Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
A London-based DJ, artist manager, and co-founder of the iconic record label, Butterz, the prolific figure writes daily on sustainable artistic creation, electronic music, grime and rap, web3, community, social media, and his other curiosities in short notes, known as the ‘Yellow Squares’ on Instagram and Twitter. The format is simple but... See more
"Close The App, Make The Ting": Elijah's Yellow Squares are making a difference by cutting through the noise
Second, I’m reflecting on a point former Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale famously made in 1995: “There are only two ways to make money in business: bundling and unbundling.” I think we’re burnt out by the fragmentation that the D2C era brought to everything. After subscribing to tons of hyper-niche content over the years, the idea of a couple brands we... See more
Michelle Rose Joseph • No. 13 — Reclaiming Discovery From the Algorithms
Scott Belsky Talk at South Park Commons
Often designs from frustration
Right now, greater skill is being brought by compute and developing a democratization of many things (code, design, etc.). Because of this, taste will probably be the most important skill
Taste is derived from culture and overlap of industries
Because of that, there is no where
Competing with giants: An inside look at how The Browser Company builds product | Josh Miller (CEO)
youtube.comIn Curators are the new Creators, Gaby argues that this will create opportunities for curators — increasingly, we will pay people with good taste to help us sort through the ever-growing mass of information.
The business of good taste has been well documented. There are plenty of businesses that address the question “what should I read?”; The... See more
The business of good taste has been well documented. There are plenty of businesses that address the question “what should I read?”; The... See more
Sari Azout • The rise of community-curated knowledge networks
“human-powered discovery engine for interestingness.”
Maria Popova • Maria Popova — Cartographer of Meaning in a Digital Age
In fact, I’d argue an emerging class of creators and consumer brands is actually employing curation as a business strategy. Gohar World, Ganni and Soeur have been sharing city travel guides, Ghia has been sharing Spotify playlists, and tastemakers like Olympia Gayot and Alex Eagle are joining entirely new social platforms purpose-built for... See more
Michelle Rose Joseph • No. 13 — Reclaiming Discovery From the Algorithms
How to build the next @MorningBrew:
- Write for an underserved B2B vertical
- Focus on 1st party data -- Know everything about your subscribers
- Use @MeetApollo to enrich customer profiles
- Serve targeted ad campaigns at segments of your subscriber list for higher... See more
Austin Rief ☕️x.comCurators, Curators
It has become popular to say we live in the information age, and we need curation to help us sort through the mess. But thus far, the conversation around “curation” has been too focused on the content and not enough on the structure. We seem to have accepted the job of the curator as providing a product review, a list of links, a... See more
It has become popular to say we live in the information age, and we need curation to help us sort through the mess. But thus far, the conversation around “curation” has been too focused on the content and not enough on the structure. We seem to have accepted the job of the curator as providing a product review, a list of links, a... See more