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What’s to come during hard times
The odds are the following: something like, yes, they (the Fed) can engineer a soft landing, a third of a percent chance. Probably a third of a percent chance they can engineer a mild recession…and then there’s a chance this could be much harder than that.” – Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP MorganChase on 5/4/22…
Read MoreOne-click Checkout is Fintech’s Iron Throne
3 Fintech News Stories #1: Everyone is Moving Up the Open Banking Stack What happened? Stripe announced a new product: [Stripe is] taking the wraps off Financial Connections, which will let Stripe’s customers connect directly to their customer’s bank accounts, to access financial data to speed up or run certain kinds of transactions. These include…
Read More“Roe was egregiously wrong”
POLICY “Roe was egregiously wrong” Leaked documents from the Supreme Court reaffirmed what many expected but wished would never happen: a strike down of the Roe v Wade decision. Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have…
Read MoreSharma- 05/08/2022
Today’s newsletter is going to be a summary of my Ecom World presentation (most-watched presentation) with some additional commentary. If you’ve launched a brand, you know that the zero to one, the beginning, is tough. Getting proof that what you’re putting out into the world is actually needed, and convincing the first 1,000 or 10,000…
Read MoreTwitter bots, explained
Breaking down Twitter bots What is a soufflé? Up until about a week ago, my answer was “a French dish which is puffy”. I’ve had soufflés but only recently Googled what it actually is: “A soufflé is a baked egg-based dish originating in France, that can be served as a savory main dish or sweetened as a…
Read MoreJustice For All? Last Prisoner Project Accused
I’m (Kaitlin) quite shocked I’ve never read this article before. And at first, I thought it was a clear hit piece against the cannabis industry. I almost didn’t give it the time of day. But, when I dug deeper, I saw the complaints against the Last Prisoner Project (LPP) were made by respectable and accomplished cannabis advocates, organizations, and…
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