Lillian Sheng

3. Monetization: potential for advertising inventory - being asked to play a game of spin the wheel and then told that your prize is a 30% discount off tooth whitening is enticing.

6. Increase word of mouth

Buying from livestreaming or from e-commerce - who is the dumb one?

Temporary Autonomous Zones are not some identity circus ground for forgotten countercultures. The organization and maintenance of our own virtual and real spaces is pivotal.

Despite its well-known effectiveness, tutoring’s modern incarnation almost universally concerns specific tests: in America the Advanced Placements (AP) tests, the SATs, and the GREs form the holy trinity of private tutoring. Meaning that contemporary tutoring, the most effective method of education, is overwhelmingly targeted at a small set of... See more

Procrastinate with Other Tasks Here’s why some pre-task multitasking can work:“It probably reflects some adaptive mechanism where you use action and somewhat varied multitasking action in order to generate adrenaline in your system, because adrenaline just gets you into action.”

How is a food-delivery platform like DoorDash building an alternative value proposition by partnering with old-school retailers?

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