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We know it can work, because it already does. Creator-focused companies such as Teachable (courses and coaching), Clubhouse (live audio), and Substack are subverting the attention economy by putting people, not platforms, in charge. These companies are all young, but they already account for millions of daily active users and hundreds of millions... See more
Substack • Breaking off the engagement
A GIANT leap for decentralized research was made today 🧬
For the first time, real-world biopharma research and IP was transferred and funded on-chain as an NFT via @Molecule_to @Nevermined_io @vita_dao
A DAO now owns IP and funds biotech research at a leading lab...... See more
Paul Kohlhaas bio/acctwitter.comThere will be many times when we won't look good—to ourselves or anyone else. We need to stop demanding that we do. It is impossible to get better and look good at the same time.
Remember that in order to recover as an artist, you must be willing to be a bad artist. Give yourself permission to be a beginner. By being... See more
Nowadays one can purchase vegan shoes or clothes; soon there will probably be vegan smartphones too.
Byung-Chul Han • The Disappearance of Rituals: A Topology of the Present
Like many other people, I’m grappling with how to best use AI.
Reconsidering the Role of AI: Valuing Process Over Output
When evaluating a company, one of my favorite questions to ask is whether it has an aesthetic.
We don’t talk about aesthetics as the highest form of brand or story or a reflection of team cohesion, because investing on “vibes” or “look” or “mood” is very frowned upon. Even using it as a data point is beaten out of... See more
Katherine Boylex.comVibes and Aesthetics
Business has been booming since the pandemic hit. Sales reached an estimated $250 million in 2019, and orders are up 400% this year, but it is not profitable and admits it’s still not making money on a fourth of its centers.
Lauren Debter • Error PageSecurity Violation (403)
-Cashflows and incentive structures: If early subscribers benefit from the future growth of the media business, where does that money come from? The answer is that it comes from your future cashflow, either in the form of extended subscriptions for the early adopter (as in the example above) or via access being sold on secondary markets (if that... See more
Joey DeBruin • Why the New York Times Should be Tokenized
Readers don’t have short attention spans—they have short enchantment spans . There’s an infinite amount of content out there, and readers know it. The introduction convinces a reader that their finite time alive is best spent reading this piece in front of them , and not all the other things on the internet.