The 6 builders who will thrive in the new world
Category designers introduce the world to new ways of living, working, and playing. They are people and companies who move the world from the way it is, to the way they think it should be. And they do this by solving a problem people didn’t know they had or by reimagining a known problem, then creating the potential for a radically different soluti
... See moreCategory Pirates, Christopher Lochhead, Eddie Yoon, Katrina Kirsch, • The 22 Laws of Category Design
So a lot of people—often working in certain specific areas like tech, some form of creative, or indie consultancy—see themselves as hybrids of multiple disciplines.
Patrick Tanguay • Generalists
- The long tail of the internet has provided a way for sovereign creators
and businesses to ‘
niche at scale
‘ in ways not possible at any other time in history, fostering unparalleled creativity and innovation; - The quality of an audience matters;
- Being tiny is mighty;
- Delighting the weird is a superpower;
- When you build a business, you’re building a new
Tiny Worlds: A Manifesto for Sovereign Creators—Attract, Build & Curate an Audience of True Fans
Creator Economy- anyone who is creating community around original content.
Sam Yam • a16z Podcast: How the Passion Economy Is Redefining Work | Andreessen Horowitz
In this new economy, three groups will have a particular advantage: those who can work well and creatively with intelligent machines, those who are the best at what they do, and those with access to capital.
Cal Newport • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
There’s a shift in how companies are being built: