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Every company is interested in why people buy their products, but rewind time a bit further and you’ll find even more fundamental insights.

A really long time ago, we didn’t have much writing, and the information was passed down orally. Then we had writing, but it was scattered and disorganized. You had no way to know what writing existed, what thoughts people had already, and generally what was out there.

Although we have the ability to access nearly all recorded music from our smartphones, we’ve sacrificed intimacy for urgency. Twitter and Instagram provide followers access to their favorite performers with the touch of a button, but there is no sense of real connection.

Siqi Chen (CEO of Runway): “We treat closing a candidate almost exactly the same as closing an investor. In fact, we’ve found the best candidates will do even more diligence than the average investor. Arguably, candidates are investing something even more valuable than capital: their time. Our pitch and demo for our Series A is pretty much exactly ... See more

Companies that attach themselves to a specific game early in their development process run the risk of being shut out by publishers or becoming niche products unable to break into other games. Some of today’s most successful gaming companies such as Twitch or Discord can attribute much of their success to being game-agnostic.

Phrased differently: how can I chat with 5 other people obsessed with the same thing as I am this week? Be it a concept, company, question, or idea?

New competitors to On Deck will emerge, many of which will try to do one thing very well instead of taking On Deck’s platform approach.

http://hey.com had 30k paying customers within 2 months 🤯 https://rework.fm/why-grow/