I’ve only just discovered Masters of Scale and I’ve been slowly working my way through the back-catalogue, cherry picking episodes I most like the look of. I’ve just caught Reid Hoffman’s interview with Tristan Walker (episode #3 of the podcast, Beauty of a Bad Idea) centering around resilience and rejection (amongst other themes), and with… Continue reading →

Loved this part of a January episode of Death, Sex & Money (Opportunity Costs: Friendship and Fertility) where – towards the end of the conversation – two best friends (Cat and Christine) joke about their imminent evening plans Cat: ‘I don’t want to go to this one bar’ Christine: ‘No, I’ve already cried at that… Continue reading →

"To all young girls out there who aspire to take up sports. Make no mistake: you need strong arms, not smooth arms, on a sports field," Sana Mir, the former captain of the Pakistan women's cricket team, wrote in a viral Facebook post criticizing an ad for Veet hair remover. The spot showed an actress… Continue reading →

Every time I see figures like the recently released numbers for Facebook (net income was almost $5bn in Q1, up 63 per cent year-on-year) I’m reminded of The Big Short, when Jamie and Charlie realise the banks are selling what they now know are worthless CDOs. The banks know exactly what they’re doing, as does… Continue reading →