tech, startups, internet

The rise of many in consumer fintech.

Three partners at venture capital firm a16z explain their view that fintech is going to get very fragmented as brands develop around niche audiences that aren’t constrained by geography. “What will differentiate these products in the long-run will be the […]

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The second mountain & secular formation

I never grasped what “community” really meant nor its importance until recently. Maybe I still underestimate it. “[T]hree core elements that make an organization “church-y,” even if it doesn’t look like a traditional religious institution: contemplation, community, and contribution.” | learn more

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The WeWork story

“Nine years ago, Adam Neumann discovered he could make office spaces fun and charge extra for the ‘community.’ How did he build WeWork into a $47 billion company? Not by sharing.” | learn more