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Books covering essential topics for entrepreneurs, offering deep insights into innovative thinking, leadership development, and strategies for navigating the complexities of the startup journey. This collection provides valuable guidance for founders at every stage, from ideation to scaling, with lessons drawn from real-world experiences and gro...
a collection of articles and videos about Bhutan
New Zealand - history, geography and travel
European Soccer (Football) and UEFA, FIFA
Self-Improvement tips and tricks for studying
tips, tricks, hacks and ideas for living a better life
a collection of articles about Malaysia
Diverse Dialogues: Develop the skills to navigate through the nuances of cross-cultural interactions. Understand the importance of cultural sensitivity and linguistic nuances in fostering effective communication.
How to build an amazing team? On a limited budget (or after you get funded), team building will remain one of a startup founder's most pressing challenges.
key articles, videos, books
A collection of resources about self-improvement and self-help focused on the principles of slowing down, simplifying, and decluttering your life. This compilation explores the psychological and practical benefits of adopting a minimalist lifestyle, emphasizing mindfulness, organization, and intentional living. Key themes include strategies for ...
key articles, videos, books. A collection of resources about Parenting and Creativity that explores the dynamic relationship between nurturing a child's creative expression and effective parenting strategies. This compilation includes articles, research studies, and practical guides focusing on themes such as fostering artistic skills, encourag...
tips and tricks for language learning (any language)
Spain - innovation, startups and entrepreneurship
For working professionals- a collection of tips, tricks, hacks and ideas for creating a better work environment
Mexican food
a collection of videos and articles looking at entrepreneurship in Israel
Israel - travel, culture, tourism
tips, tricks, hacks and ideas for living a better life - Turn your 'Smart-Phone' into a Dumber Phone
author Tim Ferriss tips, tricks, hacks and ideas for living a better life
Netflix - global strategy - foreign films, series, content
a collection of articles and videos about Singapore
A collection of resources about Cultural Breadth, Embeddedness, and Creativity for Team Building and Innovation explores the intricate relationship between diverse cultural backgrounds and effective team dynamics. This compilation emphasizes the significance of cultural diversity in fostering creativity and innovation within teams. Key themes in...
a collection of articles with Practical tips for protecting your Privacy (internet)
A collection about Inspiring Female Founders of Startups
Inspiring Women - Female Leaders
a collection of Leadership networks, Coaching platforms for Women in Tech, Business
Elpha - Inspiring Female Founders of Startups
How to build an amazing team? On a limited budget (or after you get funded), team building will remain one of a startup founder's most pressing challenges.
Articles and videos looking at a History of Women in tech, Girls who Code, Female Engineers

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Article

“Scaling People” is a textbook piece of management writing

Claire Hughes Johnson has gone long on tactics and pragmatism, short on guff | Business. “Scaling people” is written by Claire Hughes Johnson, a te... (2023)


Article

Ten Cultural Experiences to Put on Your Post-Pandemic Bucket List | Travel | Smithsonian Magazine

From a lantern festival in Korea to camel racing in Oman, these traditions have us dreaming of future travel (2021)


Article

Woke at Work: Why tech firms are trying to run away from politics—and failing | The Economist

As other firms become more political, some Silicon Valley companies are heading in the opposite direction | United States (2021)


Article

Bartleby - You’ll often walk alone | Business | The Economist

Loneliness is a widespread problem with complex roots (2021)


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Mittelstandoff - The surprising role of family feuds in German business | Business | The Economist

All families argue. Some of the most explosive rows happen inside Germany’s powerhouse companies (2021)


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'Woke' American Ideas Are a Threat, French Leaders Say - The New York Times

Politicians and prominent intellectuals say social theories from the United States on race, gender and post-colonialism are a threat to French iden... (2021)


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"Lupin" feeds Netflix viewers' foreign-series frenzy - Marketplace

Netflix said in its earnings report last week that "Lupin" is set to rack up 70 million views in its first month, a new record. (2021)


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Generations of Handwritten Mexican Cookbooks Are Now Online

North America's largest-known Mexican cookbook collection inspires both tears and restaurant dishes. (2020)


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The 1918 Flu, Masks and Lessons for the Coronavirus Pandemic - The New York Times

As the influenza pandemic swept across the United States in 1918 and 1919, masks took a role in political and cultural wars. (2020)


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The History of the Hawaiian Shirt | Innovation

From kitsch to cool, ride the waves of undulating popularity of a tropical fashion statement "Though its precise origins are lost to history, th... (2020)


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10 Types of European Breads With Fascinating Stories

Sure, you know Germany has pretzels and France has baguettes; but do you know how these carby delights came to be? Learn the history of bread from ... (2020)


Article

NYTimes: We Live in Zoom Now

From Zoom University to the Zoom Party - Zoom is where we work, go to school and party these days. (2020)


Article

Smithsonian Open Access FAQ

Learn more about Open Access FAQ Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can explore and reuse millions of digital items from the Smithson... (2020)


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Airbnb teams up with 23andMe to recommend heritage travel destinations | VentureBeat

Airbnb announced a partnership with 23andMe through which the two companies will work together to facilitate heritage travel trips. (2019)


