Rushkoff truths

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underappreciated super skill in any field:

Adofo-Mensah has noted the potential for irrational decisions from other teams, stressed the importance of 'walkaway prices' and insisted that 'your only leverage in the negotiation is your willingness to do something else.'…

thanks Jordan Cooper!

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I had to save this until I could gather all the photo library memories, so here goes. A resounding, vociferous and most sincere congratulations to Nadia Boujarwah, Lydia Gilbert and everyone who’s helped build and grow Dia&Co! Both of you as co-founders and human beings are especially…

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the long slow decline of many social web 2.0 pillars has seemed inevitable for awhile, curious to see what’s next and whether the engagement centers on visual (all charted here less twitter), text (twitter), audio, VR/AR, some combination, or something entirely new…

I recently co-invested with Pascal and Focal; grateful to him and his team for highlighting the work I’m doing at Looking Glass Capital

approaching 20 years since google bought it, youtube is the both the foundation and quietly dominant leader of streaming consumption while generating $29B/year in revenue, almost 30x the acquisition price. Easily Mount Rushmore of tech M&A if not 🐐.

excellent

so cool

early 2nd semester senior year

fascinating subject that rarely gets discussed

new reads

helluva desk setup Web nytimes.com/2024/02/01/boo…

“I hoped to see things I would not ordinarily come across. I decided to treat everything as interesting.”

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Best thoughts built upon the long path of discovery, knowledge acquisition, and intelligent reflection...can't miss piece from Michael Dempsey with shoutouts to GANs, AVs, and the future prediction machine from the sorely underrated limited series Devs (i remember!).

excellent premiere episode!

restoring something missing from behind the scenes and between the streams of pop culture by carrying it forward in a whole new form

Congratulations Web - cant wait Hi Barr for debut pod trailer tomorrow!

stand out stats:

93.5 billion hours watched in just six months, or...

on average, Netflix subscribers spend 12% of their waking hours watching stuff on Netflix

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