My challenge is finding productive ways to put those tokens to work so that I can sustain myself without having to liquidate tokens.

The greatest risk of a startup is not that they moved too slowly in dominating the entire marketplace, but rather that they spread their scarce resources too thin and ended up securing few or no customers at all.

“When a great team meets a lousy market, market wins. When a lousy team meets a great market, market wins. When a great team meets a great market, something special happens.”

If you want to make people like things, work in advertising. If you want to make things people like, work in design. Both are valid ways to build a brand, but the second way pays off better in the long run.

The large incumbent players (e.g. United, Humana) are largely built for a fee for service environment, and they’re best positioned to succeed in fee for service.

Telehealth, in particular, can lower costs and broaden access to care. In the last decade, companies like Livongo (chronic disease management) and PillPack (an online pharmacy) emerged to help seniors better access healthcare.

“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer.”

Facebook could target every single marketing undergrad to get a Digital Marketing certificate in partner schools and offer them the most industry-relevant skills and product knowledge. Amazon could replicate it for AWS courses, and Apple could take over product design.

I wonder if there are two angles to use crypto in “financing” for creators and communities. One is the traditional financing angle: people need money to create things. The second is that it’s actually all about distribution. Creators or communities often don’t need the money. For example, how much does it cost for Charli D’Amelio, the most popular ... See more