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- Through his writing, David has been able to meet some remarkable people, including Patrick Collison of Stripe
from Writing for Leverage, Teenage Billionaires, The Problem with Mainstream Media, and More - David Perell on Off the Chain, Hosted By Anthony Pompliano • Podcast Notes by Anthony Pompliano
- Shopify has come from nowhere (well, Canada) to over $100bn of GMV in 2020
from The Great Unbundling by Benedict Evans
- In the gig economy: To earn more, you just have to do more gigs, do more work, put in more hours, take on an additional task…
from Li Jin on The Passion Economy & Its Hidden Currency by Li Jin
A stray thought: the correct 21st-century definition of “content” isn’t “generic media” but rather “the specific kind of media designed for platforms and algorithms”. The clue is that “content creators” exist only on (for?) platforms.
from Here is your liberal art! by Robin Sloan
- Creators, including brands, influencers, and platforms, must make content that inspires engagement and cultivates “true fans” important for all communities:
from eSports, Communities & Storytelling by Edward Rooster
- “A subscription business model leads towards being a paper for a particular group and a particular audience and not for the broadest public,” Peretti said. He’s alluding, in part, to the theory that the Times’s subscriber base wants to read a certain kind of news and opinion — middle/left of center, critical of Donald Trump, etc. — and that strayin... See more
from BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti on why he bought HuffPost and why the New York Times can’t be "the paper of record" by Vox
