The Race to Make the Fastest Running Shoe

kept by eddie jun 05

Shoe companies are investing in scientific labs to develop sneakers that could help marathon runners shave up to four minutes off their record, though some are skeptical of the results.

We Have Learned Nothing - Colossus
Decades of standardized startup methods like Lean Startup have failed to improve survival rates because widely shared techniques eliminate competitive differentiation, pointing to a Red Queen dynamic.
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The Pursuit of Hungriness: 250 Years of American Food Innovation - The New York Times
This article catalogs 25 American food innovations from the past 250 years, tracing how sliced bread, Cheetos, and soul food shaped national eating habits decade by decade.
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