Creators in these niches don’t have to appeal to the lowest common denominator to viral with mainstream viewers. They can focus on delighting their smaller cadre of hardcore fans. That’s why I believe there’s a huge untapped opportunity for apps to allow micro-entertainment creators to monetize by accepting tips for recorded content, not just... See more
The perception that vulnerability is weakness is the most widely accepted myth about vulnerability and the most dangerous. When we spend our lives pushing away and protecting ourselves from feeling vulnerable or from being perceived as too emotional, we feel contempt when others are less capable or willing to mask feelings, suck it up, and soldier... See more
A great example of an Expansive fee is the Uniswap LP fee. LP fees incentivize participants to provide the key resource—liquidity. This fee is paid to anyone who is providing liquidity to a pool, it is not paid to Uniswap. LP’s expand the utility of Uniswap, they do not have a monopoly on providing that utility and an LP only captures value on what... See more
Like death and taxes, aging has long been seen as an inevitable part of the human condition. But during the last 30 years, our scientific understanding of what aging is has improved, and with that, what once seemed impossible is now getting closer to being true: today, only a lucky few make it past 80 in good health, but what if most people did so?... See more
The 2010s ended up being the decade in which freelancing became mainstream. What I mean by that is freelancing used to be something you would do in between jobs, but this is no longer the case. People choose freelancing as a career path.
Helium (HNT) is a new business model for deploying and managing wireless networks, where the network itself is owned and operated by anyone who wants to participate. Those that do are rewarded with HNT. We think there’s a good chance the wireless networks of the future will be community-owned. If that’s the case, there’s no better-positioned... See more