There are lots of social models that I’m excited about — in particular companies that help strangers meet strangers, products that leverage audio or video in new ways, vertical communities, location-based social groups, and products that address emotions of loneliness, fear and confidence in new ways.

Young technologists are building a new future on a new set of values. Their values are informed by the first-hand experience of growing up with the perverse incentives of yesterday’s social media and a genuine desire to create a better world — online and off.”

Flexible digital identities. Gen Zers are online constantly but have different preferences across platforms/friend groups about how they want to “show up” digitally. The rise of “Finsta” accounts is one good example of this. Companies like Facemoji already help users create social content using a curated digital avatar — we’re excited to see what... See more