in Manhattan, New York, today to conspiring with a network of associates to traffic nuclear materials, including uranium and weapons-grade plutonium, from Burma to other countries, as well as to international narcotics trafficking and weapons charges. Work
WorkThe method in Trump's Greenland madness The Danes appear more inclined to take Trump at his word. Last month, King Frederik issued a decree that edited Denmark's centuries-old coat of arms to more prominently feature the Greenlandic polar bear. Meanwhile, Greenland's government has renewed its calls for independence. Work
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WorkWorkWhy AI Progress Is Increasingly Invisible OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever made waves in November when he suggested that advancements in AI are slowing down, explaining that simply scaling up AI models was no longer delivering proportional performance gains.
WorkWorkThe stock market embraced higher yields. Now it fears them. - WSJ (No paywall) It is part of a switcheroo by investors over the past month. They have shifted from thinking that higher Treasury yields are just an unwelcome side effect of the stronger growth promised by president-elect Donald Trump, to worrying that higher borrowing costs might end up being very important. If the concern is right, get ready for a bumpy ride in 2025.
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WorkWorkMark Zuckerbergs U-turn on fact-checking is cravenbut correct - The Economist (No paywall) Apart from the million-dollar wristwatch, it had the look of a hostage video. On January 7th Mark Zuckerberg posted a clip to Facebook and Instagram in which he announced changes to his social networks content-moderation policies in response to what he called the cultural tipping point of Donald Trumps election. There have been too many mistakes and too much censorship, he said, adding that Mr Trumps return provides an opportunity to restore free expression. He also appointed Dana White, an ally of Mr Trumps, to Metas board (as well as John Elkann, the boss of Exor, which part-owns The Economists parent company). WorkWorkWorkWhy is this cold snap so extreme? The jury is still out. If you believe in the work we do at Vox, please support us by becoming a member. Our mission has never been more urgent. But our work isnt easy. It requires resources, dedication, and independence. And thats where you come in. WorkEverything to Know About Jimmy Carters Funeral Services President Joe Biden declared Jan. 9 a National Day of Mourning, and ordered all executive departments and agencies of the federal government to close out of respect for the former President, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. But ceremonies honoring Carter started before then, on Jan. 4, when a motorcade transported Carter through his hometown of Plains, Georgia. On Jan. 7, the former President began lying in state, which lasted until the day of his state funeral. WorkWorkThreads and Instagram are for politics now, says Adam Mosseri It's been nearly a year since Instagram and Threads defaulted to blocking recommendations of "political" content from accounts you don't already follow, but now Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says, "...we're going to be adding political content to recommendations" on both platforms. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkPerplexity will now show hotel information from TripAdvisor Last summer, Perplexity announced plans to add an ad revenue program to its AI-powered search engine. The company has drawn accusations of plagiarism and copyright infringement from several publishers, including The New York Times, Condé Nast, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. WorkDotLumen's haptic headset could help blind people navigate Amariei said DotLumen will begin selling its headset in Europe in the near future, with the price expected to come in under €10,000. As steep as that sounds, he added the price to train a guide dog is significantly higher. In the US, the Guide Dog foundation says it costs $50,000 to breed, raise, train and place an assistance dog. WorkGoogle can automatically make a podcast based on your Discover feed The experimental feature is going live today in the US, according to 9to5Google, though it might take a while to start seeing the option to generate a podcast. It's not clear yet if Google has plans to roll it out to other regions, and there are no guarantees that it will get a wide release. WorkWorkUS Senate advances Laken Riley Act, which would detain undocumented immigrants for theft “House Republicans heard the voices of those who wanted change and voted to pass the Laken Riley Act,” Mike Johnson, the newly re-elected speaker of the House, said in a statement on Tuesday. “We will always fight to protect Americans, and today’s success is just the beginning of Republican efforts to undo the catastrophic damage caused by years of the Democrats’ failed leadership.” WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkRussian propagandist behind Alaska secession calls goes into coma A Russian state TV host who suggested that Alaska secede from the United States and become part of Russia once more has fallen into a deep coma, according to his wife. Tigran Keosayan, 59, has experienced "clinical death" after being hospitalized at the beginning of December. WorkMan Convicted in Pizzagate Shooting Is Killed in Confrontation With Police The shooting at Comet Ping Pong, a pizza parlor in Washington came amid a frenzy of false online rumors and accusations during the 2016 presidential campaign that the restaurant was holding children as sex slaves as part of a child-abuse ring led by Hillary Clinton. The conspiracy theory was started after people misinterpreted emails from the account of John Podesta, the chairman of Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, that were released by WikiLeaks. |
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