Will's Weekly Roundup

Aug 19th - 25th

"Don't be afraid to start all over again. You may like your new story better."

— Unknown

Headlines

  • FanDuel founders are suing private equity firms for fraud (AXIOS).

  • Amazon added an annual grocery delivery subscription option (AXIOS).

  • Sweetgreen, Chipotle, & Shake Shack are leaning into robot automation (YF).

  • Sam Altman’s Worldcoin is battling with governments over your eyes (WSJ).

  • Emergency room delay prediction software is patent pending (LINK).

  • How banks are becoming the next club promoters (WSJ).

  • Zoom webinars can now support 1M people simultaneously (VERGE).

  • Meta is working on glucose level monitoring by watching your eyes (LINK).

  • Musk's Twitter takeover is officially the worst buyout for banks since 2008 (WSJ).

  • A profile on Anduril’s founder, Palmer Luckey (LINK).

  • Apple Podcasts now has a web app (9to5Mac).

Watchlist

  • Glimpse - Put Google Trends on steroids.

  • MasterTech - Faster automotive technician information search via car VIN numbers.

  • Avoca  - AI platform for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical businesses.

  • Slashy - Add drawing capabilities to Notion. 

  • Goji - Easily compare phone plans.

  • Ares Industries - Extremely low-cost anti-ship missile, backed by YC.

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Newsletter researched/written by Will Sullivan

and edited by Andrew Coath.