One spring day a couple years ago, I worked up the courage to ask my boss if he wanted to go for a walk. I had to talk to him about something. We wandered around Madison Square Park, and I told him it was time for me to transition out…

Growing up, I was never interested in anatomy. The school system told me to study it, but I didn’t want to learn how the human body worked. — I felt the same way about chemistry, biology, math, literature, and pretty much every subject (other than politics and history). Now, I see how foolish my old way of thinking was. I have completely reversed my point of view. These days, I do my best to cultivate a genuine passion…

TL;DR — Google will be fine. Apple, not so much. — Our new Head of Growth, Max Rehkopf, wrote some fantastic predictions about the wild, connected future that Neuralink promises. Enjoy! At Hardbound, we make illustrated stories about the best books in business, history, and science. Every now and then we find non-book content that’s so amazing we make a story…

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will blow your mind. — This was co-written with Max Rehkopf (who you should follow!) At Hardbound, we make illustrated stories about the best books in business, history, and science. We recently got early access to Neil deGrasse Tyson’s new book — Astrophysics for People in a Hurry — and oh boy, let us tell…

The story of Yuval Noah Harari, author of ‘Sapiens’ and ‘Homo Deus’ — At Hardbound we make five-minute illustrated summaries of the best books in business and science, including Yuval’s books Sapiens and Homo Deus. In this article we explore the key to Yuval’s success. Also, this post was co-written with Max Rehkopf—and you should definitely follow him :) The first question that…

Hardbound exists because we believe in the power of books — and we want to make it 100x easier to absorb their wisdom. We accomplish that in three ways: Our beautiful “tap story” format. You’ll read longer, comprehend more deeply, and retain your knowledge longer. Scrolling through text just isn’t good enough anymore. The combination of words, images, illustrations, and animations creates a completely new and awesome experience.

A letter to those who think we’re making the world dumber — Yesterday we launched a big update to Hardbound, an app we’ve been working on for some time now. We create 5-minute, illustrated stories based on the most fascinating books in business, history, and science. The really special part, though, is our format. (You can see an example here.) Most of the feedback was pretty incredible: