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Healthvana’s digital COVID-19 vaccination records are about communication, not passports for the immune

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A cursory appraisal of the implementation of this tech might lead one to believe it’s about providing individuals with easy proof of vaccination — but the tech, and Healthvana, are focused on informing individuals to ensure they participate in their own healthcare programs, not providing an immunity pass.

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Some Thoughts about Selling at Startups

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If you haven’t read Adam Lashinsky’s awesome new book about Apple , you should. It takes on many of the lessons MBA programs and Corporate America have been teaching about business for the past 50+ years and questions whether lessons from Apple might be more applicable in thinking about the future. Specifically, 1.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Pause to think about how remarkable that truly is. Of course it takes time to roll out new scooters and replace existing inventory but this is already having a dramatic effect on the underlying business. They were new, they were strange, they were ridden mostly by young people?—?they

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you. Google knows it. THE FULL STORY.

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How do I Really Feel About Anonymous Apps Like Secret?

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.” I have been weighing in slowly on the topic over the past few weeks on Twitter but have avoided writing a blog post about it until now. I have thought a lot about anonymity over the years and actually have enjoyed debating the topic with those passionate about anonymity’s benefits because of course that’s how I learn.

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

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For Ethan it came down to two companies – BuildOnline or Google. ” I proclaimed to Ethan, “Google is at $400 / share. ” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it. What do we like about OpenTable?

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How Do I Feel About the Snap IPO Given I Didn’t Invest?

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We did know about Snapchat as early as anybody. But that narrative was fresh in my head when I first had the discussion about Snapchat. Of course that was a wrong narrative for both companies. But of course we all need the space to be young, to experiment, to do stupid things and not to have it define our entire future.

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