Sam Chandler
@nitro_sam
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Now: Investing at Laneway Ventures. Was: Founder & CEO of @nitrohq. Led to IPO & A$561 million acquisition. Former EY Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year.
London, Ibiza, San Francisco
Joined June 2011
RT @friedberg: @andrewrsorkin i’d argue you’re too easily moved by the choice words. “privilege” and “equality” are selected because they c….
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One of the most depressing things you’ll read this week.
I'm getting some confused responses to this. That's ok, the benefits system is very opaque by design, and the extent of hidden subsidies in the UK makes it hard to find out what things actually cost. So here's how a family earning £100k ends up worse off than one on welfare:.
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1 mm² !!.
This is the most detailed view of a human brain to date. A team of researchers used electron microscopy (EM) to image a cubic millimeter-sized piece of human brain tissue at high resolution and this is a single neuron with 5,600 of the nerve fibers that connect to it.
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RT @BoringBiz_: What an insane chart. The younger generation actively subsidizes the boomers, despite them owning 50% of all collective wea….
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The current UK tax system is literally structurally engineered to deliver the worst possible outcomes to both individuals and the state.
With two parents on £50k, take-home pay is £79,000. After childcare and rent, they're left with £24,800. A family on benefits renting the same house would clear £30,000 after rent with no need for childcare. You are better off on benefits than on a household income of £100k.
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What’s the expression for shooting oneself in both feet, hands, eyes, arms, legs?.
Property values rise broadly in line with inflation. Often there’s been no real gain. And now you could be taxed on the notional increase when you’ve barely just kept pace with inflation. 🤯
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Failed state stuff. Completely embarrassing.
Britain was the third country in the world to launch its own satellite into orbit on its own rocket, after the Soviets and the Americans. Britain remains the only nation on earth to have developed orbital launch capability and then abandoned it.
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Huge problem.
Married and own a home by 30 years old in America. 1950: 50%.1960: 52%.1970: 48%.1980: 45%.1990: 43%.2000: 35%.2010: 25%.2025: 12%. Incredible.
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Even the most incompetent managers in the private sector are not this incompetent, and yet we entrust the political class and unelected civil servants with billions of dollars.
'Reno from hell: RBA’s $260m makeover blows out to $1.2b'. As if a quarter of a billion dollars wasn't already an absurdly high amount of money.
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Too good.
In WWII, Britain claimed its pilots had excellent night vision from eating carrots, starting a myth that continues to this day. It was a cover story to hide the secret use of military radar.
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Why we can’t have nice things.
Official statement regarding @BedBathBeyond . We will not open retail stores in California. This isn’t about politics — it’s about reality. California’s system makes it nearly impossible for businesses to succeed, and I won’t put our company, our employees, or our
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Wild.
dude mark bertolini (ex- Aetna CEO, now Oscar CEO has an insane story. here he talks about how after his skiing injury, he was in so much pain for 17 years that he went to switzerland to end his life, and then was told he could fix his pain. went through neuroplasticity exercises
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RT @sapinker: “I have nothing against diversity, equity, and inclusion. But as Voltaire said about the Holy Roman Empire: it was neither ho….
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Yes, but Ireland also spends much less on social welfare as % of GDP (14% vs 23%). UK has a revenue problem AND a spending problem. But with Ireland’s rapidly changing demographics driven by mass migration it will eventually face both issues (increased costs, increased taxation).
Ireland’s corporate tax rate is 12.5% vs UK’s 25%: . Results: 🇮🇪 33% real GDP growth since 2016 (UK: 5.9%), and a €10B surplus. UK?: 🇬🇧 Deficits, ‘black hole’ and stagnation. Even if you strip out big tech, GDP per capita is much higher in Ireland. Maybe reducing taxes.
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It would be funny were it all not so catastrophic.
She is so far out of her depth that she will need a deep sea submarine to rescue her.
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The insanity.
To get approval for the nuclear plant Sizewell C, EDF had to submit a 58 page “Equality Statement” in which they promise “information sessions on Ramadan”, a “visible presence at Pride” and “celebrating Chinese new year”. No wonder the cost has ballooned from £18bn to £46bn.
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RT @foundmyfitness: Interesting new study where people who were "fit" but overweight or obese didn't have a higher all-cause or CVD mortali….
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This is… not good.
5% of deaths in Canada are now euthanasia 😳.
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See also: Australia.
Britain already has a guest worker visa. It's simply hidden by the fact that we let the university sector run it:
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