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Defining web 3, @andy_matuschak says: "This is a sort of counter-intuitive definition given the emphasis on decentralization, but it helps me understand one facet: imagine that all web sites and databases and accounts and services are running on one shared server, and anyone can program it."

While social media has created opportunities for purchase inspiration similar to a beautifully-merchandised department store window, we’re still in the early days of Instagram Shops. Replicating discovery in the way that people organically find things in-store has so far proved elusive, resulting in fewer opportunities to grow transaction size.

"In the future, artists will get record deals because they have fans—not the other way around." cc @nayafia

It's unfortunate because too much of a good thing (and it is a good thing – shrewd and well-intentioned people sharing the things that have helped them), when consumed in a frantic haze, becomes a bad thing (a cacophony of voices shoving advice down your throat, bolstering your belief that there's something you're doing wrong and if you just fixed... See more

Kevin’s idea for reversing the attention economy: What if companies paid audiences directly for their attention?

“We wanted to create a frictionless environment with Spearhead to enable founders on the ground to fund the most interesting people and projects they know of at the very early stage” – Brian Norgard

Instead of manipulating “users,” the best products of today are putting technology back in control of people’s hands by using game play principles, not game mechanics. Understanding the difference between these two things, and how they apply to products outside of the gaming category, will dictate the difference between the winners and losers of... See more