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YouTube Unleashed a Conspiracy Theory Boom. Can It Be Contained? - The New York Times

What if stemming the tide of misinformation on YouTube means punishing some of its biggest stars? (2019)


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Standing at Ground Zero for UFO Believers | Literary Hub

A Scientist Studies Our Need to Believe in Aliens "You need to wear the blindfold." Tyler's voice was calm but firm. His southern accent took a ... (2019)


Article

America Lets Too Much Young Talent Go to Waste - Bloomberg Opinion

Failing to identify and help poor and minority students isn’t just unfair. It also hurts growth. (2019)


Article

London Launches 5-Year Plan To Entice More People To Fall In Love With Cycling - Forbes

London launches new 5-year Cycling Action Plan. Interview with Will Norman, London's cycling and walking commissioner. (2018)


Article

The Most Misread Poem in America

Everyone knows Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”—and almost everyone gets it wrong. David Orr on the popular misconceptions surrounding the icon... (2015)


Article

Transforming Wikipedia into an accurate cultural knowledge quiz

How I built “Test Your Culture” by taking the world’s largest encyclopedia… and combining it with data science (2018)


Article

One of Japan’s great institutions makes way for a car park - Banyan - The Economist

LAST Saturday at six in the morning the handbells rang and auctioneers launched with guttural chanting into the last auction of bluefin tuna at Tok... (2018)


Article

So You Want to Open a Small Press Bookstore/Artist-Run Space? A Cautionary Tale

A couple years ago, a poet friend asked me for advice on opening a non-profit small press bookstore and arts space. My wife, visual artist Marina E... (2018)


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How the internet has changed dating - Meet markets || The Economist

Better algorithms, business models and data could have even more people finding partners ON JULY 19th 1695 an intriguing advertisement appeared ... (2018)


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Modern love - Online dating || The Economist

The internet has transformed the search for love and partnership THE internet has transformed the way people work and communicate. It has upende... (2018)


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Opinion | To Restore Civil Society, Start With the Library - The New York Times

This crucial institution is being neglected just when we need it the most. (2018)


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The iGen Shift: Colleges Are Changing to Reach the Next Generation - The New York Times

The newest students are transforming the way schools serve and educate them, including sending presidents and deans to Instagram and Twitter. (2018)


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Open offices can lead to closed minds || The Economist

Some workplace designs are more about cost-cutting than collaboration “LONELINESS is a crowded room,” as Bryan Ferry of the band Roxy Music once... (2018)


Article

How to Make Pesto like an Italian Grandmother | 101 Cookbooks

The real deal. A vibrant pesto recipe taught to me by my friend Francesca's mother who came to visit from Genoa, Italy - hand-chopped basil, garlic... (2018)


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Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All - The New York Times

Defying expectations, the first official survey of “alternative work arrangements” since 2005 shows that nontraditional employment has become less ... (2018)


Article

Infographic: The United States of Beer

A data-driven look at consumption of America's most popular alcoholic beverage: Beer... (2018)


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Why modern America creates fragile children | Jonathan Haidt

Kids are more anxious and depressed than ever. Is identity politics to blame? (2023)


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Rick Steves' The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today

Rick Steves' The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today (2023)


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European Travel Skills with Rick Steves

Rick Steves European Travel Talk | Rick Steves shares the essential skills for smart European travel: itinerary planning, packing light, getting ca... (2023)


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Italy Travel Skills

Rick Steves European Travel Talk | Travel guidebook author Rick Steves describes Italy's top stops — the Cinque Terre, Milan, Venice, Florence, Tus... (2023)


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Barack Obama takes on 'woke' call-out culture: 'That's not activism'

The former US president Barack Obama has spoken against call-out culture. 'I do get a sense sometimes now among certain young people ... that the w... (2022)


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New Rule: Your Phone is Turning You into an Asshole | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Apple should admit that the problem with their phones isn’t just what people might store on them, i... (2021)


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Long-Term Care: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver explains the industry behind nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and why long-term care needs fixing. Connect with Last Week ... (2021)


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Bhutan, the mountain kingdom

In the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, happiness is designated by law. In the 1970s Bhutan embraced an official policy of "Gross National Happines... (2018)


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Expensive wine is for suckers - Vox

You don't have to spend a lot of money on a bottle of wine. Few wine experts and regular people can tell the difference between expensive wine and ... (2018)


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Why do taxpayers pay billions for football stadiums? - Vox

Cities want football teams. Owners want stadiums. In the past 20 years, over $7 billion in public money has gone towards financing the construction... (2018)


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The Audience Response Duplicator,or Laugh Box,Laffbox,Recorded Studio Laughter

Video of "The Audience Response Duplicator, or LaughBox, Laffbox. Still in working condition! THIS IS IT! The infamous box of canned laughter. U.S ... (2018)


Video

"Brotopia" author on Silicon Valley sexism

Silicon Valley may be a place of incredible innovation, but some say what most needs to change is its own business culture. A new book called "Brot... (2018)


Video

Food Waste: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight Published on Jul 19, 2015 Producers, sellers, and consumers waste tons of food. John Oliver discusses the shocking amount of fo... (2018)


