Lillian Sheng

Most of the people who talk about user ownership of networks are focused on creating new city-states based on blockchain technology and egalitarian ideals, but comparatively little attention has been paid to reforming existing networks based on these same principles. I think this is a mistake.

1. moment-based experiences

In other cases, the company’s motivations were less ideal. The remoteness and lack of transportation prevented workers from leaving for other jobs or to buy from other, independent merchants. In some cases, companies paid employees with a scrip that was only good at company stores. Without external competition, housing costs and groceries in... See more

There's also an argument that Twitter should split into two companies: TwitterServiceCo, to run all of the services and sell them to third-parties, and TwitterAppCo, which would build one of many competing app products on top of Twitter’s service and social graph.

2. Acquisition: cooperative games with inherent social interactions are the perfect vehicle for getting new users. Getting that one avid super-promoter user who can bring on an entire friend group is ideal and was the rock virality fuel that propelled Pinduoduo to growth at its inception.Games often have in-build ceilings several levels in where... See more

While America is fortunate to have plenty of citizens who feel called to jobs that align with our national interests, many citizens feel a tension between what we want to do and what our society needs.

5. Sourcing supplyFor bootstrapping liquidity on a multi-sided marketplace, waitlists effectively capture demand and sourcing supply as needed to allow the demand and supply side of the network to grow in lockstep.