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Social media firms are] coming for every second of your life...And it's not because anyone is bad, it's not because anybody in this company has evil plans or is trying to do this, they're not even doing it consciously. Their entire model is growth. They’re coming for every second of your life. We used to colonize land. Then they realized [let’s go ... See more

Keegan Kelly • Bo Burnham Has Explained the Dumpster Fire That Is Social Media Better Than Anybody

Sometimes getting the right positioning for your startup is more challenging than getting to the product itself.

“Often it’s not that you don’t know who the customer is, it’s that you’re not picking — you haven’t committed to one hypothesis over the other. That’s what creates the confusion about what the product is, what the feature set looks like,

Thesis : Build a “digital world” around a valuable and interesting idea — a world so rich and captivating that people are attracted to it, want to explore, and inhabit it long-term , where true fans and happy customers organically emerge. I call this a ‘ Tiny Digital World .’

Tiny Worlds: A Manifesto for Sovereign Creators—Attract, Build & Curate an Audience of True Fans

“Nothing is done for business purposes. We create for the sake of what people will love...and we cater to both ends of the spectrum with the same intent, creativity, and purpose.”

Colossus • Life's Work Leaders - Colossus

Over a decade later, this is still the most useful framework for thinking about customers for your MVP. From @sgblank originally, I believe. https://t.co/BRltPCA3by

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