Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your dose of brain food. Remember, new year, new weekly format to test. As a reminder, here’s what you can expect:50 (weekly) – ‘quick hit’ curated article updates on the same categories you’ve come to expect4 (quarterly) – long-form deep dive research piecesAd hoc – investment opportunities to consider co-investing in with me TL; DR Philosopher shares how to say ‘no’ effectively; a deep dive into the history of how humans have thought about the future througho...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your dose of brain food. Remember, new year, new weekly format to test. As a reminder, here’s what you can expect:50 (weekly) – ‘quick hit’ curated article updates on the same categories you’ve come to expect4 (quarterly) – long-form deep dive research piecesAd hoc – investment opportunities to consider co-investing in with me TL; DR Philosopher shares how to say ‘no’ effectively; a deep dive into the history of how humans have thought about the future througho...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your weekly dose of brain food. TL; DR Uber Travis Kalanick on why you should start failing today; my take on the latest jobs data and where it fits in to the next era of globalization; what a decline in first time home buyers means for real estate markets; is healthcare ready for NFTs/web3?; ETH at $15,000? ; a quick look at investor perspective of China in 1922, and how some regulation is important for consumer adoption; thinking about your next vacation? – s...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your weekly dose of brain food. TL; DR Uber Travis Kalanick on why you should start failing today; my take on the latest jobs data and where it fits in to the next era of globalization; what a decline in first time home buyers means for real estate markets; is healthcare ready for NFTs/web3?; ETH at $15,000? ; a quick look at investor perspective of China in 1922, and how some regulation is important for consumer adoption; thinking about your next vacation? – s...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your weekly dose of brain food. TL; DR This week I explore what CEO’s current struggles tell you about the future of work and what it means for you today; some early glimpses at promising macroeconomic data that suggest the economy may be nearing a bottom; the latest mortgage rates are promising – or are they? I’ll leave it to you to decide; Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11 years of prison time – not as severe an outcome as everyone wanted, but g...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your weekly dose of brain food. TL; DR This week I explore what CEO’s current struggles tell you about the future of work and what it means for you today; some early glimpses at promising macroeconomic data that suggest the economy may be nearing a bottom; the latest mortgage rates are promising – or are they? I’ll leave it to you to decide; Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11 years of prison time – not as severe an outcome as everyone wanted, but g...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your dose of brain food. **TL; DR ** This week is an annual look-back/forward: there’s lots to celebrate this past year, and a lot to continue testing and refining this coming year. Stay curious this week. Let’s go! ~Ben As always, please give me feedback. Which area this week was your favorite? Which did you like the least? What do you want more or less of in general? Please let me know. Email me, leave a comment, tweet / cast / or clout @BenErsing and put #Th...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your dose of brain food. **TL; DR ** This week is an annual look-back/forward: there’s lots to celebrate this past year, and a lot to continue testing and refining this coming year. Stay curious this week. Let’s go! ~Ben As always, please give me feedback. Which area this week was your favorite? Which did you like the least? What do you want more or less of in general? Please let me know. Email me, leave a comment, tweet / cast / or clout @BenErsing and put #Th...

Welcome back, folks! Here’s your weekly dose of what I’ve been exploring and contemplating. As I continue testing and adapting my approach to The Itinerant, I have decided not to automatically touch on each of my sections of focus, each week. This will allow for greater flexibility to go into multiple topics within one area one week when it makes sense, and not wrestle to find something of value for each section, each week. Organic evolution > rigid structure is almost always a good thing in ...

Welcome back, folks! Here’s your weekly dose of what I’ve been exploring and contemplating. As I continue testing and adapting my approach to The Itinerant, I have decided not to automatically touch on each of my sections of focus, each week. This will allow for greater flexibility to go into multiple topics within one area one week when it makes sense, and not wrestle to find something of value for each section, each week. Organic evolution > rigid structure is almost always a good thing in ...

Welcome back, folks! Here’s your weekly dose of what I’ve been exploring and contemplating. TL; DR How and why founders need to be comfortable with failing; how investors and founders can manage their emotions through market cycles; which early-stage funds are still deploying capital right now; potential thesis for international real estate investing; why you should care about the dropping price of genomic data sequencing; why I believe the metaverse and virtual reality aren’t going away, and...

