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Perhaps the simplest way to express what has happened during Covid is to note that Amazon has actually lost share in e-commerce during Covid. The largest e-commerce share gainers in most categories have been category leading physical retailers as well as the DTC businesses of most brands.

Everyone else, the vast majority of humanity, lacks Reality Privilege—their online world is, or will be, immeasurably richer and more fulfilling than most of the physical and social environment around them in the quote-unquote real world.

Correspondingly, we hope to see increasing employer focus on fostering a sense of fulfillment, connection, and support across in-office and remote workers alike. For companies expanding remote work optionality, what new systems will be needed to build and sustain community and culture across the organization?

Despite strong technology players like Stripe, Square, PayPal, and Robinhood, traditional banks are still dominant.

It is perhaps an interesting coincidence that the wiki page where new users are encouraged to experiment and "play" safely is called the Sandbox.... "sidewalks work because they permit local interactions to create global order... the information networks of sidewalk life are fine-grained enough to permit higher-level learning to emerge"

I’ve taught students for 20 years. In that time I’ve seen self-confidence, persistence, and desire play a much larger role in growth and achievement than talent. Passive? Whining? Waiting for orders? You won’t get off the ground. Energized? Enthused? Curious? The sky’s your limit.

4. Learn to thrive in a multi-channel world.

If a game’s marketing and distribution strategy centres around crypto exchanges, token launch platforms and guilds, they are not targeting traditional gamers despite their spoken desire to.

I wanted to share my most memorable VC pass email of all time, Maple back in the fall from @schlaf. Thoughtful and empathetic: "I've been wrong more than I've been right so take this all with a grain of salt. I hope you prove me wrong and make me regret this decision."