For 95 percent of our 300,000-year history, human beings have lived as hunter-gatherers on diets consisting of fruits, vegetables, nuts, insects, fish, and game. Ever since Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations in 1776, it has largely been taken for granted that staying alive was an all-consuming activity for our ancestors, as well as for the ... See more
The gap between knowing what you want and going after it is where fear thrives. You don't need enough courage for the entire journey. You only need courage for the next step.
* (Negative) Working Capital Dynamics: The company holds goods on consignment. Once sold, it waits 14 days before paying out to make sure it’s not returned. The payout is putting the money into someone’s ThredUp account; typically they let it sit there and let the balance build. About 15-30% of this is eventually spent on Threadup.
Whereas only a small number of people can be creators today, this AI-supplemented model will fully democratize content creation. Everyone can be a creator with the help of AI tools that can translate high-level instructions into production-ready assets
Non-coercive marketing places full authority and trust in people. It creates the conditions under which they can make empowered decisions for themselves, and do so in their own time. It doesn't seek to persuade, manipulate, or pester people into a decision that's already been made for them. It merely opens new doors, tells the truth about what's be... See more
One of the most well-known leaders of the “building in public” phenomenon is Austen Allred, Founder & CEO of Lambda School. Allred largely built his company on Twitter, and those who followed him got to see him build Lambda in real time.