Another thing was quite revealing. The senior partners had wisdom, insights, and the tact needed to address touchy senior civil servants like us. But those partners were rarely available. As time went by, they pretty much disappeared from the weekly meetings, evidently called away by other, more lucrative clients, and we ended up stuck with the jun... See more
But it’s also because newspapers were an oligopoly, and they lose that oligopoly online. Newspapers are, yes, a content business, but they were also a light manufacturing business, and it was the replacement of light manufacturing and trucking with bits that removed the barrier to entry and unbundled their attention.
Sadly, this is the reality for many. We do live in a world with very conditional feelings and acceptance. We don’t celebrate a human being for their personal development or creativity (especially creativity that is not “useful”), but for their explicit or implicit resume.
“In 2024, you’ll likely see 1,000-5,000 centers around the globe who offer psychedelics for medical use to treat PTSD, depression, alcoholism, end-of-life anxiety, and possibly a handful of other things” – Paul Austin
-The first downside to "Anyone can build anything" is that "anyone" means anyone, and the people to whom decentralized systems are the most attractive are the ones who are banned from other systems, often for good reasons... if you want to get a sense for the typical piece of content enabled by a totally uncensored communications system, check your... See more
The lines between consumer and enterprise have blurred even further as some of the most prominent technology companies in the world have grown and launched new businesses.
fascinating origin story of the iPhone: Steve started a tablet project because he was annoyed by a guy at Microsoft. Then after they made a tablet demo, he asked if they could shrink it to pocket size. And when he saw that demo he said: pause the tablet, let's make a phone.