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Consumers may not be willing to pay subscriptions for writing. Or, there may not be a combined $1B/year of demand for writing subscriptions
Adam Keesling • Explaining a16z's Investment in Substack
WFH is here to stay, so people are moving to higher quality-of-life cities
Packy McCormick • Knock Knock. Who's There? Opendoor.
-Permanent data storage - We cannot keep locating our social connections and memories inside servers controlled by for-profit companies.
Ric Burton • Social Networks & Sociable Protocols
Because of our genetic need for community, novelty, and connection, the markets for third places, communities, and experiences are massive. The experience economy is growing four times faster than the consumption economy, Starbucks is worth $103 billion, Country Clubs alone are a $24.5 billion industry in the United State, and the amount we spend... See more
Packy McCormick • Backing IRL Social Clubs — Packy McCormick
The last time Amazon was worth $34 billion was in September 2007! Amazon's net revenues that year were $14 billion, with $3.4 billion of gross profit. While most of Amazon's volume at the time was first-party e-commerce, its marketplace business constituted nearly 30% of unit (not dollar) sales. Based on recent filings with more business unit... See more
Alex Taussig • Drinking from the Firehose | Alex Taussig, Lightspeed | Substack
On the Tim Feriss show, Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison said “Just think of any big, major company … for whatever reason, they can’t turn capital into good software. And it would be immensely valuable for them if they could. But they can’t. Or at least, they don’t. And I don’t think it’s for lack of trying or lack of realizing this. And so I
... See moreAnthony Hobday • Blog
I can't make you the smartest or the brigthest, but it's quite doable to be the most knowledgeable.
It is possible to gather more information than somebody else, especially today.
Bill Gurley • "Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love"
For the best results with your children, spend only half the money you think you should, but double the time with them.
