Simon Beckerman
@simonbeckerman
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šļø born and raised in Milan, now living in London
London, England
Joined December 2008
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What an incredible story
In 1922, a group of scientists went to the Toronto General Hospital where diabetic children were kept in wards, often 50 or more at a time. Most of them were comatose and dying from diabetic ketoacidosis. Others were being treated by being placed on an extremely strict diet,
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How hard should it be to run a venture-backed tech startup? 996 hard? 247 hard? call-your-mum-in-tears hard? I spoke to @simonbeckerman @surangac &more about why founder burnout is bad for business. The story is on today's #FTEdit app (free 30 day trial!)
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VC firm Balderton will launch wellness packages as stress takes toll on entrepreneurs
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Some towns threatened 15 days in jail for crossing the street with headphones on: https://t.co/RinWf6v5vq
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Interesting
In 1995 a group of NASA scientists studied the effects of various drugs on spiders, specifically on the way they weave their webs. š¤Ø The LSD one looks good. The Caffeine seems to be more messed up than the one on Speed š The Marijuana spider got halfway done and gave up.
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I feel that Branding is the most overlooked and understudied amongst the big moats in which a tech startup can invest in. Young founders study all sorts of stuff, from technical to business, but donāt study enough branding in all itās forms and applications.
4. Economic Moat A strong economic moat exists when there's a long-term competitive advantage. Moat protects a company's profitability and growth from competition. Examples: ā¢High switching costs ā¢Economies of scale ā¢Network effects ā¢Regulations ā¢Branding
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Early stage cancer has 80-99% survival rateā¦ the best cure for cancer is early detectionā¦
HALF of all men and a THIRD of all women in the US will develop some form of cancer in their lives. So, what can we do about it? The Hidden "Cure" for Cancer - new episode of Huge If True out now: https://t.co/dgUuHake74
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Italy now joins China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Venezuela and Belarus in banning ChatGPT. I hope it isn't because it thinks that pizza with pineapple is delicious...š«£
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This is impressive
'Last Stand' is a sci-fi short film directed by Hashem Al-Ghaili and made with AI using https://t.co/SX9XmD9hgZ with music by Thiago Nugent [HD version + read more: https://t.co/kPUjvBxQGb]
https://t.co/VQwZu066oe
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Yes.
Steve Jobs always talked about hiring "the best peopleā But how do you know if someone is exceptional? Here are 10 non-obvious signals to find high-performing talent:
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Full prompt for this since Twitter deleted the prompt in ALT last time: 1960s street style fashion photo capturing a gorgeous 30-year-old woman with long brown hair, slightly blush cheeks, and a sly grin walking confidently on a bright spring morning in TriBeCa. She's wearing a
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Btw, I love Tim Urban and this book is on top of my reading list!
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Iāve met a couple of wannabe āidea supremacistsā in my life and I always found them very scary. The thought that we can have a society led by these kind of people is also a reason why whatās going on in certain parts of the world nowadays really hurts me on a more deeper level.
Let's talk about social authoritarianism. We can break low-rung thinkers (those who identify with their ideas, care more about being right than truth, never change their mind, etc.) down into three categories: 1. Non-authoritarians 2. Social bullies 3. Idea supremacists 1/10
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