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This week’s guest learned how to tap into the massive viewership of YouTube and make viral, cash-flowing videos on autopilot. Tony Lysandrides runs several YouTube channels, and what’s unique about his videos is he’s not on them. They’re faceless videos intentionally engineered for virality.

What is a flywheel?My first real life encounter with a flywheel was on a water well in South Africa.I was working at an orphanage where one of our projects was to

A tour of my work space + a new virtual private space for us to converse and connect

I do a lot of podcasting. And I am often asked about what tools I use and how I produce my podcasts. So in a series of articles on this site, I hope to detail my approach to making podcasts. What I…

When capital flows like water, many ideas seem like great standalone businesses. A 13-year bull run led to predictions of the unbundling of Craigslist, Facebook, Ebay, LinkedIn, Reddit, and many others that largely has not played out. This post explains why, and how to predict which ones will succeed.

​ ​ ​ Just go to the shed It's always a little disorienting to realise how much of life is dictated by psychological avoidance – by the effort to avoid having to think about, or...

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Or, Why Mega-Scale Organizations Can’t Do Tomorrow’s Work

We cannot surf waves without knowing where they may take us, right?! Let's discuss implications of the personalization wave and the anticipated rise of non-scalable experiences.

Table of Contents Flyover Country Welcome to Iceland. Here’s some Júníus Meyvant Iceland is for humans From lice to nice Small is weird. Small is good. Big is hard - for countries, and the internet, too Where to now? This is where I leave you Further Reading on Iceland Flyover Country When I was younger and my family finally made it to the American middle class, we went on vacations to Europe.

On getting older and accepting who I am.

Why do we have to learn everything the hard way?

They’re essential. The house begins to stink if we don’t take out the garbage. But at work, while they might be essential, they may not be important. At least, not important enough for …

“The life of sensation is the life of greed; it requires more and more. The life of the spirit requires less and less.”

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There is no shortage of productivity software on the Mac, and we do our best job to cover as many of them as possible here. It's a rich and vibrant ecosystem unique to the Mac, and we're lucky to have it. But few apps elevate themselves to "all time great" status, to the point where they feel almost like they're a core part of macOS.

What if you could create a table of contents for everything you’ve posted online? How many chapters would you be proud of? I’ve done it. It’s not difficult. It’s not even as time consuming as you might think. The secret is constraints. Don’t worry about

Inverting the old model

Out of all things I’m asked about, hiring tops the list. From the actual hiring process, to reviews, to motivation and retention strategies, curiosity about hiring is on full charge. There’s a lot to cover, but I’d like to share some thoughts about a moment that doesn’t get enough attention: The end of the first year and the beginning ...

An approach for product interviewing.

An archive of the best articles from Marc Andreessen’s now defunct blog

The fastest way to get rich is to go slow.

Leaked Internal Google Document Claims Open Source AI Will Outcompete Google and OpenAI

Not long ago, my kids’ school asked me to give a talk to middle school students and their parents about smartphones. I’ve written extensively on ... Read more