So sorry, guys, for the long silence, but I've been super busy lately...Yet I've been thinking of all of you, my BFFs, and here's my latest article which I hope you'll enjoy: Meant for startup founders and their staff, it's not just for them, it's good for anyone who likes to eat well!
So here it is, just published on Impakter with the title:
Crisis Time for Startups: Back To The Ramen Noodles Diet?
True, startups raised less than half the funds they got a year ago - but it doesn’t mean going back to boring ramen noodles: Here are fun, cheap and easy alternatives - much healthier too
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Poor founders (and poor startup staff) hard times are upon them: Back to ramen noodles days when startups were starting up and money was scarce!
These are dark days. Big lay-offs in the tech industry, from Apple to Amazon, and no investor in sight. Venture capitalists are sitting down on their cash. According to data provider Crunchbase, globally, venture funds invested less than half of what they did a year ago in the first three months: It was $162bn then, it’s a paltry $76bn now in the first quarter of 2023.
So how do you, startup founder, survive the downturn?
The problem with them is that you get lots of calories and to preserve it, ramen noodles contain a hefty dose of tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ), a petroleum-based product that is hard to digest and is also found in pesticides and lacquers.
So your stomach gets lacquered inside with consequences I don’t like to think about…
Just for the record, ramen noodles in their country of origin, Japan, are not bad for you – neither taste-wise or nutritionally. A variation on Chinese noodles that landed in Japan when the country opened up to Chinese traders in the late 1880s, they’re served in restaurants as a soup-like noodle dish with many different kinds of yummy toppings. And no preservatives. Lucky Japanese, they keep their stomachs lacquer-free!
For those who live in Europe or America, and want to keep their insides free of any lacquer-producing chemicals, there is only one solution: Turn to local food, stay away from instant stuff preserved with unpronounceable things like tertiary-butyl hydroquinone.
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