Welcome back, folks! Here’s your weekly dose of what I’ve been exploring and contemplating. TL; DR How and why founders need to be comfortable with failing; how investors and founders can manage their emotions through market cycles; which early-stage funds are still deploying capital right now; potential thesis for international real estate investing; why you should care about the dropping price of genomic data sequencing; why I believe the metaverse and virtual reality aren’t going away, and...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your weekly dose of brain food. Let’s cover some housekeeping before we jump in. The week of 12/23 will be an annual look-back at all we covered this year in The Itinerant Weekly, and the major macro trends. The following week of 12/30 we will take a break from writing and will use the time to reflect on the year to come. TL; DR This week we explore additional items founders should consider during the startup sale process; the latest in macroeconomic data, my t...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your weekly dose of brain food. Let’s cover some housekeeping before we jump in. The week of 12/23 will be an annual look-back at all we covered this year in The Itinerant Weekly, and the major macro trends. The following week of 12/30 we will take a break from writing and will use the time to reflect on the year to come. TL; DR This week we explore additional items founders should consider during the startup sale process; the latest in macroeconomic data, my t...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your dose of brain food. Remember, new year, new weekly format being tested. As a reminder, here’s what you can expect:50 (weekly) – ‘quick hit’ curated article updates on the same multidisciplinary categories you’ve come to expect4 (quarterly) – long-form deep dive research piecesAd hoc – investment opportunities to consider co-investing in with meTL; DR Bessemer Venture Partners talks about the future of Artificial Intelligence, and why we’ve arrived at an in...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your dose of brain food. Remember, new year, new weekly format being tested. As a reminder, here’s what you can expect:50 (weekly) – ‘quick hit’ curated article updates on the same multidisciplinary categories you’ve come to expect4 (quarterly) – long-form deep dive research piecesAd hoc – investment opportunities to consider co-investing in with meTL; DR Bessemer Venture Partners talks about the future of Artificial Intelligence, and why we’ve arrived at an in...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your weekly dose of brain food. A quick reminder about some year-end housekeeping: Next week, the week of 12/23 will be an annual look-back at all we covered this year in The Itinerant Weekly, and the major macro trends. The following week of 12/30 we will take a break from writing and will use the time to reflect on the year to come. **TL; DR ** How to approach a side hustle in retirement and what we can all learn from this approach, even if still mid-career; ...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your weekly dose of brain food. A quick reminder about some year-end housekeeping: Next week, the week of 12/23 will be an annual look-back at all we covered this year in The Itinerant Weekly, and the major macro trends. The following week of 12/30 we will take a break from writing and will use the time to reflect on the year to come. **TL; DR ** How to approach a side hustle in retirement and what we can all learn from this approach, even if still mid-career; ...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your weekly dose of brain food. TL; DR This week I explore the open source future of work, business models and what it means for your career; as the macro economy continues to flounder – are we nearing the bottom?; venture capital funding continues its quarter-over-quarter decline, should you still be personally investing right now?; the housing market continues to correct, will we see a soft landing?; FTX – you’re probably hearing about it everywhere. What’s t...

Welcome back, polymaths! Here’s your weekly dose of brain food. TL; DR This week I explore the open source future of work, business models and what it means for your career; as the macro economy continues to flounder – are we nearing the bottom?; venture capital funding continues its quarter-over-quarter decline, should you still be personally investing right now?; the housing market continues to correct, will we see a soft landing?; FTX – you’re probably hearing about it everywhere. What’s t...

Welcome back, ETH polymaths! Here’s your weekly dose of what I’ve been exploring and contemplating. TL; DR What to prioritize when starting a side-hustle; why Charlie Munger things the economy is going to collapse; how big banks are launching new platforms to help private investors and startups connect; Prof. Seigel of Wharton anticipates housing prices will suffer second worst crash since WWII; why you should care that AI is overhyped in medicine; teardown from the annual Ethereum DevCon in ...

Welcome back, ETH polymaths! Here’s your weekly dose of what I’ve been exploring and contemplating. TL; DR What to prioritize when starting a side-hustle; why Charlie Munger things the economy is going to collapse; how big banks are launching new platforms to help private investors and startups connect; Prof. Seigel of Wharton anticipates housing prices will suffer second worst crash since WWII; why you should care that AI is overhyped in medicine; teardown from the annual Ethereum DevCon in ...

Welcome back, folks to The Itinerant on mirror.xyz! Here’s your weekly dose of what I’ve been exploring and contemplating. TL; DR Why you should start developing a side-hustle yesterday; how you should navigate the recession whether as the CFO of your company or of your family; Google Ventures turns off its algorithm for picking startups; why you should check out Saudi Arabia as a travel destination; what I’m looking for at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare; Intel’s l...

Welcome back, folks to The Itinerant on mirror.xyz! Here’s your weekly dose of what I’ve been exploring and contemplating. TL; DR Why you should start developing a side-hustle yesterday; how you should navigate the recession whether as the CFO of your company or of your family; Google Ventures turns off its algorithm for picking startups; why you should check out Saudi Arabia as a travel destination; what I’m looking for at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare; Intel’s l...