The Life and Legacy of Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger ValueWalk / Last Updated: Nov 30, 2023 Charlie Munger, the man who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) into one of the largest companies in the world, died on Tuesday in California at the age of 99. He would have turned 100 on Jan. 1. … Continue reading The Life and Legacy of Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger
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Deta’s weird new web-based workspace aims to clean up your digital life
By Jared Newman October 10, 2023 In the transition from desktop software to cloud-based apps, Deta founder and CEO Mustafa Abdelhai believes that something went wrong. While web apps such as Google Docs, Trello, and Miro let you manage documents and notes from anywhere, they don’t always play nicely together. Moving data between them can … Continue reading Deta’s weird new web-based workspace aims to clean up your digital life
A day in the life of a chief sustainability officer: Q&A with Ikea’s Karen Pflug
By Adele Peters As a growing number of people decide to switch careers to work on climate change, we’re running a series of interviews with people in climate-related jobs about their day-to-day work, from Microsoft’s Melanie Nakagawa and Google’s Kate Brandt to carbon removal-startup founder Mary Yap and climate tech investor Mia Diawara. Ikea wants to be a … Continue reading A day in the life of a chief sustainability officer: Q&A with Ikea’s Karen Pflug
Downsizing and Rightsizing: How to Simplify Your Life in Retirement
Downsizing and Rightsizing: How to Simplify Your Life in Retirement Due / Aug 30, 2023 Part of retirement means re-evaluating your needs and transitioning to a new chapter of life. This downsizing process can be emotional as well as beautiful. Evaluating what you need out of your home can be one of the most freeing and … Continue reading Downsizing and Rightsizing: How to Simplify Your Life in Retirement
Life in the Gig Economy: NBA legend James Worthy on connecting with fans through Cameo
By Jessica Bursztynsky May 17, 2023 Life in the Gig Economy tells the stories of workers in an industry millions of people rely upon. If you’d like to share your story, email staff writer Jessica Bursztynsky at Jessicabursz@proton.me. James Worthy is a 62-years-old sports commentator and analyst who played 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, … Continue reading Life in the Gig Economy: NBA legend James Worthy on connecting with fans through Cameo
26 Ways to Simplify Your Financial Life – While Saving Astronomical Amounts of Money
26 Ways to Simplify Your Financial Life – While Saving Astronomical Amounts of Money Due / 10 May 2023 Interested in simplifying your financial life? You’re not alone. After all, most people’s finances are too complicated. As a result, other parts of their lives get affected. Procrastination and stress are the results of a messy … Continue reading 26 Ways to Simplify Your Financial Life – While Saving Astronomical Amounts of Money
Life in the gig economy: The nonprofit founder who Dashes to fundraise
By Jessica Bursztynsky January 03, 2023 Life in the Gig Economy tells the stories of workers in an industry relied upon by millions. If you’d like to share your story, email staff writer Jessica Bursztynsky at Jessicabursz@proton.me. Cindy Charles is a 42-year-old who has been finding work on delivery service DoorDash in the New York City … Continue reading Life in the gig economy: The nonprofit founder who Dashes to fundraise
Life in the gig economy: The 22-year-old dog-sitting in a new city
By Jessica Bursztynsky December 23, 2022 Life in the Gig Economy tells the stories of workers in an industry relied upon by millions. If you’d like to share your story, email staff writer Jessica Bursztynsky at Jessicabursz@proton.me. Connie Xu, 22, has been finding work on pet-sitting portal Rover in Austin since March 2022. This is … Continue reading Life in the gig economy: The 22-year-old dog-sitting in a new city
Life in the Gig Economy: The guy who’s driving Lyft and Uber to save up for a career in day trading
By Jessica Bursztynsky November 07, 2022 Life in the Gig Economy is a new series that tells the stories of workers in an industry relied upon by millions. If you’d like to share your story, email staff writer Jessica Bursztynsky at Jessicabursz@proton.me Anthony Diaz is 30 years old and has worked … Continue reading Life in the Gig Economy: The guy who’s driving Lyft and Uber to save up for a career in day trading
Market research focus groups get new lease of life
Big troves of customer data still don’t trump small focus groups. Quantitiative and qualitative approaches need to work together. William Terdoslavich on October 17, 2022 Big data should have replaced the focus group by now. But it hasn’t. That quaint 20th century practice of getting people to sit around a table and talk about a … Continue reading Market research focus groups get new lease of life