His firm, Thrive Capital, manages over $5 billion, up from $40 million when he started it. “Kushner’s firm won over top Silicon Valley CEOs, from OpenAI to Instagram, in record time. Insiders detail how he paved a path outside his […]
This post offers a look into the creator economics of Tiktok, Instagram and Youtube. “Professional influencers can command huge sums for sponsored posts/videos… But it’s a tough game, with enormous power laws and low chances of success. Even on YouTube, […]
“According to The Information, Instagram plans to remove its existing Shop page due to what an internal memo called “shifts in company priorities.” It will also eventually remove the homepage button that directs users to the Shop page. These moves […]
“A jeweler. A plastic surgeon. An OnlyFans Model. They and others received a blue check in likely the biggest Instagram verification scheme revealed to date. After ProPublica started asking questions, Meta removed badges from over 300 accounts.” | learn more
A fun new game on the internet. | learn more
“Instagram chef Jacques La Merede is poking a little fun at Haute cuisine, skilfully plating junk food to look like fancy, high end cuisine.” | learn more
“The sole reason for remove the public display of likes and views on an Instagram post comes down to one thing: ad dollars. Removing likes is Instagram’s way of taking back some of the revenue stream that is currently going […]
I somehow missed this entire thing until now. How neat! “Depop is a sales platform for the secondhand, an impossibly enormous international flea market in app form. If eBay is a bazaar and Instagram is a beauty pageant, Depop is […]
A post from David Perell about learning (not sports). “When he entered the NBA, LeBron wasn’t a strong shooter. I’d bet the house that early in his career, LeBron built his off-season training regimen around his weak jump shot and […]
In a link below you’ll see an article about the ‘tough tomato principle’ about co-evolution. This is that principle in action. First came the internet, then the internet evolved to handle images (and logos), and now logos are evolving to […]