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Not unlike the first stages of product development, the early phases of building community are highly collaborative, require iteration, and involve some upfront, hands-on work. With community, you have to prepare to be in the trenches with folks – learning about people and their interests, answering questions, and seeing where there’s a fit between... See more

Most organizations cannot ship the most basic applications imaginable with any consistency, and you're out here saying that the best way to remain competitive is to roll out experimental technology that is an order of magnitude more sophisticated than anything else your I.T department runs, which you have no experience hiring for

Much as Plaid relies on connectivity to banks for bank data, payroll APIs rely on connectivity to the underlying payroll systems. One interesting dynamic will be how platform accessibility plays out. Banks have a love-hate relationship with Plaid, in that they’re often reluctant to allow consumers to access their data via third parties. That... See more

Andrew Lin, in his phenomenal book “The Wikipedia Revolution,” called that moment “Wikipedia’s magic,” the rare time when “the “socio-psychological” reward of interacting with others, and the “hedonic” personal gratification of the task” come together. And that, in essence, is why peer production can be so much more efficient at allocating creative... See more

Drive-by management is when the manager comes by a group of people having a discussion. They throw requests, change mandates, and ideas around like bullets, create confusion, panic, chaos, and when they leave, they leave a bloody mess behind.

Instead of fancy clothing and fancy destination are Spotify #2020wrapped to show off one’s taste, along with bookcases, vinyl collections, nature walks, plant colonies, cooking adventures, workouts, home improvement projects, podcasts, newsletters, Instagram gift guides.

On average, an American has only two close friends he or she can count on, recently down from three, which may contribute to an increasing sense of stress.

This locks toy companies into a challenging bet. Every year, they have to a) predict trends, b) invent them, and c) commit capital to them. All without knowing how the rest of the year will turn out. Since toy trends exist, but don’t last for very long, they have to invent new products every year—but the technological state of the art doesn’t... See more