And instead of it really being baked into this previous static crowdfunding campaign, it’s a live market. So it can go up, it can go down. It’s almost mimicking the stock market in some ways where the market potential of the idea is uncapped. And so there’s this price discovery aspect to it.
I’d like to imagine a space where time is treated like we are gardens rather than machines - where time is attuned to our individual needs and given consistently, given softly, given with care.
And I think that is going to remain, easily for the next year or two. And it might be a fundamental shift, you know, just like there’s going to be a fundamental shift in consumption patterns, online versus offline. I think people are going to be up for making brands that have a bit of emotion. And make decisions not always with the bottom line in m... See more
Very few creator platforms seem to have learned this lesson. They’re all about a subtle upsell, with a small, tasteful button tucked neatly into some unobtrusive corner of the user interface. This is a missed opportunity: Platforms need to find elegant ways to cause fans to actually encounter pitches from creators.
Much as Plaid relies on connectivity to banks for bank data, payroll APIs rely on connectivity to the underlying payroll systems. One interesting dynamic will be how platform accessibility plays out. Banks have a love-hate relationship with Plaid, in that they’re often reluctant to allow consumers to access their data via third parties. That retice... See more