Saturdays This Friday is about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how easy it is to hide $400 million these days.
Economy
- Is the economy out of big ideas? (wsj.com)
- Why fewer companies are going public and what we can do about it. (collaborativefund.com)
- Why can't Canada innovate? (thewalrus.ca)
Tech
- Somebody had to write about 'network effects and increasing returns' before they could be widely understood. (fastcompany.com)
- Remember gadgets? The tech industry has moved on. (nytimes.com)
- Coding academies are leaving students disappointed with their job prospects. (bloomberg.com)
- What the Thiel Fellowship has become a haven for entrepreneurs over time. (backchannel.com)
- How to become an Instagram 'influencer.' (bloomberg.com)
Longform
- Why Americans love Costco ($COST) warehouses. (fortune.com)
- A dozen things learned about negotiation. (25iq.com)
- Where investors went wrong trying to emulate the Yale Model. (ai-cio.com)
- Groups look down newbies but they wouldn't exist for long without them. (theatlantic.com)
- The rise of 911 and the decline in national homicide rates. (papers.ssrn.com)
- David Letterman talks performance anxiety with Tina Fey. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Legos rock. (nymag.com)