09/29/2019 WeWork CEO Steps Down This should’ve happened a long time ago. It’s funny, a lot of colleagues told me to join WeWork , because they were hiring like mad. Things like this indicate there is too much available capital going around, and that financiers are competing for investment opportunities, which usually leads to bubbles. back when Sebastian Gunningham joined Facebook Acquires CTRL-Labs There’s little doubt that this tech is interesting, but that doesn’t mean that it’s a sound acquisition in the same way Instagram was. This is similar to the Oculus acquisition, which a cursory DuckDuckGo search shows wasn’t and I doubt much has changed since then. profitable in 2016 Gitcoin Quadratic Funding Round 3 The Ethereum community makes me hopeful for the crypto community. All the idealistic things I would like to see happen in software development get tried out in earnest by the Ethereum community. Uighur Muslims Shackled and Blindfolded I try to stay apolitical in this newsletter as much as possible, but this video of Uighur Muslims in a Chinese camp surfaced this week. I have a feeling history will not look kindly on the world’s inaction on this. China Sends 100 State Officials to Corporations I know I’m biased given I’m an American citizen, but I don’t think this kind of posturing is going to end well. No offense to government officials, but typically they’re not the most adept businessmen. I suspect they’ll likely get in the way or slow things down at these businesses just when these businesses need to be as lean as possible. Blind Engineer Builds Smart Cane I found this right after posting , so this is going in this week’s newsletter. Tell me this isn’t cool! last week’s newsletter Bakkt Futures Went Live And number go down. I’m a Moderator at the Ethereum Facebook Group Come say hi! This content is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing contained in this post constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by myself to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments in this or in any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of any of the author’s employers. Don’t forget to follow me on twitter , add me on linkedin , add me on facebook , subscribe to my blog , or follow me on medium for more content like this. I post a review of topics I find interesting every week. I’m always looking for new topics to cover, so if you have anything you find interesting and would like to discuss please reach out!

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