Quibi has watched and learned from the evolution of Netflix and Amazon. When Netflix started, they licensed the content. When they realized that they were at the mercy of the content owners, they decided to start making original films. Amazon Prime Video followed a very similar path and now is a funder of original content, too. So, original content... See more
“Be contagious. Being a leader is like having a megaphone to your mouth at all times — your team is hanging on every word you say. So you’d better make sure you’re saying it with passion, enthusiasm and energy.”
Another key difference seems to be motivation - scientists are motivated by discovery and understanding, whereas engineers are motivated by application and use.
As social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram grow larger, they skew disproportionately toward supernodes—celebrity, meme and business accounts.
The essence of life is that it’s challenging. Sometimes it is sweet, and sometimes it is bitter. Sometimes your body tenses, and sometimes it relaxes or opens. Sometimes you have a headache, and sometimes you feel 100 percent healthy. From an awakened perspective, trying to tie up all the loose ends and finally get it together is death, because it... See more
Two factors may be responsible for breaking the linkage between physical proximity and economic agglomeration. The first is the shift from fixed cost to variable cost development.
If you asked me what the true danger about social media is, I’d say it’s much more subtle. It’s the problem of time—and becoming stuck in the present. It’s the relentless pressure of reverse chron.