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In defense of looking like shit
Or, why Senator Fetterman is doing something actually interesting and good
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Alex Wilhelm
July 2023
May 2023
Seven years of not drinking is a good time to question your life's direction
Or: How having kids consumes all your remaining creative hours
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Alex Wilhelm
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April 2023
One good way to engender a crisis of self is to have a baby
Or: Who am I, really
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Alex Wilhelm
1
March 2023
Sorry, but I don't think that you deserve a bailout [Updated] [Updated again]
Update: Everyone hates this take
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Alex Wilhelm
1
February 2023
January 2023
Tech tries a new trick: efficiency
Or, why big tech is ceding the future to cheer up morose shareholders
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Alex Wilhelm
What's the point of having a billionaire owner if you don't get to avoid economics?
When the New York Times’ staff decided to walk out for 24 hours last December, I got it. Unlike many a media company, the Times is wealthy and…
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Alex Wilhelm
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Why great startups are built in lousy times
Thanks to Liza for reading this for me, she’s the best. Thanks to Ada for not falling asleep until after 1 AM last night so that I could write this…
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Alex Wilhelm
How screwed is Twitter now that its debt payments loom?
Hello again from parental leave! Today we’re looking at Twitter’s finances pre, and post-Musk. Thanks to Liza for giving this a read before it went out…
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Alex Wilhelm
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It's duck hunting season but instead of ducks it's Duck Creek and instead of hunting it's private equity
Hello from baby-land. I’ve had the notes for this post doodled for a week now, but thanks to my little tot the words were delayed. Here’s to getting…
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