đ¤ User research for consumer tech startups
đ§ Innovation in social systems
Someone once asked me recently if I had any advice on how to predict the future when I wrote about social and technological trends. Sure , I said. My advice is that predicting the future is impossible, so the best thing you can do is try to describe the present accurately . Since most people live in the past, hanging onto stale narratives and... See more
đ @shopthruxyz partnered with @iiiitsandreaâs @thesnaxshot and a number of the brands in their community to release the first set of Snicketts to the world!
Wait, what are Snicketts?
Theyâre beautiful, powerful, digital passes that unlock perks from businesses and... See more
Algospeak refers to code words or turns of phrase users have adopted in an effort to create a brand-safe lexicon that will avoid getting their posts removed or down-ranked by content moderation systems.
Community Bonds to finance public interest projects
The community-input process is disastrous for two broad reasons. First, community input is not representative of the local population. Second, the perception of who counts as part of an affected local community tends to include everyone who feels the negative costs of development but only a fragment of the beneficiaries.
Nervous about joining an early stage startup? Let's talk about risk. There are two types of risk: job risk and career risk. People think they are the same. They aren't. They are very different.