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Gaming is eating the worlds of movies / TV, music, fitness, fashion, e-commerce, healthcare, employment, and more. In this post, we'll dive into examples of each.

I wrote about NFTs last week and said this in that post: But when a party emerges online that anyone is invited to attend and the 500 person group picks up a punk with a party hat and they all change their social network avatar to this, well that got my attention. https://avc.com/2021/08/the-opening/ Fractional/collective ownership is something […]

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SuperRare is the digital art market on Ethereum. Each artwork is authentically created by an artist in the network, and tokenized as a collectible digital item that you can own, display and trade.

... then I did a bunch of mushrooms and realized the whole thing was super inauthentic so I quit.

The Rich Barton Playbook for winning markets through Data Content Loops Preface: This is part of a longer private memo analyzing Zillow and its recent shift towards Opendoor’s model. May publish rest of memo at some later point. But wanted to share first part, on Rich Barton and Zillow’s initial rise. Have had many recent … Continue reading Making Uncommon Knowledge Common →

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A Selling The Invisible book summary.

Farnam Street’s founder talks about learning loops, how to read, and how to avoid bullshit

Wow, what a crazy TIME to be alive. We are honored and privileged to announce a limited edition drop with one of the most iconic and…

I recently asked my private creator community what topic they would love to learn more about. Their answer? Time management. More specifically, how do I organize my time to maximize my day with several different businesses? I use a system that has been talked about by time management gurus like

I like to think of investing in new things a bit like a football running play. Imagine you are the running back. You’ve been handed the football and you are looking for a hole to open up and run through. What you really want is some running room beyond the opening. We’ve known for a […]

From the front lines of Art Blocks Anonymous

Nearly two years ago, I published “The Passion Economy and the Future of Work,” which laid out a vision for online work that was informed by and a reaction to the challenges of the gig economy. While the gig economy represented a major development in the evolution of online-enabled work—removing geographical constraints for work opportunities and offering greater flexibility—it also entailed risks that were disproportionately borne by workers: reduction of leverage, income instability, lack of rights and protections accorded to employees, and lack of autonomy. Through powerful network effects and ownership of data on customers and reputation, gig platforms serve as gatekeepers to their workers being able to access income. Some scholars argue that the gig economy—which encompasses 55 million Americans or 34% of the workforce—has

No skill is more valuable than the ability to think. But how can we learn to think better? How can we avoid thinking poorly. Let's explore.

A framework for giving, creating, and capturing value.

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When I’m researching, speed is essential. Whether I’m planning a family trip or preparing to write a story like this one, the first step is research, which starts with collecting information. This stage is almost always a speed run for me, no matter the context. That’s because the goal is collecting. Reading, thinking, organizing, and

In the pursuit of better technology, things get a little messy along the way. While the way Bitcoin addresses are formatted has changed…

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Roblox is a company that sits at the intersection of gaming and the creator economy. Naturally, I had to do a deep dive. Let's explore how Roblox works, what Roblox offers creators, and how Roblox is building the metaverse.

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I'm still only a few months along but people keep asking me this and there aren't many articles so here we are!

It's too painful to quickly get frequent notes into note taking and related platforms. Hypothes.is has an open API and a great UI that can be leveraged to simplify note taking processes.

I’ve found that writing inside Notion is quite pleasing due to the clean interface. The ability to organize narrative elements inside a database is one of many advantages for writers. In this template bundle I created a jumping off point for bloggers, freelancers, and book writers to start drafting