The need for focused and embedded workers will never go away, but this group of people will be much smaller in web3 than ever before. Software, and smart contracts to an even larger degree, enable small groups of people to create outsized impacts. Instagram was famously acquired by Facebook for $1B with a team of just 13 people.

Data quality management ensures data is fit for consumption and meets the needs of data consumers. To be of high quality, data must be consistent and unambiguous. You can measure data quality through dimensions including accuracy, completeness, consistency, integrity, reasonability, timelines, uniqueness, validity, and accessibility.

Here is probably where everything starts: ad-driven platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Youtube) only reward top creators. Mid and small-size creators are left out - no matter how engaged their audience is. Long story short, mid and small-size creators desperately need new tools to engage and monetize their community.

There will always be a role for generalist, flexible software. But for established industries where patterns of behavior are more established/well understood (aka companies that are not active residents of startupville) there will be custom software built just for them.

Vision: What does the world (or your product) look like when you’ve achieved your mission?

• Microsoft: “A computer on every desk and in every home.”


• Alzheimer’s Association: “A world without Alzheimer’s disease.”


• Teach for America: “One day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.”


• Tesla: “Create the mo

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But Finkelstein is keen to point out that while Shopify made a billion dollars in revenue last year, Shopify app developers made almost $7 billion as a community.

It is the business model of the internet, driven by ad revenue, that pushes companies to design their digital tools for compulsive engagement. This is, I think, true enough. The business model has certainly exacerbated the problem. But I’m far less sanguine than Hari appears to be about whether changing the business model will adequately address th... See more