Things have been far too serious around here this week with talk of interest rates, unrealized gains, flooding, and the EU referendum. So let’s change that and do a bit of an architecture roundup. It has been on my agenda for a few weeks now… Read More
Real estate is a highly levered asset class, which means that pricing is sensitive to interest rate changes. Larry Summers recently published a post on his blog where he argued that the Fed (US) is being far too complacent about their ability to respond effectively… Read More
Marketing guru Seth Godin recently published this value triangle on his blog: No matter what business you’re in, it’s worth giving some thought to this. What do you offer? At the bottom of the triangle is function. A hotel room functions as a place to… Read More
I just received the September issue of Monocle magazine. One of the features I always read is the “Observation” on the very last page. It reads as the editor in chief’s personal blog. In this issue he talks about the recent EU referendum and the… Read More
Do you believe that human action has caused and is causing negative outcomes with respect to the environment? The New York Times published a feature piece this week on the flooding of the US east coast. Associated with the article is a fantastic infographic that… Read More
Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal published an article claiming that the celebrated venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz was lagging behind its elite peers in terms of returns. The firm then responded with a well-written blog post explaining why this accusation is off the… Read More
Using anonymized credit and debit card data from over 54 million Chase customers across the US, City Observatory recently published a chart showing the percentage of retail sales that goes to “small businesses” in 15 US cities. This is based on proprietary data (2015) from… Read More
I came across this tweet last night before bed: Some pics of my home the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station #11monthsInAntarctica #auroras #milkyway #stars pic.twitter.com/f12tclwoGz — Dr. C. Corbett Moran (@corbett) May 13, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js I am late to the party on this one, but Dr.… Read More
I am still a young guy, but already I find people of my vintage starting to hate on some of the things that even younger people are into. I hear people say that they’re not into Snapchat because it’s for teenagers. What’s the point? I… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 