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Fell In A Hole, Got Out

Tony Stubblebine | Medium | 11th July 2025

CEO of Medium explains how he made the company profitable. Told with a refreshing lack of ego. It helped that he was a former top poster on Medium. There are technicalities that business-minded readers will enjoy, but it boiled down to ceasing to operate like a tech startup. He cut costs, got rid of the fancy office, and stopped paying "writers with suss motivations" to write poor quality posts (4,600 words)

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I Drank Every Cocktail

Adam Aaronson | 23rd July 2025

The International Bartenders Association maintains a list of 102 official cocktails. Trying them all "turned out to be unexpectedly tricky" and took several years of effort. Some are drinks that any bartender can whip up. The more esoteric inclusions required ordering off-menu and finding staff willing to go the extra mile. The "final boss", the IBA Tiki, required sanctioned Cuban rum and some DIY mixology (4,200 words)