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Super interesting examples. It's not easy to start from scratch. - I think Ami from "Finding Inner Pizza" has never used "social media" before. She's building her Substack from the ground up and already has one person who has pledged her support: Nikki Finlay! - I could imagine with Nikki it's similar. Others are John Hamilton, David Blake and Avril Jason. @Ami L Thompson @Nikki Finlay @Janice Walton @Kevin Palmquist @Doug Walton, PhD @Robert Puelz @AVRIL JASON

State Farm Life Insurance Co. recently agreed to a monumental settlement in a groundbreaking move that has brought relief to tens of thousands of policyholders. In an ongoing battle over alleged unauthorized rate calculations, nearly 53,000 life insurance policyholders found solace as the insurance giant conceded to their claims. At the heart of this lawsuit was the allegation that State Farm calculated the cost-of-insurance (COI) rates using unauthorized factors, including profits and expenses.

We are the occupants of the manor who were directly impacted by the fire at Estate of Mind’s Oakhurst Manor in Whitinsville, MA on March 1st after 1am. Some of us are residents, some are guests, and almost all of our personal belongings were destroyed in the fire. Seven occupants escaped on the night of the fire, but upwards of a dozen occupants had their rooms and personal belongings destroyed on every floor of the manor.

Welcome to Lillian Pizzeria on the corner of 69th Avenue and Harrow Street in Forest Hills, Queens. This is the home of the best pizza in New York City. The inside of this place is as small as it looks. But the slices are huge. The amount of cheese weighs down the slice, requiring the dough to be sturdy and thick to effectively hold up the toppings. It’s pretty greasy too.

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I recently spoke at Stanford University's Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders series,  which features leaders and entrepreneurs in a variety of industries. They let me have free rein over what I spoke about, and after thinking about it, I decided to settle on the phrase, “Stay Scrappy."  The term "scrappiness" came from my friend and Facebook engineering partner, Vijaye Raji. When we started working together, he made “scrappiness” our team value, and because of this, we built more than we ever could have imagined.

Hi, everyone! Hope you’re all well. Aside from my birthday (we had sashimi and drank some soju), I had a thankfully uneventful last week. It’s funny how a few normal days can feel like a relief. Today’s piece is mostly about a subject local food writers have somewhat exhausted over the years, including myself, and that’s hot dogs. The outside world seems fascinated with their (usually) heavily-dressed style, and locals like to bicker over their favorites.

ahhh the simple beauty of a perfectly cooked piece of steak and crisp, golden fries. It really is one of the simple pleasures in life. And I mean it when I say simple! Making steak frites at home is not a difficult thing — I promise! Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecôte opened in Manhattan in 2009 and closed it’s doors during the pandemic. The French restaur… ncG1vNJzZmiekae2pbHHZ6qumqOprqS3jZympmegZMC1scCkZJ%2BqmamytA%3D%3D

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