Lillian Sheng
@lillian
Lillian Sheng
Any misalignment between a company and its customers or its value chain is a source of “dominance friction.” Why? Because a company whose business model is not ultimately aligned with its customers’ interests is vulnerable to another competitor beating them with better alignment.
Nathan Baschez • Dominance Friction
In a thread where users discuss the diminishing value of referrals when people simply refer strangers, one user rebuffs: “Referrals are the best thing on [B]lind. They give a shot for anyone to interview anywhere.” Applying for a role at a big tech company is generally competitive. In 2019, Google received 3.3 million applications with a hiring... See more
Fadeke Adegbuyi • Blind Ambition
That idea of sharing a digital subconscious is something I’ve been thinking about a lot, because my passing thoughts should be just mine, invisible within my own body, right? But then suddenly I’m sharing them with someone else, subconsciously, in virtual space.
The Creative Independent • On navigating the tension between physical and digital realms
Basal Ganglia - One job is to generate “GO” actions: Get out of bed. Go for a run. Say hello to the cute stranger. Start writing. Go, do, act. Job #2 is about “NO GO.” Most goals also require you to NOT do certain things—to resist or suppress action. Stop eating the cookies. Do not open TikTok. Resist calling your colleague a moron.
every.to • The Neuroscience of Achieving Your Goals
I ask myself, What am I doing this for? What is its purpose other than getting paid? Because if I really want to get paid, I should go to work for Goldman Sachs. As soon as you make the decision not to work at Goldman Sachs everything you're doing should be because you are trying to enable your mission, not because you are trying to make a living.
every.to • Seth Godin Hates Being Organized
Workflows integrate with the software clients already use, from Salesforce to Photoshop to Amazon S3. Clients can create workflows using their existing tools and Snappr’s. For example, for one of the big food delivery apps, the flow might look like:
Packy McCormick • Snappr: Building API-First, Last
Toast has 4 revenue streams: SaaS, financial services (payment processing and loans), hardware and professional services.
Alexandre Dewez • 🍻 Toast - The Ultimate Vertical SaaS For Restaurants
When you bathe people in a way of thinking you can get them to change.
every.to • Seth Godin Hates Being Organized
- How will you use your gifts? What choices will you make?
- Will inertia be your guide, or will you follow your passions?
- Will you follow dogma, or will you be original?
- Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of service and adventure?
- Will you wilt under criticism, or will you follow your convictions?
- Will you bluff it out when you’re wrong, or will you