Residual Thoughts
Joe HovdeA whimsical data newsletter about business & people
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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Where did the Harvard rowing team go to high school?
As a bright-eyed college freshman, I was astonished and intimidated to learn that Sidwell, the DC prep school where the Obama daughters went, had sent ~10% of its graduating class to Wash U my year. I figured that anyone who’d gone to schoo...
Bathhouse Economics
Me (middle, not in bathing suit) and some Bathhouse models at the mega-sauna’s now-open Atlantic ave locations
I can never tell if Bathhouse is a great business or a terrible one.
On the one hand, a massive, steamy facility that’s filled...
Nike wants you to feel your feelings
A few weeks ago I was in Austin walking down South Congress, a Texan Champs-Elysées for millennial-focused consumer brands. As I was debating whether to wait in line for a TikTok breakfast taco, a billboard drew my attention. I can’t rememb...
Sense of Scale
I made a little quiz game that tests your sense of business scale. It takes 2 minutes to play and is kinda fun. Play here!
I never went to Costco growing up so I think I underestimate how big it is. Play the game here.
In college I...
A Statistical Analysis of Credit Card Lounges
Sometime in 2026 you may find yourself in the most soul-crushing of all acquaintance conversations. These begin innocently enough: one of the bridesmaids at an out-of-town wedding asks how your trip in was, and you reply that it went smooth...
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