Sarah Drinkwater
@sarahdrinkwater
Knowledge beachcomber interested in the ownership economy, flourishing communities, ecosystem building, magic, and knowledge as an end to itself.
Sarah Drinkwater
The second structural problem with the VC industry is that most venture firms are selling a product that is fundamentally an undifferentiated commodity — capital.
Erik Torenberg • Productizing Venture
more new cities have been created over the past several decades than most of us may realize, including several in the United States. And over the past decade, three macro trends have led to renewed interest from many in the creation of new urban areas.
One, remote work has untethered more knowledge workers from existing cities, lowering the economic cost of “trying out” a new place.
Two, the flaws of existing cities—often some combination of housing shortages, decaying transit, homelessness, and crime—have gained prominence and attention, driving some respected entrepreneurs and investors to propose the creation of new cities.
Three, the rise of “placemaking” as an attractive real estate investment thesis—think DUMBO or Reston Town Center—offers a stepping-stone for ambitious real estate investors.
Welf's Garden - Welf's Garden
welf.co
Just a lovely personal site - copywriter I want to remember.
First, most venture capital firms use antiquated business models that prevent them from being able to move quickly, reach scale, and establish strong competitive moats. Most venture firms are built on a partnership model, like law firms.
Erik Torenberg • Productizing Venture
The Optimism Collective is a large-scale experiment in digital democratic governance, built to drive rapid and sustainable growth of a decentralized ecosystem, and stewarded by the newly formed Optimism Foundation.
Introducing the Optimism Collective
Best explanation I've seen of what makes a "brand"
By Scott Thomas, via @jessicahische https://t.co/noYygFHMdZ
Breakdown: what’s a brand?
Was the era of "organizing without organizations" a historical blip?