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No. 250 – Saturday Reads

Apr 25, 2020

Notes

African American, black, franchising, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Peter Thiel, silicon valley

When Tailwinds Vanish – This is a very interesting piece by John Luttig. He argues that the opportunities for new internet startups to hit home runs is diminishing as the internet matures. As winning in the internet economy becomes a zero-sum game, he points to incumbents as the ones more likely to win what’s left…
No. 241 – Wednesday Reads

Apr 15, 2020

Notes

black, covid-19, democrats, elections, exxon mobil, lng, mckinsey & co, mozambique, politics, venture capital

For Black America, COVID-19 Is The Bullet. America Is The Gun – “This is how the coronavirus kills Black people. This is how half of the related deaths in Mississippi are Black. This is how 70 percent of the deaths in Louisiana are Black. Sixty-two percent in D.C. And so on. And so on. Not by Black…