Timeless Lessons From Great Investors
If you only have a couple of minutes to spare, here are ten lessons from great venture capitalists that investors, operators, and founders should know.
Author: The Generalist Read: 11 min
Pig Organs Partially Revived in Dead Animals – Researchers Are Stunned
“Researchers connected pigs that had been dead for one hour to a system called OrganEx that pumped a blood substitute throughout the animals’ bodies. The solution — containing the animals’ blood and 13 compounds such as anticoagulants — slowed the decomposition of the bodies and quickly restored some organ function, such as heart contraction and activity in the liver and kidney.”
Author: Max Kozlov, The Nature Read: 5 min
The People Making Millions Off Listerine Royalties
A little-known provision in a 100-year-old contract opened up the door for private investors to mint money from mouthwash sales.
Author: The Hustle Read: 8 min
Sunday Bonus: This Is Water
David Foster Wallace‘s 2005 commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon College, is a timeless trove of wisdom. The speech was made into a thin book titled “This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life”.
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