The commoditization of the actual hotel did not eliminate all profits in the industry, they just shifted these profits to other activities. Hence, "The Law of Conservation of Attractive Profits." When some parts of the value chain become commoditized, other parts necessarily become more valuable.
Be generous. Be generous with your time and your resources and with giving credit and, especially, with your words. It’s so much easier to be a critic than a celebrator. Always remember there is a human being on the other end of every exchange and behind every cultural artifact being critiqued. To understand and be understood, those are among... See more
i want to make software for hanging out, for learning stuff, for finding people to hang out with, for building communities, for discovering the world better, for growing as a person, for being creative, for self-expression, for having fun, for being silly, for being themselves
App layer is where most of the value is. Nothing has changed. Humans like a well designed focused UX that deeply solves a problem as a first class citizen, not a text box that tries to do everything.