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An Open Letter to the CEO of CLEAR and Why "Human Touch" is Killing Your Service
From one of your longest-standing customers who really wants to see you succeed. This isn't about the line being long because more people have signed up. This is about how to make your technology and experience 10x better, so there are no lines.
Tim Ferriss wrote a blog
Thinking About Trust & The Future Of Attention On The Internet
"How are you going to protect from spam?" is the first question people ask.
"Are you going to let brands 'pay-to-reach' people on XMTP?" is the second.
I've thought about these questions a lot. Building a network that protects the world'
When Software Upgrades Become Life or Death
I love full self-driving (FSD). It's up there with the iPhone for me.
I never realized how much of my brain I used to spend just driving. Staying between the lines, checking maps, knowing where to turn, watching other drivers, checking mirrors, stop-go stop-go stop-go traffic, not dying.
“For You” Is Dead. Prompts Will Kill the Feed. Groups Are The Social Graph.
Here's a rambling of thoughts that I've been thinking about for a while, just observing and listening to how people use the internet...
Prompts are replacing posts.
A prompt makes a video.
A song. An agent.
Soon, an entire app.
Prompts are becoming the new content
What’s the Innovator's Dilemma of AI & How Can Any Startup Compete With These Behemoths?
What if the next innovation in AI isn't about what exists, it's about what doesn't exist? What if it’s not about crunching more data, it’s about being able to create something without any data?
This question has been burning in my brain
What You Don't See: Listening to the Political Fears That Divide Us
Six years ago, I moved to Nashville from San Francisco. I have great friends in SF, and I met great friends in Nashville. What struck me is how such great people could be so divided, especially when it came to politics.
So for 6 years, I just listened and took
The Road to $40 Million at Squared Away
Michelle recently shared how we passed $40m in all-time revenue at Squared Away. Check out her post on X. I wanted to share a few thoughts on how we got here, lessons learned, all of our financials, and my personal journey to get here.
To think we started this company