US Dollar
The dollar is the most widely used currency in international transactions, and a free-floating currency. It is also the official currency in several countries and the de facto currency in many others --wikipedia
Business
Shou Zi Chew (TikTok CEO)
He has recently made headlines by appearing before US Congress to argue in support of the platform.
discounts
Request: Is this integrous? Or it’s just a sneaky manipulative move?
Walmart's decision to close Portland stores
The two stores in Portland, a city notorious for not enforcing shoplifting laws, will close March 24th, displacing 580 employees.
vendor lock-in
makes a customer dependent on a vendor for products, unable to use another vendor without substantial switching costs --wikipedia
Grassfed Marketing
helping local producers scale their current revenue, build the farm of their dreams and leave a lasting legacy for generations with our unique approach to direct-to-consumer marketing --grassfedmarkeing.com
The 1-Page Marketing Plan, by Allan Dib
Get New Customers, Make More Money, And Stand Out From The Crowd
layoffs
Looking for a way to re-contextualize or know the truth behind the layoffs happening. Can it all just be group Karma? --request
Knockout Entrepreneur, by George Foreman
Request: Doc mentions the book in the Book of Slides.
central bank digital currency (CBDC)
Request: Also called digital fiat currency. It is said it could lead to loss of personal privacy and governments would be able to control us even more than they do.
The Fiat Standard: The Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization
Ammous analyzes global political currencies by analogy to bitcoin: how they're "mined" whenever government-guaranteed entities create loans, their lack of inherent restraints on inflation, and the rampant government intervention --goodreads.com
scalable.capital (stocks)
Wealth management / broker for the European market.
Sam Bankman-Fried
one of the richest people in crypto, thanks to his FTX exchange and Alameda Research trading firm, before his empire came crashing down in November 2022 --forbes.com
strike (business)
"a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer" -- Google dictionary
Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
From the time we learn to speak, we’re told that if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. While this advice may work for everyday life, it is, as Kim Scott has seen, a disaster when adopted by managers --goodreads.com