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- A beautiful, inspiring, searchable, tagged database of all Visualize Value assets built by @piercejkearns
from Visualize Value by Jack Butcher
- The pleasant parts of the internet seemed to be curated by human beings, not algorithms.
from A Blog Post Is a Very Long and Complex Search Query to Find Fascinating People and Make Them Route Interesting Stuff to Your Inbox by Henrik Karlsson
- Duolingo, which was also driven almost exclusively by word of mouth, optimized for free user growth: “By offering all of its learning content for free, Duolingo built a massive user base through word of mouth and no paid marketing. This also helped us build a growth revenue loop: Building a free and fun product → more users → more subscribers → mor... See more
from How to win in consumer subscription by Lenny Rachitsky
- But though Patreon’s made significant progress toward its goal to “fund the creative class,” I think its business model is now under threat, specifically because most of the large social media platforms have realized that there’s real money to be made from taking a cut of subscriptions that are driven by their creators. Over the past few years, sev... See more
from Why Patreon’s business model is under threat by Simon Owens
- Social network tooling is missing critical element, money built for social.
from Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases. by Lawson Baker
- Ownership is not limited to material things. It can also apply to points of view. Once we take ownership of an idea — whether it’s about politics or sports — what do we do? We love it perhaps more than we should. We prize it more than it is worth. And most frequently, we have trouble letting go of it because we can’t stand the idea of its loss. Wha... See more
from Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
- In 2016, NY Times spent $30m to acquire Wirecutter. It's shaping up to be a good acquisition - revenue now topis $50m.
from The (Not Failing) New York Times — Mine Safety Disclosures
- Before starting this memo I would like to touch some words on afforestation/reforestation programs (a.k.a planting trees) as a carbon offset mechanism. Planting trees has become the darling of many large companies that aim to become carbon neutral in the next couple of years. However, planting trees (as a carbon offset mechanism) has many issues:
from Monitoring carbon offset reforestation projects by Clement Vouillon
