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A garden is a collection of evolving ideas that aren't strictly organised by their publication date. They're inherently exploratory – notes are linked through contextual associations. They aren't refined or complete - notes are published as half-finished thoughts that will grow and evolve over time. They're less rigid, less performative, and less p... See more

Cool forms of media, on the contrary, require a good deal of audience participation. They generally give less information than hot forms of media, so it requires the audience to do what McLuhan calls filling in the gaps of the story. Examples of this could be something like a Skype or Zoom video discussion group where people can ask questions, stor... See more

Cohort Retention (A-): An interesting characteristic of The Farmer’s Dog is that revenue retention and customer retention are very similar. This is because the frequency of purchase, as well as price of the product, stays the same over time, and retained customers can’t buy more product the longer they use the service, which is the case with some b... See more

WebVan in particular was uniquely insane. With just $500K in gross revenues, no profits, and millions in annual burn, their IPO hit an $8 Billion valuation on day one.