Robin Good
@robingood
The *curation guy* - indie author, speaker, advisor - focus on empowering subject-matter experts, artists, creators.
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This problem of overabundance is why I wrote my piece last year. As consumption of digital media increased, we began to see a larger volume of curators — coolhunters, just like Gladwell had outlined in ’97, but this time in a digital space. On Tumblr, this looked like blogs of curated art or photography; on Pinterest, we saw well-crafted... See more
Gaby Goldberg • Curators All the Way Down
"The most credible form of advertising comes straight from the people we know and trust. Eighty-three percent of online respondents in 60 countries say they trust the recommendations of friends and family". - Nielsen 2015
Abhishek Maran • The Traditional Two-Sided Marketplace is Dead
One of my (many) contrarian beliefs is that we do not have strong enough preferences. We often blame social media or the speed of information as the reason why we’re easily distracted, but the real reason behind our inability to focus has less to do with the sheer quantity of media and more to do with our laziness when it comes to distinguishing... See more
Saying NO, means having identified your values and nurturing them on a constant basis
Curation provides value even to the most mundane objects value by connecting them with a point of view, with a perspective or purpose that makes them stand out in the chaotic, unorganized tsunami of superficial published content.
Do you see yourself as an entrepreneur or a creator?
This is an important question to answer.
It’s tempting to lie to yourself. However, being truthful about your motivations is essential.
While there is obvious overlap between entrepreneurs and creators there... See more
Benjamin Antoinesubstack.comentrepreneur vs creator
what are the differences?
Most times, the best way to create value is continue to double down on the domain-specific insights you've collected over your entire career.
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Temptation is always strong to try something completely different.
But you’re able to add the most value if you can stick to one thing and go deeper and deeper.
Source: Jakob Greenfeld - https://brainstorms.substack.com/p/business-brainstorms-my-favorite-7c6
AI can generate a thousand articles while I drink my morning coffee. But it can't tell me which ones matter. It can't feel the resonance of a perfect sentence or know why a particular image stops me in my tracks.
That's what I do now. I collect resonance. Not information - we're drowning in that - but the stuff that makes my soul hum at a different
... See moreLooking for the source of this content. Who wrote it and where was it first published?
Algorithmic mediocrity has triggered a renaissance of human discernment, with consumers seeking trusted curators, insider communities, and editorial voices that offer genuine discovery.
The problem - and the reason the Vibe Coding Paradox comes up - is because we live in an age where it is possible to hack our way to attention without having to do the hard work needed to build trust.
With that, we misunderstand attention as value. But without trust, it really isn’t.
In an age of mass production, curation and taste matter more.
AI... See more
With that, we misunderstand attention as value. But without trust, it really isn’t.
In an age of mass production, curation and taste matter more.
AI... See more