16 Ways to Measure Network Effects
Network effects are one of the most important dynamics in software and marketplace businesses. But they’re often spoken of in a binary way: either you have them, or you don’t.
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Everything Breaks
Everything Breaks
We’re going to play a really simple and really dumb game. I’ll explain the setup and the rules: The goal of this stupid and dumb game is to earn points.
Reality has a surprising amount of detail
Reality has a surprising amount of detail
My dad emigrated from Colombia to North America when he was 18 looking looking for a better life. For my brother and I that meant a lot of standing outside in the cold.
http://johnsalvatier.org/blog/2017/reality-has-a-surprising-amount-of-detail
Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’
Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’
Ask medieval historian Michael McCormick what year was the worst to be alive, and he’s got an answer: “536.” Not 1349, when the Black Death wiped out half of Europe. Not 1918, when the flu killed 50 million to 100 million people, mostly young adults. But 536.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/why-536-was-worst-year-be-alive
Instant Archetypes: A New Tarot For The New Normal
Instant Archetypes: A New Tarot For The New Normal
Tarot is not so much magic, as the exploration of synchronicity. Archetypes pick up new names and faces on their travels, and Instant Archetypes is a reimagining of the timeless tropes of the Major Arcana for our current climate.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2093788053/instant-archetypes-a-new-tarot-for-the-new-normal
The Land That Failed to Fail
The Land That Failed to Fail
The West was sure the Chinese approach would not work. It just had to wait. It’s still waiting.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/18/world/asia/china-rules.html
The Management Framework that Propelled LinkedIn to a $20 Billion Company
The Management Framework that Propelled LinkedIn to a $20 Billion Company
Before Jeff Weiner took the top spot at LinkedIn, he asked founder and then-CEO Reid Hoffman three questions: “How do you want to handle decision-making? What decisions would you like to make, and what decisions should I be making?” Hoffman responded: “That’s easy.
12 Things about Product-Market Fit
12 Things about Product-Market Fit
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https://a16z.com/2017/02/18/12-things-about-product-market-fit/
36 Artists Give Advice to Young Creators: Wim Wenders, Jonathan Franzen, Lydia Davis, Patti Smith, David Byrne, Umberto Eco & More
36 Artists Give Advice to Young Creators: Wim Wenders, Jonathan Franzen, Lydia Davis, Patti Smith, David Byrne, Umberto Eco & More
“Whatever you do, nobody else can do that better than you. You have to find what you can do better than anyone else, what you have in yourself that nobody else has in them.
Our 6 Must Reads For Creating and Accelerating…
Our 6 Must Reads For Creating and Accelerating Trust on Teams »
Over the years, we’ve dug into some complex topics, from technical infrastructure to growth equations. We’ve even covered complexity itself. But there’s one concept that’s familiar yet remains a challenge to parse and make tactical: trust.