Things I'm Thinking About

Curation is so deeply under-explored on the Internet in my opinion. It sits right in between consumption and creation and is the perfect bridge between the two, allowing us to actively engage with what we consume to then produce work from this saved knowledge.

The people I find most interesting on social media are using it as a sort of diary/note to self, not broadcasting to an audience.

seeming has become more important than doing.

The most important role in a social network is the vibe designer, because the big questions are sociological, not technological.

Want to make the world a better place? Tell someone you believe in them.

Curation is so deeply under-explored on the Internet in my opinion. It sits right in between consumption and creation and is the perfect bridge between the two, allowing us to actively engage with what we consume to then produce work from this saved knowledge.

Problem solving is about taking an action to make something go away. Creating is about taking an action to bring something to life. Both can achieve success, but if you look around, some of the most interesting consumer products of our era weren’t solving clearly defined problems, they were bringing creative visions to the world.

I really hate the term content creator. It’s such a corporate way of describing artists, writers, intellectuals, and other creatives who ultimately just want to create work they’re proud of.

Part of the problem is that the big social networks are not content platforms supported by advertising. They are better understood as advertising platforms supp... See more

Being a founder requires constant calibration between arrogance and humility, optimism and pessimism. You need the arrogance to believe that you have something important to say, but the humility to know most people won’t care. You need the optimism to convince yourself and others (employees, investors, customers) to believe in you. But you need pes... See more

The people I find most interesting on social media are using it as a sort of diary/note to self, not broadcasting to an audience.