This week’s readings/links include an interview with Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois, summary notes from the latest Notz Stucki investment conference, Jim O’Neill on whether the Chinese consumer can be resurrected, a look at Baghdad as it approaches megacity status and Christopher Balding’s financial perspective on belt and road.

• The way SoftBank invests in startups just doesn’t work: Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois talks startups, innovation, Facebook, President Trump and more.
• Notz Stucki investment conference: Notes + link to the presentations.
• Whither the Chinese consumer?: Jim O’Neill sees no substitute should the engine of the global economy for the past decade lose steam.
• Baghdad at 10 million: Fragile dreams of normality as megacity status beckons.
• Financial perspective on belt and road: There is a better way.