I believe that new primitives introduced by web3 and decentralized networks will bring about a new kind of search engine that is more transparent, equitable, private, and useful to the web’s stakeholders.
Success at the portfolio level doesn't necessarily mean success at the individual level. In fact, it's almost never the case.
Become a VC for your own ideas. Don't be a bet in someone else's portfolio. Be the portfolio.
when something that previously didn’t work suddenly does, it doesn’t necessarily mean the people who tried it first were wrong. It usually means other parts of the system have evolved in a way that allows what was once impossible to now become practical.
Things have accelerated massively on the distributed work front (obviously) and, per Gartner it seems many companies won't look back — 74% of CFOs expect to shift some workers remotely on a permanent basis. This inorganic acceleration has, however, come at a pretty significant price.
If you are in e-commerce and want to understand how ad based customer acquisition is changing, today's @Stratechery interview with @eric_seufert about the Post ATT world is a must read.
Don't miss @benthompson suggestion that Facebook just buy Shopify - it's a deep insight
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In his “1,000 True Fans” essay, Kelly explains that he wasn’t as excited about this new economic model as others seemed to be. “The long tail is famously good news for two classes of people: a few lucky aggregators, such as Amazon and Netflix, and 6 billion consumers,” he writes. “But the long tail is a decidedly mixed blessing for creators.” If yo... See more
Networks like Dimo and Brainstrust allow owners to capture value from their contribution to the network’s marketplace. This is ownership satisfying a need for financial security via economic alignment.