đ¤ User research for consumer tech startups
đ§ Innovation in social systems
For some knowledge workers, Friday through Monday may come to occupy a murky space between weekday and weekendâa sort of work-play purgatory, where the once-solid walls between work and life become more porous. âMondays and Tuesday are the fastest-growing days of the week for travel,â Airbnbâs chief executive, Brian Chesky, told me. âMore people... See more
Tokens aren't a silver bullet that make a product or business viable. In fact, tokenization creates its own set of challenges. For example, if you want stable recurring revenue, you can't rely on a tokenized membership model â this would require consistent sales of a token rather that consistent member dues.
If your role is focused on creating user and customer value, but management and leadership are incentivized to goose shareholder value, you are subject to that structural relationship and often have very little power to change it.
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.