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- And this goes back to the original point which was that these software markets are actually much larger than anybody assumed, and so the idea that you're going to run into competitors from day one is probably not accurate. What you're probably going to run into is objections to your own system because the system itself is incomplete and doesn't add... See more
from Go Slow to Go Fast: Software Building and Investing by Chetan Puttagunta
- The gaming industry reaches a point at which even adjacent markets suffer from this growth. Indeed, Netflix thinks ‘Fortnite” is a bigger threat than a direct competitor like HBO. The video games industry is silently taking over the entertainment world.
from Finance in the Gaming Industry by Clement Parramon
- There is no free lunch here. Things that are good for the network inflate the circulating supply, which may be bad for token holders. If you’re a token holder who operates in the network, that’s fine: you’re OK with dilution if it means a lower take on your economic activity. If you’re a purely financial investor, that’s not as great. The float of ... See more
from Braintrust: Fighting Capitalism with Capitalism by Packy McCormick
- At Stitch Fix, data science is the product, and it just so happens to be applied to making clothing recommendations.
from Stitch Fix's Long Thread - The Flywheel by Jake Singer
- 3 — Product and technology solutions that are integrated by IP owners delivering value to both gamers (in the form of enhanced game play, social interactions, or viewing) and publishers (distribution, engagement, or monetization) will create lasting products in the gaming / esports ecosystem.
from Why Video Games are the Next Big Social Network by Courtside Ventures
- I was forever changed by Clay Christensen's book, "How Will You Measure Your Life?" and the idea that the source of deepest joy in our lives comes from intimate, loving, and enduring relationships, not from our achievements. The quality of our relationships is the single metric that matters and yet it's inconsistent with how most of us spend our ti... See more
from Sari Azout on Building Emotional Capital by Sari Azout
- Yet for some reason, we as a society have collectively decided it’s better to have millions of human beings spending years of their lives pretending to type into spreadsheets or preparing mind maps for PR meetings than freeing them to knit sweaters, play with their dogs, start a garage band, experiment with new recipes, or sit in cafés ... See more
from Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber
- There’s a myth that animal protein is a superior protein because it’s complete, and protein derived from plants (vegetable protein) is inferior because it’s incomplete
from On Letting Go Of Perfectionism & Why We Should "Lean In" To Positive Change by Kathy Freston
- Risk: Technical Risk: The Bitcoin codebase and network have been battle-tested for over a decade, but it continues to evolve and there remain some open questions about how the system might behave in the long run (for example, when the Bitcoin supply approaches its asymptote and miners must be compensated primarily with transaction fees rather than ... See more
from Bitcoin for the open-minded skeptic - Paradigm by Matt Huang