🤓 User research for consumer tech startups
đź§ Innovation in social systems
This is the first time my wife has been interested in crypto. It’s the first time my non-crypto friends have been interested in crypto. It’s the first time my crypto guy friends’ partners have been interested in crypto. ... I have never seen a crypto application generate this much outside interest.
We earn trust by stating our business model upfront – instead of ads, we monetize by charging directly. Directly charging creates high expectations from our members, and in aspiring to meet those expectations, we are held accountable to creating something you love and use.
As young single men have dramatically increased their time alone and online, they’ve marinated in a unique attentional environment that is more charged with extremist ideas and emotional negativity. Political scientists have found that social isolation increases the risk that young men develop a “need for chaos,” and law enforcement officers have... 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 – this would require consistent sales of a token rather that consistent member dues.