Sam Liebeskind
@samliebeskind
product partnerships at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
How to have good arguments with world debate champion Bo Seo
open.spotify.com
Imagine a geographically-local-oriented digital social space that’s funded by a mix of local city government (tax $$) and local big philanthropy, plus allows for small individual donations too. Like the ‘bricks’ or signage in a local library or museum, the people who contribute would be recognized publicly for their support. The money would go
... See moreThe death of the obituary matters because local features can be an antidote to the trends of polarization and demonization. Cable news dehumanizes. Community news can rehumanize.
Steven Waldman • How high school sports coverage can save democracy - Poynter
Montford | Asheville's Historic Neighbourhood
montford.orgThe system always balances its books eventually. The more we optimize individual experiences for frictionlessness, the more collectively dysfunctional our systems become. All three worlds are interlocked in this economy of friction
Kyla Scanlon • The Most Valuable Commodity in the World Is Friction
Spotify's use of the DIBB framework (Data -> Insight -> Belief -> Bet) is an interesting visual example of how to prioritize initiatives and align teams.
This method helps drive North Star goals by focusing efforts and offering context and guidance for individual teams. https://t.co/0IhBvQPU95
The digital sphere is artificially built and those who operate it get to set its rules in ways that are enforced in code, which is to say that are enforced as the laws of the system itself. That is how structural power is established. Many parts of the digital landscape are presented on the surface as consumer goods (social, search) or as markets... See more
Robin Berjon • Digital Sovereignty
Sublime’s pricing philosophy