Building With Soul
Building companies with a soul
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Building With Soul
the right motivation is never a technology trend and always something far deeper and more personal, and the right question is never “What is your AI strategy” and always more like “If I had to solve this problem today given the technologies available, would the solution change?”
sublimeinternet.substack.com • Can I Ramble for a Sec?
every great institution is the extended shadow of a single person.
Kasra • Create the social spaces you want to see in the world
companies are a fingerprint of the people who make them. which begs the question: “what does a you-shaped X look like?”
It was then I realised architecture is not about creating structures that are aesthetically pleasing or merely functional: it’s about designing spaces that evoke emotion and resonate with the human spirit. The Farnsworth House may have been a triumph of modernist design, but it lacked the warmth and humanity architecture should embody.
"there’s room for a different approach. A social network that’s both niche and healthy. A social network that’s more magazine than platform."
Spiritland, Listening bar, London
The ultimate competitive advantage is actually giving a shit about the problem you're working on. When Airbnb had just a few dozen employees, Rocket Internet raised $90 million and hired hundreds of people to clone and crush them.
Stew Fortier • Tweet
millions of dollars of funding can't compete with a company having a soul