š¤ User research for consumer tech startups
š§ Innovation in social systems
The revolution in communications technology has made it easier than ever for ordinary people to loudly identify the problems that they see in the world. But this age of bits-enabled protest has coincided with a slowdown in atoms-related progress.
More firms are incubating companies as early-stage valuations rise.
A few successes:
⢠Snowflake ($49B mrkt cap) by Sutter Hill Ventures
⢠Affirm ($6B mrkt cap) by HVF Labs
⢠Hims & Hers ($1.3B mrkt cap) by... See more
In the U.S., moving decision making from the hyperlocal level to the state level is the first step to fixing the broken development process. This would ensure that a larger proportion of voters had a say, though an indirect one, in housing, transportation, and renewable-energy policy, because more people vote in these elections than hyperlocal... See more
- gives ownership to users, incentivizes them to stay and invest moreCons of āsocial tokensā- puts pressure on creators to continue delivering value for token holders (akin to an āearly IPOā)
Things you can say to people in ten seconds that sometimes produce insanely outsized effects:
1. Yeah, someone *should* do that. Why not you?
2. Is there something you could do about that problem in the next five minutes?