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While Gates’s essay is remembered for its prescience about the direction the internet would take, what’s less well-remembered is that he also sounded a warning: “For the internet to thrive, content providers must be paid for their work,” he writes. “The long-term prospects are good, but I expect a lot of disappointment in the short-term.”

1. Where possible, avoid filtering “on the way in”; let the brain work out what is valuable and what is not.

Today we announce a new venture, @ottrisk Over the last year a few things have become clear: the world is more uncertain than ever, and the situation for small businesses is more perilous than ever. Technology and capital can play a role in solving this problem.

I deeply dislike this zero sum approach to love and intend to devote my life to disproving it. I’m willing to bet good money (or support) that if you try giving those you love the acknowledgement that they clearly need, you’ll find that you probably possess a lot more love to give than you thought.