zebras & LSD

Hi there,

Last week’s newsletters got a lot of feedback.

First, we talked about micro-dosing LSD as a productivity hack in Silicon Valley. Many of you wrote in saying it works, and many more wrote in with your own interesting productivity hacks (food, music, apps, etc).

Your emails made me less productive, and I appreciate that.

We also talked about the ridiculous PR efforts VC funds have undertaken to show they don’t focus on unicorns. From velociraptors to gazelles to zebras, we’ve heard them all and none have really stuck.

BUT, the zebra community was pretty upset by the comments, saying that zebras are, in fact, real.

And so I wanted to apologize to any zebras who were offended. We deeply respect the zebra community and want to say that our words about zebras don’t reflect our beliefs and our values.

One and the same

Fitness brands are moving into beauty as a push into overall wellness, with Lululemon-branded moisturizer, Equinox classes featuring Glossier samples, and more.

Check out 15 trends that are changing the beauty industry in 2020.

Innovation playbooks

Whether you’re in corporate innovation, venture, or M&A, The Collective is where you should be in a few weeks. An amazing lineup of speakers will reveal how they:

• Make multi-billion-dollar M&A deals happen

• Identify the best startups to invest in

• Decide when to build, buy, or partner

Use code knowledge for $500 off until this Friday, November 29th.

Forever young

From blood transfusions to daily supplements, modern day researchers are tackling the quest for the fountain of youth.

Take a look at the startups attempting to combat mortality here.

It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear

Is playing with AI without proper regulatory oversight akin to summoning the demon? Elon Musk thinks so.

Here are 52 takes from experts on AI’s threat to humanity.

Try it! You’ll like it!

Global healthcare leader GSK discovers, incubates, and scales new areas of growth with a little help from CB Insights.

Just like GSK, you can use the CBI platform to:

• Quickly take action on signals in the market

• Easily collaborate on the insights that matter most to your business

• Move into new areas of growth with confidence and credibility

Watch our latest video to learn how you can achieve GSK-level success.

Google’s smart city

An Alphabet subsidiary is planning a $1.3B smart city development project in Toronto.

Read about its potential billion-dollar impact here.

Bloomberg. Tim Culpan (@tculpan) writes about Bytedance’s dominance in China’s ad market and cites CB Insights data.

Business Insider. Shannen Balogh (@shannen_balogh) covers trends in payments tech and references CB Insights research.

Financial Times. Philip Stafford (@staffordphilip) reports on a fintech startup’s latest raise and cites CB Insights’ Q3’19 fintech report.

I love you.

Anand
@asanwal

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