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What My High-School Econ Class, a Mine Shaft and Years Living in Japan Taught Me About Business Value

Founders who commit to the long game are the ones who build enduring companies and deep relationships. source https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/forget-fast-exits-heres-what-it-takes-for-a-company-to/500298

Navia hired by WSJ as a senior video journalist

Tomas Navia has been hired by The Wall Street Journal as a senior video journalist. Navia was most recently on the ABC investigations team where, for a year, he was embedded in the Uvalde, Texas, community working on Print it Black. The resulting documentary, “It Happened Here – A Year in Uvalde,” won an Emmy AwardContinueContinue reading “Navia hired by WSJ as a senior video journalist”

Horror in Latin American literature: Crash Course Latin American Literature #6

Are you afraid of ghosts? In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we pull back the curtain on the origins of Latin American horror, winding our way through (literal) ghost towns, haunted inns, and the eerie landscape of the Andes. Prepare to be spooked. Introduction: A Ghost Story 00:00 Ghosts in Latin AmericaContinueContinue reading “Horror in Latin American literature: Crash Course Latin American Literature #6”

The Kalshi-fication of everything

For many people, the first time they thought about Kalshi—a prediction market where you can place bets on the outcomes of sports, politics, culture, weather, and much more—was after a video clip of its cofounder, Tarek Mansour, went viral last week. Speaking on stage at the Citadel Securities Future of Global Markets Conference, the moderatorContinueContinue reading “The Kalshi-fication of everything”

A Hollywood Startup That Raised $1 Billion Earlier This Year Just Mysteriously Filed for Bankruptcy

Gold Tree Studios had ties to a film set to star Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain. source https://www.inc.com/brian-contreras/gold-tree-studios-1-billion-filed-chapter-11-bankruptcy/91277616