Communication - Shane Mac (Page 6)

We're Still Riding the Horse

May 2026, 4 p.m. Sitting at my mom’s house in Southern California. Homemade Italian beef, great conversations on the couch and a shower head that doesn’t go above my chest. I’ve been here two days after a stretch of work that left me exhausted in the

A Hardware Device For Messaging & Money That Can't Be Shut Down

The team at Freedom Factory has been working on a new device that will come out in 2026. This device comes with XMTP built in. A lot of people have a lot of opinions about this device, but I think most are missing the bigger picture. Let me explain... First

Group Chats Should Explode When the Party’s Over

Group chats are broken. Everyone's adding me to them, that's why I hate them. Group chats today are like getting married on a first date. It's a lifetime commitment that I have no idea if I want to be a part of. If we

The Future of Social is Private

Hey friends, I'd love to hear your thoughts—hit reply and say hi! I've been thinking about this for a while: As social networks become algorithm networks, followers lose all their value, and group messaging becomes the new social graph, what changes? Why the Next Era

We Paid 20% Of Our Employees $25,000 To Quit

Last month, I made an offer to everyone at our company: $25,000 to quit. 6 people took it. But, why? Because I fucked up. I'm sharing the story to be open about what happened, why I did it, and maybe it can be helpful to others going

The One Question That Almost Killed Our Biggest Launch With Apple

The following post is an excerpt from David Marquet's book "Leadership is Language." David was the captain of a nuclear submarine and one of my favorite leaders in the world. David asked me to share when we were launching our biggest project with Apple and how

A Priceless Pause

David Marquet, author of Turn the Ship Around, which is one of my favorite books on leadership, is writing a new book coming out soon called “Coach.” It’s about how to coach yourself and the questions, tools, and playbooks that can help us all see what is hard to

A New Era for Communication: Coinbase Wallet Launches with the XMTP Network

Anyone in the world can now send free global payments with a private and secure text message. This is just the beginning of individuals having more control, privacy, and ownership over their assets, identity, and now communication. I'm thrilled to announce that Coinbase Wallet is now part of

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