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The Future of Prediction Markets Lives in Group Chats

The experience I had on Base App this morning reminded me of some of my first mobile experiences back in the day. In 2010, people laughed at the idea of trading stocks on your phone. Too clunky. Too risky. Not Serious. Real investors used real terminals. Then mobile-native apps like

Setting Up My Seeker Device

Earlier today, I saw a post from Fred Wilson about his new Seeker Device. I got mine about a month ago and decided it's time to try it out. I wanted to try something different, so I started with a question... Could I use this device for digital

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 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

Everyone's Job Has Changed. Forever.

I sent a note to our team earlier today about how, in an AI-native world, your job is not to do the work—it’s to ensure the work is great. Team, I’ve been thinking a lot about Tobi’s note that was shared in #tool-ai — I tweeted about

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