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The macro thesis that I’ve talked to a bunch is this idea that value is shifting from IRL meatspace into our virtual lives.
The New Consumer • NFTs, digital art, and the value shift between IRL and virtual life
Don’t Spend Too Much Time In The Boiler Room
Whenever stress, anxiety, or a down and uninspired mood linger past a day or two, John Mayer says he’s realized it’s typically due to “spending too much time in the boiler room,” as he refers to the inside of his head. “The inside of your head is a very subjective, highly interpretive, world,” Mayer... See more
Whenever stress, anxiety, or a down and uninspired mood linger past a day or two, John Mayer says he’s realized it’s typically due to “spending too much time in the boiler room,” as he refers to the inside of his head. “The inside of your head is a very subjective, highly interpretive, world,” Mayer... See more
SIX at 6: The Boiler Room, 20 Years of Not Writing, Nightmares of Failure, Expectations of Success, Chair Upholstery, and The Delusion of Perfection - Billy Oppenheimer
reminds me of Ray Bradbury’s “Don’t Think”
@mckaywrigley I have a bunch of questions I ask. What would you build for yourself? What did previous companies you've worked for need? What are you an expert in? What have you noticed recently that seemed broken? If you were going to build something just for fun, what would it be?
Paul Grahamx.comJacob Horne, the co-founder of Zora, coined the term “cryptomedia” to capture a new form of digital creation. Hypermedia is what we all know and love—the graphics, audio, text, and hyperlinks we interact with online all day. Cryptomedia is both universally accessible and individually ownable. Horne writes, “Cryptomedia can be thought of as... See more
Rex Woodbury • Cultural Liquidity: The Rise of Cryptomedia
Traditional schooling trains people to think incorrectly about failure. You’re taught a subject, you take a test, and if you fail, that’s it. You’re done. But once you’re out of school, there is no book, no test, no grade. And if you fail, you learn. In fact, in most cases, it’s the only way to learn—especially if you’re creating something the... See more
Tony Fadell • Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making - The New York Times bestseller
Very few people know how apps make money.
Fewer understand that Apple is a piece of shit for pulling the absolutist, crappy move called ATT which crippled the industry.
Here's a simplistic explanation on how millions of app developers monetise in the ~$100B+ app ads market:
nametwitter.comWhy there still haven’t been more billion-dollar acquisitions for direct-to-consumer commerce startups
The New Consumernewconsumer.com
Maintaining a high quality bar can be difficult, given the sheer volume of content being created. And due to the need for users to learn new tools and programming skills, content creators tend to be vastly outnumbered by consumers.
Jonathan Lai • Meet Me in the Metaverse | Andreessen Horowitz
Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice
Clayton M. Christensen • 3 highlights
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