October 3, 2024 John Kitsteiner’s Note to Friends Outside of the South: We live in Greene County, East Tennessee. Our county’s southern border is the Tennessee-North Carolina state line that runs along the heights of the Appalachian Mountains. We are within the hardest hit region of the U.S. The questions I have been hearing a lot … Read more
“Building in public” is a common piece of advice for tackling new challenges – whether launching content, starting a business, or setting personal or professional goals – as public commitment fosters accountability and motivation, tapping into the human desire to avoid embarrassment. While this approach can be effective, it ultimately poses its own difficulties; for example, … Read more
Screenshot of Airbnb homes in Door County. The Town of Baileys Harbor has asked the Door County Tourism Zone Commission (Zone) to implement a program that would allow short-term rental (STR) property owners to apply at one time for both their Zone permit and their town license. The consolidation would eliminate a step in what … Read more
I just spotted a blog by Alan Stapelberg, who is Group Product Manager for Google Wallet. Here’s his opening para: “Imagine starting a vacation like this: You arrive at the airport and breeze through security by tapping your phone to a reader, scanning your boarding pass and ID. While waiting to board, you grab a … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An abrupt policy U-turn by Shigeru Ishiba, made within just 36 hours of being formally sworn in as Japan’s new prime minister, has rekindled market bets on the yen “carry trade” and sent the currency … Read more