Packy McCormick

A tradeoff occurs every time you get feedback. You become slightly more mainstream, slightly more aligned with the zeitgeist. You become marginally more of an exploiter than an explorer , standing on the shoulders of the giants who conceived the paradigm you’re striving to build upon. This is very effective when you want to align your work with oth... See more

Going direct will help you with both defense and offense. On defense, having a direct line to your audience is a hedge against being attacked. When you have your own platform, you don’t have to depend on anyone else and won’t be left helpless if the world turns on you.

On offense, if you’re doing something unprecedented and original, you’ll be the b... See more