Joey DeBruin
@joeydebruin
Helping communities build public knowledge online. Founder @withBackdrop. Past/current product/advisory roles @Benchling @ResearchGate @Forefront__ @SeedClub
Joey DeBruin
‘I think it is actively happening’: Is Boston’s biotech industry doomed? - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com
I think that cycle sometimes happens, but I think it’s more common for a community not to be ruined by sociopaths, but rather too many mops, whose mere presence taints the community and the brand for everyone else.
Erik Torenberg • How Communities Die
In many cases, the reader might be able to provide valuable insight that was inaccessible to the author, simply because they have had a different set of experiences. They may be able to unlock something important by applying their own knowledge in the context of the paper. Despite being highly valuable, this kind of insight isn't recorded anywhere,... See more
Oliver Hunt • Building a 21st century interface for science
Instead, an optimal equilibrium may be 1) protocols sustain themselves through "productive fees" that make the the protocol better, faster, stronger such that products want to build on top, and 2) product teams charge "extractive fees" that capture the value they create for end-users.
Jesse Walden • Productive Fees : Valuable Protocols / Extractive Fees : Valuable Companies
real scientific understanding arises from synthesising a wide range of literature, because synthesis is the mechanism that provides the context which makes a paper understandable...Given this fact, the interface should be primarily responsible for enabling efficient synthesis
Oliver Hunt • Building a 21st century interface for science
Turns out no amount of fundraising, press, buzz, amazing employees, and/or cool tech guarantees you product market fit.
Michael Seibelx.comA genuine interest in something is a very powerful motivator — for some people, the most powerful motivator of all. [3] Which is why it's what Jessica and I look for in founders.
How to de-risk building a social network
The components that have the most engineering scope tend to be wholly reusable—such as the friendfinder & invite system. The fastest way to arrive at an app that resonates is to run rapid experiments by only changing the interaction model