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Tell Me How Much It Costs!
3 Fintech News Stories #1: Tell Me How Much It Costs! What happened? Rocket Money (formerly Truebill) offers a free version and a premium version of its personal financial management app. Did you know that nowhere on Rocket Money’s main website does it say how much Rocket Money Premium costs? A little digging in Rocket…
Read MoreThe Unknown Story of How Hotmail Grew to 12 Million Users in 1.5 Years
Let’s go wayyyyy back. Back to the birth of viral marketing… 1996. I was busy building Star Wars lego sets, Titanic was running the box office, and Hotmail invented what it means to “go viral”. Yes, Hotmail. Today’s lesson is all about how Hotmail grew to 12 million users in 18 months, thanks to their…
Read MoreCould a 4-day workweek ever be the norm?
Do you know why we have a standard 5-day workweek? You can thank the Industrial Revolution for that! The concept of the 40 hour workweek was born in the 19th century. Yeah, in TWO centuries our workweek hasn’t evolved. Despite the following: So… why haven’t we had our own workplace revolution? Because corporate America has…
Read More7 Steps to Better Meetings
A couple of months ago, I was in a meeting with a team discussing a new project. The meeting was scheduled for an hour, but as the discussion dragged on, it became clear that we were going to need more time. We ended up extending the meeting by another hour, and then another, until we…
Read MoreLiquidity in liquid air energy storage
Liquid air energy storage gets a fresh look to start 2023.
Read MoreFast-Track Approval: Balancing Speed and Safety in Drug Approvals
The FDA’s Fast Track approval program, designed to speed drug development for life-threatening conditions, has faced increased scrutiny over the years. I’ve mainly used Biogen’s controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm to shed light on the accelerated approval problems. However, the problems run deeper than Aduhelm. In this article, I’ll highlight the FDA’s Fast Track approval program, dive into…
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