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Carnival: origins of the world’s biggest party | The Economist

The Economist Published on Jan 31, 2018 Carnival started as a pagan festival in ancient Egypt and has grown to become one of the largest celebr... (2018)


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Speak like a leader | Simon Lancaster | TEDxVerona

TEDx Talks Published on May 22, 2016 Did you know there is a secret language of leadership that determines who reaches the top in politics and ... (2018)


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Zach King: The storyteller in all of us | TEDxPortland

TEDx Talks Published on May 15, 2014 Zach is a filmmaker, born and raised in Portland.He started his film journey at age seven when his parents... (2018)


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Is Seattle the next Silicon Valley? - BBC News

Seattle is home to some of the biggest names in tech, including Amazon and Microsoft. The vibrant and laid back seaport town is also the locatio... (2018)


Video

Why is Black Friday Called Black Friday?

When did Black Friday start, and why do we dislike it so much? Good Mythical Morning Episode 209! SUBSCRIBE for daily episodes: http://bit.ly/subrl... (2017)


Video

Puerto Rico: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight, 2016 "Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief. (2017)


Video

Cathy O'Neil: How It's Unfair to Use Personality Tests in Hiring

WGBHForum, 2017: "In her award-winning book, Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (2016), Cathy O... (2017)


Video

A Harvard mathematician reveals how algorithms are making police and the courts more biased

Business Insider, 2017, "Cathy O'Neil, a self-proclaimed math nerd and author of "Weapons of Math Destruction" explains how police data leads to b... (2017)


Video

Nationalism vs Globalism: the new political divide | Yuval Noah Harari - TED Talks

TED Published on Feb 21, 2017 How do we make sense of today's political divisions? In a wide-ranging conversation full of insight, historian Yu... (2017)


Podcast

Millions of Americans face stigma of moving back in with their parents

As the financial crisis deepens, many adults are moving back home. But the trend started before the pandemic. (2020)


Podcast

Social media's threat to democracy

The Economist, 2017: “Twitter, Facebook and Google were supposed to improve politics. Instead, from Russian meddling in America's election to polit... (2017)


Podcast

Cultural Breadth, Embeddedness, and Creativity - Google NotebookLM

This paper proposes that an individual's creativity is influenced by their adoption of their social group's culture. Creativity requires both novel... (2025)


Podcast

Ghosts of Football Past

In anticipation of Super Bowl LII (Go Eagles), we're revisiting an old episode about the surprising history of how the game came to be. It's the en... (2023)


Podcast

The Cost of Meritocracy With Michael Sandel - Capitalisn't | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from Capitalisn't on Spotify. Does meritocracy create a better world for everyone, or does it create massive inequality? The... (2021)


Podcast

The Promise Of Meritocracy With Adrian Wooldridge - Capitalisn't | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from Capitalisn't on Spotify. Does meritocracy create a better world for everyone, or does it create massive inequality? The... (2021)


Podcast

a16z Podcast: The Stories and Code of Culture Change

How do you build, set, shape, fix, change, culture? Sharing practical advice while drawing on examples of culture as code from a thousand years ago... (2019)


Podcast

YouTube and the End of Friction | Exponent

Ben and James discuss the question of YouTube, why it’s similar and different from Facebook, and why engagement is both alluring and a potential pr... (2019)


Podcast

Access & Opportunity Podcast || Carla Harris and Freada Kapor Klein

Carla Harris talks to Freada Kapor Klein of the Kapor Capital, which invests in entrepreneurs who are women or from multicultural backgrounds. (2018)


Podcast

The Laff Box - 99% Invisible

What happened to the laugh track? For nearly five decades, it was ubiquitous, simulating in-person audience experiences in home living rooms. But b... (2018)


Book

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Across Cultures, by Harvard Business Review

Put an end to miscommunication and inefficiency—and tap into the strengths of your diverse team. If you read nothing else on managing across cultur... (2025)


Book

The Culture Map (INTL ED), by Erin Meyer

An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both yo... (2025)


Book

Radical Candor, by Kim Scott

* New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller multiple years running * Translated into 20 languages, with more than half a million copies sol... (2023)


Book

Founders at Work, by Jessica Livingston, co-founder of Y Combinator

Now available in paperback—with a new preface and interview with Jessica Livingston about Y Combinator! Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' ... (2023)


Book

The Tyranny of Merit

A Times Literary Supplement’s Book of the Year 2020 A New Statesman's Best Book of 2020 A Bloomberg's Best Book of 2020 A Guardian Best Book About ... (2021)


Book

The Aristocracy of Talent

The surprising history of an inspiring and sometimes dangerous idea Meritocracy- the idea that people should be advanced according to their talents... (2021)


Book

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus book. Read 7,135 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Combined for the first time here are Maus I: A Survivor'... (2020)


Book

The Complete Persepolis (Persepolis, #1-4) by Marjane Satrapi

The Complete Persepolis book. Read 7,446 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-sellin... (2020)


Book

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede

When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on Sept... (2018)


Website

Replika - Your AI friend

Replika is an AI friend that is always there for you. Grow your own. Your Replika learns from you, matches your personality and becomes your bes... (2018)


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