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Games are art, not software - Successful game studios try to protect the creatives from the nasty “finance guys.” Amazon’s culture of A/B testing, user surveys, and iterative critiques works well for product, but it’s “horrible for creative endeavors”

Is the task easily definable, and how can you determine whether it has been done or not?

We want people to look at two homes next to each other and think “imagine if we knocked down that fence.”

We recently invested in a company that enables creators to be the next-generation sales channels for brands, in a transparent and privacy-forward way. Brands care about a few things: 1) They only want to pay when they’ve acquired a new customer and done so profitably; 2) They want to control who can sell / promote their brand and where; and 3) They... See more

Not maximizing your potential is actually the sweet spot in a world where perfecting one skill compromises another.

“We liked that texting allowed us to reach customers in a way that felt more intimate than other mediums like email or social media,” said Shine. “It’s not broadcasted or one-way communication, and because of that, it makes for a really natural back and forth platform on which we can have actual conversations with our audience members.”