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The way to get out of the competition trap is actually to be authentic

We all think we make these choices ourselves. But it turns out that our choices are more constrained than we think. The unseen hand in them all is the networks that surround us & the powerful math they exert on us.

Gaming as a creative tool: Hardware: Creation using game consoles, Software: Creation using interactive mobile apps, Hardware/Software: Creation using mixed-reality tools

Amazon’s logistics playbook involves two mutually reinforcing flywheels: an asset infrastructure flywheel (Increase asset base and offer as-a-service) and a data-driven predictions flywheel (Gather data and improve predictions).

- Rule #2: Ask yourself, “Is this still going to be a good piece to read in 6, 12, 24 months time?”

So it needs to create a model in which it takes a smaller piece of a larger pie in order to do what it does best: aggregate and monetize attention and commerce.