ABOVE THE FOLD #71

Morning! Sorry for missing last week's letter - our venue told us their AC wasn't working 24h before our Sat vid shoot. So Fri was a biggg problem solve day... haha anyways! Let's get into it:

The links

1. The fastest growing restaurant is a ... cookie chain

2. Google's idea graveyard

3. Captivating thread on the cause(s) of obesity

4. Tiny homes

5. The next big appliance will be a composter (mark my word)

Longer but great read: on why people are spending a ton of money on jpegs. "Social networks reward early adopters, and a social network with money baked in gives early believers a double-whammy. [...] for the love of god, don’t be one of those older folks that scoffs at NFTs."

Idea of the week: in the last year, I've got hit with two OUTRAGEOUS medical bills. The problem here is two-fold: (1) the actual cost was crazy high and (2) I had zero idea how much i'd be in for until getting the bill. How is this acceptable?? There isn't a SINGLE other product or service customers say yes too without seeing the price tag upfront. It blows my mind this is how healthcare functions today. SO while #1 requires legislative change, #2 feels like something solvable today. Maybe by referencing a tonnnn of previous bills, then letting people type in [provider type] + [your insurance] + [type of service] and it outputs an estimated bill?? Not sure exactly how but needs to be built.