New Decade, New Ideas
Evan Williams, cofounder of Blogger, Twitter, and Medium, echoes Hauptly’s formula for innovation when he describes his own approach to building three massively successful companies: “Take a human desire, preferably one that has been around for a really long time . . . Identify that desire and use modern technology to take out steps.”
Nir Eyal • Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
A decade ago, I was only a couple of years into my venture career. I believed that growth and progress were synonymous – in an industry where scale was the ultimate target, platforms that achieved it were glorified. A decade later, I have learned that success is more nuanced, and we have to take accountability for the outcomes we encourage. New dom... See more
Mario Gabriele • Modern Meditations: Rebecca Kaden (Union Square Ventures)
In the coming 30 years the tendency toward the dematerialized, the decentralized, the simultaneous, the platform enabled, and the cloud will continue unabated.
Kevin Kelly • The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
In the Age of AI, Build “Platforms,” Not “Products”
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