“One of the most important elements of Grammarly’s early success was nailing a narrow, strong PMF early. Specifically, this was ‘high-consequence writing,’ e.g. term papers, cover letters, business memos, public blog posts. We targeted them aggressively with custom creative, landing pages, and onboarding experiences.”—Yuriy Timen
For a $10k fee, ZeroDown will buy a home on a consumer’s behalf and rent it to him for 5 years. Each month, Consumers earn equity in their home. After 5 years, they have credits worth 15% of the home’s value.
Coin voting fails because while voters are collectively accountable for their decisions (if everyone votes for a terrible decision, everyone's coins drop to zero), each voter is not individually accountable (if a terrible decision happens, those who supported it suffer no more than those who opposed it). Can we make a voting system that changes... See more
Whenever a prediction is made about people, it is an attempt to deny they are creative and can do the unexpected. Sure, you might ask your friend where they would like to have coffee and they respond just as they always do. “You’re so predictable” you might say. Of course that’s not a prediction. You share a culture - a history - a set of memes... See more
Create an emotional connection with users. Some companies have users, others have fans. The difference is emotional connection and mission alignment. Building a true fanbase helps acquisition, product development, competitive differentiation and retention.
There is some form of reputation scoring. Reddit for example has Reddit gold, and badges, etc. which travels with a person’s avatar. In the DAO version of this, those rewards can travel with a person who goes to any other DAO built on top of the same protocol (aka. Interoperability, a word you all know!)