Much like there are loose confederations of people in “creator” houses, the NFT publication could be a short-term collaboration or the start of a lasting brand — like Every.
People have this aspirational idea of building a vast, oppressively colossal, deeply interlinked knowledge graph to the point that it almost mirrors every discrete concept and memory in their brain. And I get the appeal of maximalism. But they’re counting on the wrong side of the ledger. Every node in your knowledge graph is a debt . Every link dou... See more
But at a more general level, whether the shift from enterprise to SaaS or the shift from listings to marketplaces to vertically integrated services. Our business models change as a function of the structure of their markets.
Snapchat’s new Discover feed will help spur international growth, as users do not need to add any friends or follow anyone to discover content, a la Netflix.
Knowledge and education are some of the most significant barriers to entry in crypto. The space moves lightning fast, and requires both baseline technical knowledge and the ability to approach problems from across disciplines.
Podcasts are another example. There, meaning isn’t just expressed through language, but also through intonation and interaction. Podcasts are where a bad joke can still be followed by a self-aware and self-deprecating save. It’s a more forgiving space for communication than the internet at large.
The problem of getting the promise right is unlike traditional marketing, because most marketing involves selling something that will be made for the listeners rather than by them. ("Buy Cheesy Poofs" is a different message from "Join us and let's invent Cheesy Poofs together").