CREATE SAFETY FOR BEST THINKING (THE YIN) Share their view last after hearing other people’s views. Encourage others to take an opposing stand. Encourage all points of view. Focus on the facts. Depersonalize the issues and keep it unemotional. Look beyond organizational hierarchy and job titles. DEMAND RIGOR (THE YANG) Ask the hard questions. Chall... See more
Still, such micro-networks and the control they offer might redefine how we think about and use social media in the next decade, whether it is Cocoon or another app that follows in its wake.
High differentiation, high durability. Apple, Amazon, IKEA are some of the companies that belong to the high growth, high durability segment. They put forward the totally new way of doing things in their respective categories, and create a radically new buyer value (e.g. access to well-designed, affordable furniture; extreme shopping convenience; r... See more
“Audio feels like a secret hiding in plain sight. It's leverage on both sides, and it's unbelievably easier to create something that's great in audio. It's also drastically easier to consume.”
But there’s an equally important force, the one that keeps OpenSea in line: competition combined with portability of assets. If OpenSea were to start charging 5% or 10% or certainly 30% to sit in between sellers and buyers, people would move their business to another platform immediately. For decentralized protocols, which are open source by defaul... See more
A big breakthrough for me – life as a whole – came when I figured out that making solid progress on creative work, and enjoying the process rather than hating it, is in large part a matter of being willing to be who you actually are.