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Idea machines are different from movements, which are focused on achieving a specific outcome and are therefore self-limiting (if they succeed, the movement winds down). For example, YIMBYism and climate change are movements that attract operators with shared values, but on the basis of wanting to address a specific problem, rather than a philosoph... See more

In a nutshell, the opportunity to be an active participant is one key difference between centralized and decentralized financial infrastructure.

Creators pay with effort. They put in the work to create a product in the hopes the audience consumes and engages with it. Audience members, on the other side of this interaction, pay for this effort with attention.

Technology is on the cusp of enabling us to keep track of every person's economic contribution at a granular level and of compensating each person for that contribution and all instances at which it ends up being useful.

I wanted to share my most memorable VC pass email of all time, Maple back in the fall from @schlaf. Thoughtful and empathetic: "I've been wrong more than I've been right so take this all with a grain of salt. I hope you prove me wrong and make me regret this decision."

In response, this crisis has been a boon for citizen journalism. Twitter, Medium, Substack, and Facebook have played an instrumental role. No one’s making a career change; rather truth-seekers of all backgrounds are synthesizing facts and sharing their findings.

As with anything, there are some downsides to value-based care. First, because the financial risk is shifting from the insurer to the provider, the provider needs to be compensated for taking on that risk, meaning they might need to charge higher rates overall. Risk-bearing is a core strength for insurance companies; they’re good at measuring risk ... See more

Accrue the efficiencies that tech can bring. If you’re just selling a tool then eventually you’ll handoff to the legacy healthcare system and most of those efficiencies will vanish. If you build a tech-enabled service from the ground up, you can build workflows for the services component that actually take advantage of the tech.