Mark Fishman
@markfishman
🤓 User research for consumer tech startups
🧠Innovation in social systems
Mark Fishman
Tapestry Community Capital - Tapestry Capital
tapestrycapital.ca
Crowdfunding and
Community Bonds to finance public interest projects
Hello Wonder —the internet, reimagined for kids™
hellowonder.ai
[Instagram] is a fun product that millions of people seem to love; that is unwholesome in large doses; that makes a sizable minority feel more anxious, more depressed, and worse about their bodies; and that many people struggle to use in moderation. What does that sound like to you? To me, it sounds like alcohol— a social lubricant that can b... See more
The Atlantic • Social Media Is Attention Alcohol
Speed and efficiency are the promise of modernity. But speed and efficiency are all destination and no journey. And it is journey that gives life meaning.
Things I'm thinking about
Irish exit at weddings
Crayo AI
crayo.ai
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 Atomic
Our latest Signature Block essay is on venture studios...
Venture studios / incubators
