“I’m Ready for New York” published in The Cycle by Derrick Rose

Medium Daily Digest Most recommended by people you follow I'm Ready for New York Chicago made me who I am. But it's time for a new chapter. My phone was ringing and ringing, but I had no idea. It was on silent. I was in the middle of an interview, cameras on me. I couldn't make this up: I was talking about Chicago. The city, the… in The Cycle, by Derrick Rose 3 min read What's Everyone Looking At? You may have noticed a trend in photographs — particularly pictures seen here on Medium. in The Coffeelicious, by Ernio Hernandez 3 min read Yellow tape on black gates A voyage down any block in America, the suburbs, sprawling metros or slums, one is reminded of the lasting effects hip-hop culture has had… in Spin, Needle & Pop, by Julian T. Wyllie 10 min read Published by authors and publications you follow Financial Fridays: What the 'Brexit' Means! Nothing. I almost have nothing more to say about it. I haven't been following the news at all about the entire issue. ¶ But I know a thing or two about financial disasters. This is so far from a financial… in The Mission, by James Altucher 4 min read The Great Betrayal Brexit, Trump. What Happens Now? in umair haque, by umair haque 5 min read Anagnorisis When BlackBerry was dead, but didn't realize it yet in 500ish Words, by M.G. Siegler 3 min read NY Home-Sharing Ban Would Harm New Yorkers WASHINGTON D.C. — ­­ Last week, the New York legislature passed a bill that, if signed into law, would impose fines ranging from $1,000 to… in Tech Policy Corner, by TechFreedom 2 min read How Berlin Earns Its 'Startup Capital' Reputation In this week's edition of PYMNTS' Weekly Tech Center Roundup, we head back to Europe to explore Germany's "startup capital" and learn about… PYMNTS 5 min read Recommended by Medium Staff I am sorry You died last night. You were hit by a car at Howard & 7th in San Francisco when you were riding your bike through the intersection. I was… a passenger in the orange prius. We saw the SUV hit you, and speed off. We heard the sound. We screamed 'No! No! No!'. But our screams were not heeded. ¶ He hit you so hard. He was going so fast… Pamela Day 3 min read Live Video: It's Not About The Content Everyone's doing live, few will succeed Matt Hackett 7 min read Woody Is the Toy Uncle Tom and Other Lessons From a Lifetime of Children's Movies At our house you get points for speaking in movie lines.[1] Since my daughters are still technically "children,"[2] we have a limited pool… in Electric Literature, by efrajman 28 min read God outside the Stonewall Inn The night gnaws at me from the outside like the fear does from within, the world in my stomach is churning. I know there's a hell because… Jonathan Martin 5 min read Europe Endless On unity, borders, and the risk of forgetting. in PATRIARCHAETH, by Josie Michelle 10 min read Top stories in venture-capital How to Hire Below is an excerpt from a talk I gave at the eShares Town Hall in November 2015. I hope it is helpful to other CEOs struggling with hiring… . ¶ TLDR ¶ Hiring Principles: ¶ Hiring means we failed to execute and need help ¶ Startup employee effectiveness follows a power law ¶ False Positives are ok, False Negatives are not ¶ Culture… in The Startup, by Henry Ward 11 min read On the Rebound from Epic Failure I raised >$300 million in VC for Fab. I failed. in Hacker Noon, by Jason Goldberg 16 min read Top stories in travel I'm Not Living The Dream The downsides of a nomadic lifestyle. I'm a nomad. I have been for more than two years now. I've hiked atop a glacier in New Zealand, enjoyed an opera beneath the Acropolis, spoken with teenage zinc miners in Bolivia, played with tiger… in The Startup, by Charlie Guo 5 min read Moments in Alaska It's the spaces in between in Vantage, by Nitish Kumar Meena 5 min read Top stories in writing You don't have to fit someone else's story There are certain narratives that people want to hear, certain stories that they want to shove everyone into. It can be pretty basic… , trying to make someone a hero and someone else a villain, and give life an engaging plot structure. ¶ But then there's the other kinds of stories, the ones that we've all bought into, that we want… in HI MY NAME IS JON, by Jon Westenberg 3 min read I don't know what my IQ is — and I don't care Honestly, I don't. I've never been tested, I've never wanted to know. The topic doesn't interest me in the slightest, and I can't think of… in HI MY NAME IS JON, by Jon Westenberg 3 min read Top stories in fiction Like This It happens like this: you meet him at the aquarium. That's cute, huh? You think to yourself, God, that's a good story to tell on your wedding day. You always wanted to meet somebody in an aquarium, when you were both looking at the whales and the… Priya 13 min read Love is in the air Part 6: The longer letter in The Coffeelicious, by Shashank Mehta 7 min read Read more on Medium Connect with us on:

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