how I’d build a startup
I think what's interesting about this image is that it’s our reality today, and you can look at every detail in this image. It's very deliberate; it's not a fluke. There’s a bed in the corner, and it's about the proximity of work, sleep, and leisure. You see art in the corner, and a picture of the guy’s family in the background. He’s not wearing a
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“Cultures that care about the little things all the time are very hard to create.” And according to Jeff Bezos “Almost impossible to create if not put in place at the firms genesis”
Nick Sleep
we need social approval to adopt new technology. for example, ever wonder why do people feel awkward recording voice messages on public?
this happened before with earphones when people were fighting the notion of being crazy while they were speaking without holding a phone near the face. same is going to happen with... See more
danyx.comThis isn’t to say that proof of work is bad. In fact, coming up with a constraint that unlocks the creativity of so many people is exactly how Status as a Service businesses achieve product-market fit. Constraints force the type of compression that often begets artistic elegance, and forcing creatives to grapple with a constraint can foster the
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The paid community concept is a reconfiguration of digital communities caused by the failure of big social networks to ensure deep vertical communities to thrive. It provides mainstream tools to niche communities. Maybe niche communities need niche products? One hypothesis could be that “bottom-up community-driven businesses” emerge when one
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People don’t stop using a service because it’s too useful.
Remains of the Day • Status as a Service
f you want to be successful and we do then you have to be willing to be misunderstood okay come on this has been a main theme the last month and do things that do not seem sensible to most people for example if you the employees come into the office in the morning thinking how are you going to beat number one number two and number three in the
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This is how I would build a startup
It's something we shouldn't even be thinking about at Workflow
When you put the time and thought to make something simple, you’re showing you care. Simplicity is important in every aspect of your work—not only in how you design, but how you collaborate, how you choose to communicate, how you organize your files, how you lead your meetings. A messy team cannot make a simple product. When you make simplicity a... See more