Sterling Proffer
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Sterling Proffer
Adjacent User Theory demands an entirely different approach to being ‘user centric’. Static personas are OUT. Dynamic evolving personas that incorporate product adoption behavior are the standard to strive for. Every 3-6 months during hyper growth, you have to reorient your team around the next adjacent user, what they care about, and what problems... See more
Bangaly Kaba • The Adjacent User Theory
Huge “foundation models” are turbo-charging AI progress
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GPT-3 and
The Token Is The Product
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In the past thirty years what it means to be an artist has dramatically changed.
Before the internet, being an artist meant operating in a very specific area where the gatekeepers, critics, and ways of doing things were well-structured and defined. You as the artist plugged into this system if invited (most artists... See more
instagram.comThis is the publishing paradox nowadays: opportunities come to you in direct proportion to your ability to operate without them.
Ted Gioia • Record Labels Dig Their Own Grave. And the Shovel is Called TikTok.
why curation... and
Some of the most prolific figures in literature, math, and science spent only four-to-five ours doing their most creative and profound work. The rest of the time, they focused their attention on spending time with family and friends and taking advantage of rest as much as possible. In short, creative productivity is not based on the number of hours... See more