Doomscrolling get you down? The indie web is the way out.Here you’ll find sites that aren’t built for views or profits, by creators who are embracing what made the world wide web beautiful and exciting in the first place.Alexandra Ciufudean has compiled a list of her favorites to get you started.As Barry Hess, co-founder of Good Enough, a platform... See more

After 5 years building in consumer, a huge learning is that “creating a feeling” is the most inportant thing for building a resonant brand. Product and services end up being interchangeable but the feeling in a customers mind is not. The best brands are the best storytellers with the most authentic messaging. To action this, we’ve seen success... See more

When everything is in flux, we need people who can move across worlds. In times of upheaval, grief, anxiety and rising discomfort, polymaths—those who wear many hats, blend skills, and cross disciplines—are essential.They thrive in the spaces between, finding connections others might miss.When things shift beneath us, it’s these transitional... See more

One of the most underrated marketing strategies is having a villain.And few brands have mastered this better than The Ordinary.

Given the overwhelming research that social isolation is a destructive force (loneliness, polarization, unhappiness), shouldn't one of the core responsibilities of a local news outlet be "things to do" (including with other people)?At one point I thought that this function had been so thoroughly taken by specialty firms (e.g. Time Out) or by... See more

Writing is a skill. It's a technology we developed to communicate with one another. It's not something innate to the human experience; we are not born knowing how to write. In fact, an entire society can thrive without a writing system. So because writing is a technology, a skill, it requires practice. It's a muscle you can strengthen. It's a craft... See more

"The battle for every startup comes down to whether the startup gets distribution before the incumbent gets innovation." - Alex Rampell, General Partner at a16z

Marketing will never be the sameI made 10 ads in 10 minutes using ChatGPT's new native image generation feature to create:• Ads• Infographics• Cheatsheets• Organic content• Change text in ads• Change images in ads• Memes that go viral on socialsAll it takes is one prompt

be the chameleon and watch yourself:– Become less rigid with your own identity and 'story', this opens you to be more curious, open and innovative