Journals rely on subsidies and subscriptions from institutional libraries, which pay enormous and growing costs to access articles. People outside of large institutions, without library subscriptions, are largely shut out from reading publicly funded academic research as well as reading the comments that reviewers have made on a paper. And despite ... See more
Consumers interact with brands through sound in a variety of ways, from podcasts to radio ads — even the log-in music for a favorite streaming service. The most memorable “sonic” brands can drive sales, raise awareness, and stand out among competitors. While marketers know how to glean data and insights from traditional advertising, the audio lands... See more
I think a key lesson here is that economic incentives cannot, by themselves, sustain a community (because the next guy can always come along and offer more).
Note: The prototypical startup advice of ignoring the competitive threat of Big Tech is overrated in my opinion. Unless that company is Google, the other Big Tech companies have shown their ability to ruthlessly copy and destroy startups over the last two decades. The era of Big Tech being unable to execute is over—they are hungry for blood and new... See more