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How Plaid’s API Brings Finance into the 21st Century

This is the 3rd edition of GET PUT POST, a newsletter all about APIs. Each edition features an interview with a startup about their API and ideas for developers to build on their platform. For this edition, I spoke with Zach Perret, Co-Founder & CEO at Plaid. This startup is

On-Demand Delivery with the Postmates API

Welcome to GET PUT POST, a newsletter all about APIs. This week, I caught up with Andrew Mager, Partner Engineer and Developer Advocate at Postmates. He shared some of the cool ways that app developers can build on-demand delivery into their apps. Afterwards, I added some tips for working with

Building a Bitcoin Platform with Coinbase

Welcome to GET PUT POST, a newsletter all about APIs. Each edition features an interview with a startup about their API and ideas for developers to build on their platform. Last week I sat down with Dan Romero, Director of International Expansion & Banking at Coinbase, and we spoke about

The Most Important Thing

The Most Important Thing

Howard Marks' investing wisdom: master second-level thinking, contrarianism, risk assessment, and patient opportunism.

The Rise of Coachella Electronica

The Rise of Coachella Electronica

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival may be America's top music festival. In 2014, Coachella grossed $78 million, breaking its record for gross ticket sales from the previous year. Artists at Coachella, like headliners AC/DC and Drake or newer stars Madeon and Sylvan Esso, represent the

Mayday! Mayday! Are airplanes getting more dangerous?

Mayday! Mayday! Are airplanes getting more dangerous?

Modern aviation is safer than ever, yet recent data suggests remaining airplane crashes may be increasingly catastrophic.

7 Lessons for Language Learners

7 Lessons for Language Learners

Learning a new language has many well-researched benefits. This year, I've set aside time to learn German and build more projects in public. And this month, I'm launching a new website that achieves both goals: Noob German (more on this later). Here are seven scientifically-backed lessons