Yes, People Do Buy BooksThis week fellow Substacker Elle Griffin published “No one buys books,” which looks at quotes and stats from the DOJ vs. PRH (Penguin Random House) trial where the government successfully blocked PRH’s $2.2 billion purchase of Simon & Schuster.
Why Are Established Brands Using Kickstarter?Kickstarter and crowdfunding platforms like it have generally been thought of as a place for startups to gain enough capital to bring projects to life.
India’s difficult business environment is improvingYour browser does not support the <audio> element. Ramesh Muthuramalingam founded Alphacraft, a manufacturing firm, 25 years ago in a small workshop in the southern city of Coimbatore. It now operates out of a 4,500 square-metre (50,000 square-foot) factory, piled with aluminium cast parts.
Many large U.S. cities are in deep financial trouble. Here's whyMunicipal governments across the United States are looking to rein in spending as pandemic-era stimulus dries up and inflation lingers for longer than expected. "Clearly there are significant capital needs across the U.S.
Ford looks to future EV breakthroughs — and smaller cars — to staunch the bleedingFord is the No. 2 seller of electric vehicles in the US. It’s very proud of that fact, but the amount of cash it had to burn to get there is enough to make you wonder whether it can keep that title. The company reported its first quarter earnings last night, and woo boy, it’s rough.
The Professor Protesting Columbia’s Own StudentsShai Davidai, a self-described “lefty Israeli,” made himself the face of the campus-protest backlash. Professor Shai Davidai woke up on Sunday morning and asked Columbia University for backup.
The Philadelphia 76ers Are Going Jalen Brunson HuntingThe New York Knicks are relying on their star point guard to get them to the second round. In a way, the Sixers are, too.
Noise-canceling headphones are quiet — but they also have a quiet dangerNoise-canceling headphones offer a tech bro’s solution to the world of sound. They deem everything in your natural environment as “noise” that can be canceled out, allowing you to purely listen to your devices.
Google's worker firings show that the office actually isn't a place to be yourselfSo much for bringing your whole self to work. Many workplace experts will tell you that sharing too much about your personal life on the job has never been a great idea. But in the years since the gauzy "whole self" notion became something of an HR cliché, the idea has frayed even further.
Who Is Will Stancil? And Why Is He In Your Feed?The Minnesota policy wonk posting his way to power and influence. Stancil in his home in Minneapolis, which doubles as his campaign headquarters.
Can You Still Sell Out in This Economy?Let’s say you work in an industry in which, for the past year (or decade, if we’re being honest), it seems as though everyone keeps getting laid off. For fun, we can use my beloved digital media as an example.
Good Luck Trying to Resell This West Elm Coffee TableLike anyone living in a New York City apartment with limited space for furniture, I sometimes scan Facebook Marketplace just to feel something.
A freelancer who used Fiverr to leave a bad office job explains how she knew it was time and the pros and cons of the lifestyleRose Almond was over her 9-to-5 job as a mechanical engineer. Plus, Almond said working a nights-and-weekends side hustle of freelance gigs was exhausting. So she quit her day job in 2015.
The ‘Debate Me’ BroMehdi Hasan’s aggressive interviewing style landed him a Sunday show on MSNBC. Until he started talking about Palestine. As a matter of preference, Mehdi Hasan likes a smart opponent. “It’s no fun interviewing village idiots,” he says, for instance, of Marjorie Taylor Greene.
My Fiancée Hid Her Fortune From Me, And Let Me Pay All the BillsI (she/her) ended my relationship with my fiancée (she/her) last year. We lived together for many years. When I met her, she was unemployed, as she’d had a business venture fail.