Today's consumer subscription leaders are aggressively expanding the definition of what it means to serve their customers — Peloton's lofty vision in its S-1 and Daniel Ek's reframing of Spotify as an all-encompassing audio platform are the two most notable examples.

-Think of blockchains as a new kind of computer that enable new capabilities

Technology will play an important role in helping the elderly maintain social connections. It can improve their quality of life by reducing their sense of isolation, contributing to their psychological well-being and sense of empowerment, and supporting their relationships regardless of time and location.

One of the beauties of Open Source Content is the ability to fork content. See a piece of content that you like but think you could do one part of it a little better? Go back in the content's history and insert your unique creation into the piece's lineage. Your piece — your lineage — just may win the war for attention.

Ever since Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson first published his “Long Tail” theory in 2004, the idea has been endlessly reinforced, contradicted, and debated. He argued that the internet’s removal of physical limitations (local audiences, scarce shelf space) would empower niche products and creators to flourish.

Another way to hijack people is to keep them consuming things, even when they aren’t hungry anymore. How? Easy. Take an experience that was bounded and finite, and turn it into a bottomless flow that keeps going.

Membership isn’t just “subscription by another name” (though it’s often referenced that way), or about giving consumers access to a product. It’s participation in a larger cause that reflects what they want to see in civil society. In membership, there’s a different social contract or value proposition between the site and its members.

The small things that you do consistently matter more than the large things you do sporadically.  This is because consistency allows you to capture the awesome power of compounding - where small gains compound on each other to create massive change over time. 

The younger generation can develop online reputation and credentials on social (Instagram, Twitter) and digital media (Youtube, Twitch) networks.