Join us in celebrating the historic day #Estonia 🇪🇪 and six more nations 🇱🇻🇱🇹🇸🇮🇸🇰🇷🇴🇧🇬 became members of the NATO Alliance 2⃣0⃣ years ago.

It’s been quite a journey. 🧵 1/11 👇

Russia has a long history of having no regard for human life & their homes.

Today we are remembering 7⃣5⃣ years since Soviets #deported over 20 000 Estonians from their homes to Russia.

Not much has changed, as deportations are taking place today in #Ukraine .
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Index Venturesがスタートアップがスケールする際の課題（カオスと表現）を纏めたレポートを発出。他のVCでもよくあるレポートかと思いきや、彼らが対象にした起業家数はなんと20万人以上！…

This is an idiotic headline, The Wall Street Journal

A deep cultural foundation for this war continuing is dismissal that the ~100M people in the borderlands of Russia, with their first hand experience of agression and occupation, have little identity beyond that suffering. And of course,…

In my interview to NPR Scott Simon, I outlined that if Russia won in Ukraine, it would affect overall global security – if aggression pays off somewhere, it serves as an invitation to use it elsewhere.

npr.org/2024/03/16/123…

We’re excited to announce our latest addition to our Ninja family – Griffin! ✌️

'Griffin ‘Banking as a Service’ raises $24M as it attains full banking license' tcrn.ch/43jbkwr

#fintech #startup #announcement

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF “THE HARD THING ABOUT HARD THINGS” BY benahorowitz.eth!

“Hard Things” remains a go-to guide for entrepreneurs navigating startup life, with timeless wisdom that can only be learned on the battlefield of business.

Some of our favorite quotes from the book:

1.…

Suurepärane, tabav ning pragmaatiline kõne toomas ilves, ex-verif’e sulest. Kohustuslik lugemine.

Reminder: If talent matters 50% and hard work matters 50%, then in a world where everyone works hard, talent will explain 100% of the variance of outcomes, and in a world where everyone is talented, hard work will explain 100% of the variance of outcomes

This video was generated by Sora.

That's the new model by OpenAI. The most advanced text-to-video tool created so far.

I'll share the videos here. Absolutely insane.

Prompt: This close-up shot of a Victoria crowned pigeon showcases its striking blue plumage and red chest. Its…

イノベーションは政府・民間・研究（学術）と両輪ならぬ三輪が必要だが、世界のイノベーションtop10の半数は北欧等人口1,000万以下の小国。
小国の生き抜く道として国全体でイノベーションを担むマインドと人材が育ち、総じてスタートアップ大国となってるのは興味深いし、日本の地方都市にも通ずる

Congrats Ahti Heinla & team on securing fresh funding for Starship Technologies. Here’s to the next 10 million deliveries!

I am grateful to the leaders of Czechia Petr Fiala, Denmark Statsministeriet, Estonia @KajaKallas, Germany Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz, and the Netherlands Mark Rutte for their unwavering support for Ukraine and timely call in Financial Times for collective efforts to arm Ukraine for the sake of Europe as a whole.…

A fascinating thread on quasi-moons and how unique orbiting two objects is.

The Macintosh turns 40 today! 💻  🎉
So, I’ll share a little Jobsian story about Mac design from 30 years ago. Steve was in exile at NeXT at the time, and I was a student. I had Steve Jobs over to my home for a fireside chat with my classmates from the GSB “High Tech Club.”…

Top 4 risks in WEF 2024 Global Risks Report in 10 years time:

1. Extreme weather events 🌪️
2. Critical change to Earth systems 🌍
3. Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse 🌳
4. Natural resource shortages 💧

weforum.org/publications/g…

Estonia's unwavering support for Ukraine, our people, and our defense is evident today, during my visit, and throughout the war.

President Alar Karis and I discussed cooperation at the European institutions' level, our potential in Europe, frontline developments and prospects,…

1/ Featured #36 x Ready Player Me

Jan 9 '24

curated by 🫧 karen 🫧

learn more in the thread below 👇

One of the highest forms of wealth is good company.

You can buy a lot of things but you can't buy good company. You have to earn it.

A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, & most of the energy that does, moves the car, not people.

Sound efficient?

HT Ellen MacArthur Foundation