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In a give-to-get model, you have to create to be able to consume. Why is this good? The canonical 90/9/1 rule of big social says 90% of users lurk, 9% contribute a little, and 1% a lot. Give-to-get means every active user contributes. It’s a mechanic that encourages presence and participation—something core to ritual apps... BeReal makes you post... See more

I think of writing a lot like walking. It’s rarely the most popular, the most effective, or the most efficient way of getting to your destination. I don’t always want to do it, and it’s not always technically enjoyable; sometimes it’s boring or slow, sometimes it’s tiring and pointless, sometimes it’s cold or wet or windy and I’m retracing the same... See more

All interviewing should be a matchmaking game of who they are and how they see themselves and where they want to be and is this is a fit. And if this isn't the best fit, isn't it in everyone's interest to get to that as soon as possible? Not six months after you're hired or six years down the line, you feel like you wasted a big chunk of your life... See more

Creator tools—is it easy to make stuff?

Creator collectives share the burden of publishing and backend duties (accounting, admin, customer support), but do not solve for churn.

We realized that the right experts were people who perhaps had a totally different day job, but they were passionate about that particular thing. Most of our experts don't do this full-time. They might be an engineer, who just does this on nights and weekends. They just love talking about mountain biking or whatever it might be.