Emilie Kormienko

Web 3.0 is now defined by digital ownership, and not just money or finances, but ownership of your digital self, digital art, applications, etc. 

Image if you had ownership of every post you made on social media and were rewarded. That content is owned by you, not some social media company. But where does it live? Well on the blockchain.

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One of my deepest held beliefs is that creativity, in its many forms, is humanity’s greatest gift, and our most potent source of strength. We’re at our best both individually and as a species when we’re creatively and courageously confronting the world in front of us. The Pattern is the greatest threat to creativity in all its forms. And it's going... See more

Perhaps it is not difference, but distance that breeds tribalism and hostility. As proximity increases, so does understanding. I am reminded of Abraham Lincoln's quote, “I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.” Facts don't change our minds. Friendship does.

The lengthier your onboarding, the more important it is that it doesn't leave users empty-handed at the end.

C. THI NGUYEN: The structure of games is not that the points are valuable, but that the attempt to get those points, the attempts to win the game and the game’s terms sculpt some kind of interesting or beautiful activity. 

Cynicism, also called depersonalization, represents an erosion of engagement. It is essentially a way of distancing yourself psychologically from your work. Instead of feeling invested in your assignments, projects, colleagues, customers, and other collaborators, you feel detached, negative, even callous.

Like a person, a community will have a personality, and the right people will feel drawn to that personality.

Algorithm-friendly design need not be user-hostile. It simply takes a different approach as to how to best serve the user’s interests. Pagination may insert some level of friction to the user, but in doing so, it may provide the algorithm with cleaner signal that safeguards the quality of the feed in the long run.

A Value Proposition includes a concise outline of the start-up’s solution and product, and fundamentally the market or societal problem it aims to solve. It also highlights other key considerations such as the team and the financials.