Emilie Kormienko

Communities work best when members are intrinsically motivated, but external rewards can be effective when used wisely.

On getting promoted:  Takeaways:  Showing significant impact on the business — by far the most common thing to get right; U nlike the mini-CEO label PMs often get, in reality they must keep their external stakeholders onboard to be successful;  Keeping their team and manager happy — less of a priority at most companies, but as you’ll see below,... See more

Option #2: The involved approach: If your product requires the curation of information from a user, a nice way to begin the onboarding process is to promise the personalisation of the experience based on the answers to a few questions about them.

I've met so many creators—including outwardly successful ones making a great living—who are unhappy, and who feel trapped. They joined the creator economy to pursue a life of freedom and creativity and connection. So they followed all the rules and Best Practices. They did everything right, yet still ended up constructing a prison for themselves,... See more

 C. THI NGUYEN: So the basic thing that I keep thinking about is that point systems are really narrow, and really clear, and really simple. And in games— in real games— when the point systems aren’t attached to— I don’t know— the political life of our nation, that’s great. It’s beautiful. And we can talk about why that enables all these kinds of... See more

The stereotypical example of a bottom-up organization is a slime mold. A number of different independent actors make individual decisions, leading to complex emergent behavior in the colony.

Yat Siu, co-founder and chairman of Animoca Brands, is a true visionary in the intersection of the metaverse and NFTs. His clarity of thought and ability to communicate what this all means for humanity, culture, and business is second to none. Strap yourselves in as he opens up his thinking to Raoul and, in the process, opens up Raoul’s mind to... See more

Tokens can be fungible or non-fungible:  Fungible tokens are interchangeable (e.g., the US dollar, bitcoin).  Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique (e.g., a piece of art).  

Sharing ownership allows for more incentive alignment between products and their derivatives, creating incentives for everyone to become a builder and contributor.