How to Get Started, Doing Things that Don't Scale, and Press (How to Start a Startup 2014: 8)

So we’ve got these three penguins: grammarians. We’ve got Raul, who you may remember from his sweet mohawk. We’ve got Cesar, and we’ve got Gabriella, three Magellanic penguins from Argentina, and they are all different amounts of happy. Cesar is a medium …

All right, Guemmy, so sometimes sites ask for, like, a phone number for security purposes, and I’m always actually afraid to give my phone number. One, I just don’t want random people calling me all the time. But how do you think about that? When is it va…

The first cycloidal propellers were thought up in the early 20th century, but now the same principles are being repurposed for modern vertical takeoff and Landing Vehicles. Later we’ll be checking out the company’s cycl Tech, who are doing just that, and …

Hey, it’s me Destin. Welcome back to Smarter Every Day. You’ve heard people say, “It’s just like riding a bike,” meaning it’s really easy and you can’t forget how to do it, right? But I did something. I did something that damaged my mind. It happened on t…

So what was the Gilded Age and why did it happen? Ah, the Gilded Age is this fascinating period from about 1870 to 1900. You can change the dates a little bit, but that’s… so we’re talking post-Civil War America, which becomes an industrial powerhouse. Th…

In 2019, the North Carolina coastline is in the grip of a disturbing string of shark attacks. Two different species, bowls and black tips, have attacked four swimmers in little more than six weeks. The cause is a mystery. The final piece of the puzzle mig…