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Being embedded doesn’t come without its shortcomings. My backend engineer friend shared his frustration with AWS as he’s convinced that Amazon intentionally keeps the UX extremely difficult to navigate, thereby intensifying the lock-in effect its certification program continues justify a cost of up to $300 and breed a class of consulting companies.... See more

The goal is to make people feel like they’re a part of something — and like you’re part of their identity. And the payoff — if all goes well — is in the form of fierce loyalty, word-of-mouth promotion, organic curiosity and attention, higher lifetime customer value and share of spend, lower acquisition costs, etc.

Sony was founded on this day in 1946. Its first product was an electric rice cooker. Here’s more on the journey… 🧵

Fully digital education will level out the playing field — anyone with an internet connection can participate to learn + earn, and compete for jobs, no matter their background.

Ideas will help us if we help them. This is why the growth of knowledge depends on certain moral values—freedom, openness, honesty, courage, tolerance, and humility, amongst others. Those cultures that respect these values provide ideal habitat for ideas, and where ideas thrive and multiply, so do humans.

Hypothetically (and notwithstanding hardware switching costs), let’s say John Deere’s business model relied less on upfront revenue from the sale of a tractor and more on how many acres their equipment covered. Their authorized service and dealer model — not to mention their product design — would look substantially different.

📸 The Future of Instagram 📸 Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri just said, "We're no longer a photo-sharing app." He announced 4 key priorities: • Creators • Video • Shopping • Messaging Here's why Instagram is... See more

Make your life, your argument – People are very loud about their intentions and achievements, your life should really speak for itself