News

Bitcoin to the moon! It just surged past $2000 for the first time. Link

It’s been a year since US rules went into effect enabling anyone, not just the ultra-wealthy, to buy a slice of a startup. Turns out, few are interested! Link

If you invested $5000 on Amazon when it first hit the public markets 20 years ago, they would be worth at least $2.4 million today. Link

Musical.ly in talks wth Viacom, NBC for original shows. Link

The trick to selling beauty products online. The CEO of Coty — seller of CoverGirl, Clairol, Sally Hansen and other brands says digital apps are changing the shopping experience. Link

Inside Apple’s insanely great new mothership…that can accommodate 12,000 employees. Link

Fidget spinner craze turns the toy industry on its head. Link

Interesting how-to post for solving any product design challenge. Link

Blog Posts

Leaders say they want nonconformists employees (who think outside the box, who speak the truth to power and who are always looking for better ways to get the job done). They sure don’t act like it! Link

Everything we know so far about how Facebook affects your happiness. Link

Interesting Statistics

There is an increase in those ditching the office to work from home. 1 in 16 people worked from home in 2016. Link

Snap has sold something like 60,000 Spectacles. Link

Video: The Silicon Valley school that has no computers (1:05 minutes)

…yet most of the students are children of tech execs

Detours

What is behind the myth that you only use 10% of your brain? Link

There is a right way and a wrong way to do empathy. Link

Retail Therapy

These over-sized Lego blocks are used to create walls (and other structures depending on your creativity) in the office or home. Link

Contemplation

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”

(Mark Twain)