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Excel combines the power of a programming language, the immediate usability of consumer software, and the skill progression of a video game with the flexibility to adapt to nearly infinite use cases. That’s a combination no other software offers, and it’s why Excel has been able to survive and thrive while millions of other applications have come... See more

Unfortunately, advertising has been ingrained into the internet as the basic model for so long and to such an extent that it’s hard to envision online life without the systematic manipulation of attention and all its evils. So we’re bound to wind up here, at the bitter end of “content.” Which is a good excuse to withdraw deeper into books, movies,

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If you are an application builder, and you are both lazy and fear legal trouble, there is one easy way to make sure that you violate none of the above new rules: don't build applications that centralize control.

The reigning ad model is becoming less viable for emerging social platforms—and less enticing for creators.

Knovigator uses an attention market to prioritize what content we see. We can “upvalue” — like upvoting but with small amounts of money — to reward the creator of a message and to boost that message in search rankings.

There is obviously leverage in AI, but it's almost certainly going to go to the big platforms. This is not a PC or internet-level disruption. This is an easy bolt on for the cloud providers, or for the companies who already have attention or data. There are going to be exceptions. Someone is going to build a $10 billion company out of AI. There... See more

Psychedelics-as-a-service. Unlike cannabis, proponents are quick to warn that psychedelics aren’t a commodity, they’re a service. Marijuana is a commodity that can be cultivated and distributed. Psychedelics, on the other hand, rely on delivery — or the service component.

It’s building a modern educational institution that looks nothing like the ones it aims to replace.