Intuit agreed to buy the email marketer Mailchimp for $12 billion. It is the largest-ever acquisition of a privately held “bootstrapped” company: Mailchimp has not taken any funding since its founding in 2001. Axios, September 13, 2021
As of Sunday, Sept 19, there were 73 ships waiting to unload cargo at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2021
The United States now ranks 57th in the world for the percentage of the population vaccinated. One of the most highly vaccinated countries in the world five months ago, the U.S. now trails all of Western Europe except for Switzerland. Vox, September 9, 2021
“Stupidity is always amazing, no matter how used to it you become.” Jean Cocteau
In addition to selling billions and billions of hamburgers, McDonald’s slings more than 1 billion toys each year in their Happy Meals, making it among the largest toy distributors in the world. Morning Brew, September 22, 2021
Facebook paid 23.4 million for Mark Zuckerberg’s security detail last year. Google paid out $5.4 million for security for its CEO, Sundar Pichia, while Amazon paid $1.6 million for Jeff Bezos. Apple only paid $470,000 for Tim Cook. Engadget, July 21, 2021
“You better live every day like it is your last because one day you’re going to be right.” Ray Charles
