I expect that the longer this pandemic lasts the clearer it will become that ‘protecting lives’ and ‘protecting the economy’ are not alternatives. Those countries that do best in protecting lives will do best in protecting their economy.

If you are reading this post, chances are you are spending too much of your life on social media platforms. broadbandsearch.net/blog/average-d…

The editor-in-chief of the Lancet, one of the most prestigious medical journals, is signaling that tomorrow some huge news will drop about vaccines. Let's hope it's as good as this seems!

False dichotomy: it is an error to ignore that the pandemic itself has economic costs and make a trade-off between health and economics.

Hot off the press in USA Today written by 25 prominent Swedish medical researchers and scientists. At 558 deaths per million, Sweden is a failure case and this is a humiliating national disgrace. usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

Future of Work Innovation triggered by Covid-19. Barbados 🇧🇧 invites you to come and work for a year without having to pay local income tax. Imagine taking your Zoom calls with the real Caribbean sea as the background rather than just a photo. barbadoswelcomestamp.bb

Is it possible that cross-reactivity will work in reverse so that Covid-19 vaccines will provide at least some level of protection from the common cold? That would be a welcome side-effect with a lasting positive impact. medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-v…

Apple is about to hit $1.8T market cap with only a few critical products. There’s an urge in startups to broaden your feature set way too soon. In most cases your market is far larger than you realize, and staying focused is far better than chasing more spaces.

The new Eurostat numbers say that Sweden and Denmark have had identical economic performance: ~8% GDP decline over past year. So all Sweden got from its herd immunity strategy was a bunch of dead Swedes ec.europa.eu/eurostat/docum…

Fabulous news. Green travel corridor from Singapore to New Zealand opening first of September. Looks like we’ll be going on a New Zealand winery tour soon. straitstimes.com/singapore/heal…

2020 will go down in history as the year when we learnt to distinguish between ”facial masks”, shown below, and facemasks worn all the time.

I'm presenting today about "Pitching Investors" at the Oslo Innovation Week. The live stream is available for free from 12:30 PM Central European Time and you can sign-up here: konf.co/event/Iv3QX7m7… #oiw2020

This graph puts things into perspective. Its true beauty: It's a myth-buster. "Only authoritarian states can stop it" ➡️ SK TW NZ AU JP "Only islands can stop it" ➡️ CN VT TH "Only rich countries can stop it" ➡️ TH VT "Anglo-Saxon countries are too free" ➡️ NZ AU

First bottles of ETA by Modern Wine Group coming off the bottling line in California. A magnificent 2007 Stolpman Vineyards Syrah that spent 34 months in oak.

We are learning in vaccines what most startups inevitably realize too late Product is great. but most of the time, you live or die by distribution

Our first bottles of our ETA wine arrived in Singapore today. A beautiful 2007 Stolpman Vineyards Reserve Syrah that spent 34 months in oak. A bit like that scene in Lord of the Rings when Gollum says ”My Precious”.

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

#BREAKINGNEWS: University President Claudine Gay will remain in office with the support of the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — according to a source familiar with the decision. Miles J. Herszenhorn & Claire Yuan report. thecrimson.com/article/2023/1…

I find it difficult to believe that the Harvard University Corporation board could still be in unanimous support of President Gay. They must now realize that they made a bad choice and that their continued support for President Gay is not just enormously damaging to Harvard, but it is

WE HAVE A REGIME SHIFT AT Nowcast IQ Our nowcast data is now turning decisively pro cyclical, especially in the US, and it rhymes with the thesis we have laid forward on the CapEx cycle getting an extremely large artificial boost from the one big beautiful bill. The CBO