If digital art and PFPs are good news for visual artists, fan tokens unlock a whole new value stream for the rest of the entertainment industry (film, music, sports in particular). They also break the stranglehold that LA has over film and music, better connecting up-and-comers, growing the pie for all creators, and slashing LA producer “take... See more
Slack obviously disintermediates you from a physical location in a very effective way. But it also means your work can come with you all of the time. That’s maybe the main complaint I hear about Slack: it’s chasing me around. And so we are always telling people to turn off their notifications. Is that part of your training as you roll it out to big... See more
I feel really bad for somebody who is a morning person, is extremely 9-5, wants a routine, doesn't like computers, wants to come into the office every day and high-five somebody—essentially the kind of person that the 1950s was built around. Nothing against that person ... That morning person-type mentality is just the opposite of the way the world... See more
Welcome to the $648 billion care economy—the money we spend to care for our loved ones, from their first breath to their last. There are four dynamic areas of growth in the sector: (1) Child care. It’s a $136 billion market that’s desperate for supply and ripe for disruption and innovation. (2) Workplace. Forty-two percent of employers plan to add... See more
The only way to consistently do what you want, when you want, with whom you want, for as long as you want, is to detach from other peoples’ benchmarks and judge everything simply by whether you’re happy and fulfilled, which varies person to person.
Most who use the Reddit hack are doing so for practical reasons, but it’s also a small act of protest—a way to stick it to the Search Engine Optimization and Online Ad Industrial Complex and to attempt to access a part of the internet that feels freer and more human.