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To sum up, many workers experienced a “timeout” during the pandemic – not working, working parttime, working from home, and/or certainly not traveling on business. For many, this may have occasioned a reset, giving them an opportunity to conclude, “You know, my career isn’t everything;

Increased efficiency can sometimes, counterintuitively, lead to worse outcomes. This is true almost everywhere. We will name this phenomenon the strong version of Goodhart's law. As one example, more efficient centralized tracking of student progress by standardized testing seems like such a good idea that well-intentioned laws mandate it. However,

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The ultimate competitive advantage is actually giving a shit about the problem you're working on. When Airbnb had just a few dozen employees, Rocket Internet raised $90 million and hired hundreds of people to clone and crush them.

On whether Substack can justify its 10% revenue share for top writers:

Even if you create a startup that fails, you’ll:-Get a great education-Learn about growing a business first-hand-Be more respected by peers for taking a risk and pursuing a dream-Have built a network in the process-If you’re young, take asymmetric business risks

For the foreseeable future, the most successful community currencies will come from games. What makes a virtual currency sustainable? The willingness of payers to convert and retain. Who has figured this out better than anyone? The free-to-play gaming industry, with annual microtransaction revenue of nearly $100b. What drives the willingness of... See more