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I’ve been meaning to cancel my The Wall Street Journal subscription. This is an illogical take on the SVB debacle.

Whenever I hear folks weaponize the word “woke”, this is how they sound to me. Often “woke” is intended to mean “too black” or “overly progressive” but no one has the confidence to say that part out loud.

Wow: Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, one of the Dems that the GOP is trying to expel from state legislature to protesting gun violence, calls out his colleagues on the floor ‘For years, one of your colleagues, an admitted child molester, sat in this chamber – no expulsion’

Great post by Chamath Palihapitiya There is a third path, which in my opinion is the most sustainable one. Wrap payments within software or other value added services. Software (or the other value added service) is your value prop to the customer, but the business / monetization model is

Agreed — this part of the thesis behind Vori

I’m extremely proud to announce VoriOS: the 1st AI-powered POS and inventory system built for ambitious grocery stores. From silo to shelf to spoon, the $1T domestic grocery industry will never be the same. Independent supermarkets are the backbone of a dynamic American economy.

2024: We launched and went $0 to $153M in payments volume at Vori 2025: We 10x 2030: Vori is one of the largest payments businesses on planet earth Watch our Year in Review below ⬇️