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I've seen hundreds of pitches in the consumer and new media space in my life. Often, many of the pitches are centrally focused around things like an emerging technology or a new financial model. I am not here to argue against the value of building these ways. I do think it's more productive to approach building products from a storytelling first pe... See more

When I asked what, exactly, they thought made someone a promising Substack writer, Best turned to McKenzie and asked, in a jokey hush, “Do we keep the Baschez score a secret?” McKenzie laughed. They have a system, created by a former employee named Nathan Baschez, that measures a Twitter user’s engagement level—retweets, likes, replies—among their ... See more

AOs are a new way of organizing people. Traditionally, a company structure has been the most effective free-market approach to accruing talent in pursuit of a goal. That labor is usually persuaded and controlled through wages. DAOs seek similar ends — the creation of value — but rely on a decentralized framework in which workers, users, and other s... See more

“Parenting is a relationship. It’s not a set of strategies.”

By 2050, there will be more than 2 billion people over the age of 60 in the world – about 25% of the world’s population. These numbers, combined with a massive increase in tech adoption by older adults, and a growing number of elderly-care providers, mean the Age Tech market is expected to reach $2 trillion.

In our view, the short-term impacts to real estate are highly varied by asset type. Office space tends to be safer during market disruptions simply due to longer lease terms and a corporate tenant base. Hotels, restaurants and retailers are particularly vulnerable as a result of widespread travel bans and social distancing policies. We also expect ... See more