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Hey friends – hope you're enjoying the holidays and time off. It's eerily quiet here in San Francisco
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Holiday reading
By Michael Mizrahi • Issue #8 • View online
Hey friends – hope you’re enjoying the holidays and time off. It’s eerily quiet here in San Francisco, so I’m taking the time to send this out (it’s been sitting for some time), catch up after a busy few weeks, and clear through my backlog of articles, books, podcasts, rss, etc.
If you’re new here, check out Issue 7 before moving on to the whole archive to date. See you soon.

Articles
The Man Who Cleans Up After Plane Crashes
You know those hotel press conferences we always see after plane crashes or other tragedies? This is a fascinating dive into the backstory of how those logistics (and more significantly, recovery efforts) all come together through a small company called Kenyon. 
It’s a little bit of a grim topic, but makes you appreciate the expertise, process, and finesse that goes into things like this.
www.gq.com  •  Share
“Those were our entrepreneurs we locked up.”
With the recent ballot legalization of recreational marijuana in California, the industry is about to explode. This dives into what that means for minority communities impacted by the war on drugs. 
Also, if you haven’t watched 13th on Netflix yet, consider this yet another plug for it.
story.californiasunday.com  •  Share
What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team
Speaking of  yet another – as if we needed yet another article telling us what makes high performing teams at Google function.
Well, here it is. And the answer is straightforward – stop optimizing for every tiny metric and just be a normal, caring, social human. Relationships, small talk, and trust are what build strong teams.
www.nytimes.com  •  Share
Why Is It So Hard to Make a Website for the Government?
A story about the Code for America team behind CalFresh (CA’s food stamp program). Turns out the government is really not good at computer. Along those lines, please send me your fax number to make sure you get the next issue of this newsletter.
Throughout the read I was reminded of The Atlantic piece from a year ago about the team that rebuilt Healthcare.gov and ultimately birthed 18F and the US Digital Service.
www.nytimes.com  •  Share
More
Confessions of an Instagram Influencer
Confessions of an Instagram Influencer
You, too, can be an Instagram influencer!
Just get up on your chair (don’t fall!), take an aerial photo of your granola and latte, get a few hundred thousand followers, and then hire an agency to feed you lifestyle photos so that you don’t have to risk falling off your chair anymore.
www.bloomberg.com  •  Share
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