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in the twenty-first century, the most disruptive, profitable, and valuable path to advantage isn’t differentiating stuff, but making a difference to people, communities, and society.

Umair Haque • The New Capitalist Manifesto: Building a Disruptively Better Business

Because of this, the next chapter of reputation will flip from “reputation of platform and publisher” to “reputation of creator.” The source of reputation is no longer with the platform where the creator resides but tethered to the creator itself. Consumers, observers and owners are becoming more creator specific; there is less trust in the platfor... See more

Jarrod Dicker • Token Daily

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

2. Go where your target users are online.Key question: Who are your early target users, and where are they currently congregating online? Hacker News was the answer for Dropbox.

Lenny Rachitsky • How the biggest consumer apps got their first 1,000 users

We believe the future of work is based on one’s contribution to various organizations to which they feel most aligned. DAOs open up a new paradigm for democratic governance and mass coordination of people with similar interests and values, and as such, it’s core to our vision to be a DAO, ourselves, to help usher in this new era.

Zach Davidson • RabbitHoleDAO: Why Decentralization Matters

Organic Invites—A Dropbox user shares a folder with their colleague. That colleague signs up for Dropbox as a result.

Cliff Lerner • Explosive Growth: A Few Things I Learned While Growing My Startup To 100 Million Users & Losing $78 Million

hierarchical structures are a poor choice for multistakeholder collaborations. By holding on to control, the people at the top of hierarchies limit the self-organizing potential of the rest of the system.

David Ehrlichman • Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change

People are being asked to strengthen the way they communicate and connect with others to increase their influence in looser and more disparate corporate structures.

Kristi Hedges • The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others

We used to believe we would find agency online. Today, we know agency comes from other people. In an era of change, small groups do big things.