The ____ Economy

Lots of consumer platforms — everything from Instagram to Youtube to Twitch — didn’t start out as ways for people to make money. They were initially about fun, status, connection and/or fame. They initially started as social networks, but as each grew their users realized they could build income off of them, which changed the trajectory of the comp... See more

It started with the “Information Economy” in the 90’s. Since then, every couple of years there is a refresh. Just in the last 10 years we’ve seen The Attention Economy, The Sharing Economy, The On-Demand Economy, The Crypto Economy, The Creator Economy, and The Ownership Economy all become real categories.

Right now people are pushing hard on The Co... See more

Vitalik famously said “even a billion dollars of capital cannot compete with a project having a soul.”

The “____” is the rallying cry. This is the part that makes people aspire to join the movement when the economy is still nascent.

Nearly every big platform hits escape velocity by helping people make more money.