"Figure out what you’re good at, and start helping other people with it. Give it away. Pay it forward. Karma works because people are consistent. On a long enough timescale, you will attract what you project. But don’t measure—your patience will run out if you count." Naval

Rachel is absolutely right. The fact that Revolut still can’t get regulated in the UK over a decade after founding is a failure of state capacity. This is the first UK-founded company likely to surpass a $100bn market cap—and yet the country has systematically missed the

The Zuckerberg AI offers of $200m-1bln fascinate me. Surely "hire literally the top AI people in Romania, France, China, Japan, Canada for $2m/year" is better? Or else that logic massively understates how far ahead 10 labs in SF/SV are. Really cool agglomeration econ either way!

As demoralising as these last couple of days and weeks have been, keep in mind that a lot of things are in motion behind the scenes whose positive impact will only be felt after (quote) some lead time but then very rapidly. Most underestimate Europe's medium term trajectory.

Map shows the short lived First Mexican Empire at its greatest extent between 1821 and 1823. Not only did it include modern day Mexico, but also the area now occupied by some or all of California, Texas, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Kansas.

The Financial Times: "Unless the Israeli government agrees to an immediate end to the war and a surge of aid into Gaza, western countries should be sanctioning Netanyahu and his government."

Cross post from bluesky, Éamann The Almagro School Lurker Account reports a crime against journalism perpetrated by The Economist. I made broadly the same accusation several days ago, you can read the post by Éamann in full here. macdonnchada.substack.com/p/sanchez-stil… Quite why it bothers two Irishmen so much

Thessaloniki is about to get a 40,000 seat new stadium. Designed by Populous, the new home for Greek Super League team PAOK FC is inspired by the eagle on the club's emblem and will rise in the city's Toumba district.  In a statement, Populous said: 'The new PAOK stadium is the

There’s no salvation for a person who’s certain of his righteousness. If someone points out his sins he only gets angry and commits a new one.

Revolut to become title partner sponsor of new Audi Formula 1 team for 2026 #F1 season and possibly much longer beyond. reuters.com/business/finan…

El mayor ascensor social que existe es la educación. Cuando desde posiciones de izquierdas destruyes la educación porque, según su ideario igualitarista, todo español debe tener derecho a conseguir una titulación (y, si no la consigues y entras en política, te la inventas), esa

I recommend everyone in their 30s-40s working in tech to spend more time with teenagers and people in their 20s. Their preferences and consumption patters make me feel more positive about the future of humanity in the AI world.

31 prominent Israelis, in a letter in today's Guardian, call on the international community to "impose crippling sanctions on Israel" - sanctions on their own country.

Alberto Alemanno warns that by avoiding confrontation, the EU has effectively abandoned its quest for strategic autonomy. project-syndicate.org/commentary/hig…

Bad strategy leads to bad outcomes. Commission chose to appease and flatter Trump by agreeing to buy more weapons and gas—on which it has no competence—and by tolerating unilateral tariffs. Europe emerges geopolitically weakened from a deal struck in just 1 hour on a golf course.

"Gombeen man" is a term used in Ireland for a shady, small-time "wheeler-dealer" businessman who is always looking to make a quick and shady profit, often at someone else's expense. Gombeen business models are alive and well and connected to the highest levels of government.

“While Israel has previously said it is open to a deal that would see Gaza demilitarized and Hamas leaders exiled, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has maintained that a two-state solution is not on the table.” nypost.com/2025/07/29/wor…

Bank of America just dropped a massive warning: we're in a bubble bigger than the dot-com crash. 38% of the S&P 500 is concentrated in just 10 companies. PE ratios hit 27x vs 25x in 2000. Here's the full picture & how you can take advantage of this upcoming rally:

Gonna be running a small group ecom dinner in Belfast end of August/early September - small group, no presentations, just a chill evening together If you're a UK brand owner and interested drop me a dm ✍️

"Trump has ushered in an era in which panic rather than policy drives the global trade system. For those that ought to be able to push back, such as the EU, it has looked more like cowering to a bully." Strong FT editorial on Europe's submission to Trump. ft.com/content/11aa39…