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Hi everyone,

This week we're diving into all things innovation and tech, starting with the 100 best inventions, mental models and more.

Cheers,
Janel

The 100 Best Inventions of 2021
TIME brings you 100 innovations changing how we live. Discover interesting gadgets, cutting-edge tech and more. Some picks: vaccines for COVID-19 and malaria, tools to make written text audible, seamless 3D woven pants.

8 Laws Driving Success In Tech: Amazon’s 2-Pizza Rule, The 80/20 Principle, & More
Some influential ideas that the biggest tech companies use to run their operations & build products. 

Picking out two to illustrate:
Metcalfe's Law explains most social networks: they cost a lot to get up and running, but once they hit a certain scale, they keep winning. If they don't reach critical mass, a death spiral ensues.

Zimmermann’s Law explains how free products can build rich businesses by leveraging the power of data. Google, Facebook, Amazon and more use data points to serve us things we want to see (and spend money on!)

How Our Online Shopping Obsession Choked the Supply Chain
Your favorite sneakers are sold out. Metal beams for your house are taking months to arrive, instead of weeks. Here's why: the supply chain is facing it's largest traffic jam ever.

Drop Shipping, Explained
What is drop shipping? All you need to know in a page.

Ten Tips for Being Efficient & Effective at Work 

Create sizable impact, efficiently and effectively with these tips. Some of my faves

• Set aside time to think and plan - Don't just rush through your day. Think, plan and strategize.
  
• Write what you repeat - Document everything in Looms or in written guides.
• Curate and cultivate - Reduce cognitive load by removing distractions. Turn off notifications, archive emails and more

Course Creator Lab - An information packed website that helps course creators launch, run and scale their online courses. Highly recommend diving in for inspiration.

Founder Resources - 500+ curated resources for startup founders.

Carrd - This tool is the best single-page website builder and keeps getting better. It's what I use for BrainPint & Newsletter OS. There's now a Black Friday sale, so upgrade or renew (yes it works even if you're on an existing plan) at 40% off with this code: ITSBF2021. 

Landing Page Hot Tips - Building a new landing page for your product or service, or want to take the time to review yours and make it convert better? I learned so many things from Landing Page Hot Tips. It's now a huge steal at just $20 through my link.

I Have No TV - A curated list of documentaries, to offer you only the ones worth watching. Watch stuff about astronomy, nature, brain, science, health. No conspiracies.

5 Minute Tasks - Fun randomly generated 5-minute tasks that can help jumpstart your day.

Budget Bytes - Delicious recipes for small budgets.