Lumoid, a tech gear rental startup is no longer in business and its founder Aarthi Ramamurthy is moving on to Facebook. The startup launched as just a “crazy idea,” when it came out of Y Combinator four and half years ago, Ramamurthy wrote on a […]
Category: Food
Tallinn, Estonia: A very Baltic Christmas
Snow is falling in Tallinn’s Town Hall Square and at its dinky Christmas market a blonde woman in furs sits beneath a food stand, tucking into black pudding and fried potatoes. Dean Martin’s White Christmas echoes over the wooden chalets, and at the grog hut […]
Deutsche Bank Economist Says a Bitcoin Crash Would Endanger Global Markets
An economist at Deutsche Bank thinks a crash in the price of bitcoin will be among the top risks to broader markets in 2018. Torsten Slok, Deutsche's Bank's Chief International Economist, recently sent clients a list of 30 market risks which could impact growth next […]
Val Thorens, France: Live the high life with a ski break
He raves about the Club Med in Pragelato Vialattea, Italy (he's also a big fan of Italian food) and tells me about previous family holidays when he spent days cruising the slopes while his children made the most of the entertainment. He appears perfectly happy […]
Now there is a way for contagion from a bitcoin price collapse to flow into the rest of the markets
Everyone is assuming that bitcoin is largely disconnected from other financial markets so there will be little contagion if there is a crash. But Goldman Sachs and others are planning to clear bitcoin futures, which will allow people to trade derivatives and short bitcoin. Some […]
Education technology meets its limits
This week has been a good one for those who like to talk about the limits of technology. Over in the U.K., a prankster managed to fool Trip Advisor into naming his shed the No. 1 ranked restaurant in London. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, a […]
Travelling for research
A few years ago a journalist from the New York Times was travelling through Italy and wrote an article on the farm and its cheese production, which led to a demand from the USA and the business took off from there. When we reached Rome, […]
Bitcoin Markets Struggle Amid Clogged Network and High Fees
It is safe to say the Bitcoin price is struggling quite a bit after this week's surge. When the Bitcoin price topped US$18,000, it quickly became evident that the momentum wasn't sustainable in the long run. Ever since that time, the price has only continued […]
The richest people in the world pay everyone from nannies to chefs to keep their household running smoothly — and it can cost millions of dollars a year
Estate managers can make up to $300,000 a year.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Whether you run a company or a household, time is often your most valuable resource. For those who can afford to, hiring help — from assistants to nannies to chauffeurs — can make life […]
‘Gold 2.0.’ Cameron Winklevoss Says Bitcoin Will Become ‘A Multitrillion-Dollar Asset’
Cameron Winklevoss thinks the booming bitcoin market could reach much, much higher, saying the cryptocurrency's current market value is still just a sliver of its potential. “We've always felt that bitcoin, given its properties, is gold 2.0,” he told CNBC on Friday. “Gold is scarce, […]