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When you look at Oprah Winfrey’s multidecade run through daytime talk — most of it at No. 1 — it’s easy to be impressed by what she did to make it happen. But her longevity and success (Forbes estimated her net worth at over $2.3 billion) probably has more to do with what she did not do.

In 2020, we saw the lines between journalists and digital creators continue to evaporate.

When The Huffington Post looked to grow participation on their platform in 2010, they introduced the behavior of badging. Seemingly simple, badging was responsible for the growth of The Huffington Post over any other participatory tool or tactic because the intrinsic benefits tied to the community’s status and identity encouraged engagement on... See more

The purpose of a Walled Garden is to sell owned-and-operated ad inventory that directs users to non-owned destinations. The purpose of a Content Fortress is to sell owned-and-operated ad inventory that directs users to content hosted by the Content Fortress — either content that it owns itself or third-party content that it has subsumed onto its... See more

In the context of DAOs, skill trees are most relevant in the context of onboarding “players” or community members thoughtfully through complex organizational systems. For Water & Music, our member onboarding journey as a DAO will necessarily be much more complex than when we were previously a Web2 newsletter. In the latter scenario, people simply... See more

Before you tell someone they’re wrong, tell them they might be right.

People who do great work are not necessarily happier than everyone else, but they're happier than they'd be if they didn't. In fact, if you're smart and ambitious, it's dangerous

not

to be productive. People who are smart and ambitious but don't achieve much tend to become bitter.

It becomes a syncing mechanism for various stakeholders to gain conviction together, before putting too much capital at risk.

9. For what in your life do you feel most grateful?