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here are five links worth reading in July…
Rage of the Falling Elite by Rob Henderson
The most dangerous people in any society aren’t the poor. They are the children of the elite who fell out. They keep the degrees, networks, and platforms and lose the bank accounts. Every revolution from Robespierre to Lenin to the American founders was led by exactly this profile.
The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final Descent from The Atlantic
The Queen of the Skies is being retired because two engines burn less fuel than four, and the math doesn’t work at scale. Every transportation icon eventually loses to a cheaper version of itself.
Geothermal’s time has finally come from The Economist
Less than 1% of US energy comes from geothermal today. The energy fight everyone has been arguing about wasn’t solar vs nuclear. It’s a third option that no one is tracking.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg explains why writing the words is only 10% of being an author (and what the other 90% is that AI can’t do), what GLP-1s actually do to the brain, and the three skills every supercommunicator has.
disposable software: software is now just paper plates
When paper plates got cheap, you didn’t replace your silverware -- you threw bigger parties. When software is cheap to build, every problem gets its own app.
Bonus (disposable software) : KrazyPickles
free pickleball app for ratings, RSVPs, recaps, and court guides
More reading links at https://twitter.com/AurenReads
Inside the Box by David Epstein
DTF St Louis – show is brilliant (note: I have not finished it yet so please no spoilers!)
Auren Hoffman is CEO of NQB8 and GP at Flex Capital. NQB8 starts 3 companies per year. Flex Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm --- investing in 50+ start-ups a year. Engage on X: @auren
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