Alex Wittenberg

“Because children grow up, we think a child’s purpose is to grow up,” Herzen says. “But a child’s purpose is to be a child. Nature doesn’t disdain what only lives for a day. It pours the whole of itself into each moment … Life’s bounty is in its flow. Later is too late.”

**Note:** Resist the urge to use funds for investment vs. operationsWhile there is nothing inherently wrong with working for several DAOs at once, it does bring up potential conflicts of interest.

I stumbled across a key insight that may or may not have been spotted before: lorecraft is the evil twin of marketing.

When defining processes, avoid back and forthEg. if you give feedback on something assume that they will either do it or get back to you with reasons why not.

Many of these brands (eg Instacart) sit far down the purchasing funnel and so can sell very specific ads directly to brands…

Community-driven working groups are the most effective way for DAOs to engage their communities, tap into the talent lurking in their social channels, and give community members skin in the game and the resources needed for success. 

You might also be aware that all this is delivered by means of “persuasive design”—an umbrella term for an armory of psychological techniques borrowed directly from the designers of casino slot machines, for the express purpose of encouraging compulsive behavior. One example among hundreds is the ubiquitous drag-down-to-refresh gesture, which keeps... See more

In DeFi/Web3, liquidity is used to define tokens (value) that is provided or parked almost anywhere. While there is nothing wrong with this general use of the term per se, here we will try to be a little more specific.

Take education. What a hoax. As a child, you are sent to nursery school. In nursery school, they say you are getting ready to go on to kindergarten. And then first grade is coming up and second grade and third grade … In high school, they tell you you’re getting ready for college. And in college you’re getting ready to go out into the business... See more