Thank You, Bánh mì
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PayPal started by paying people to sign up. Their viral growth came from essentially bribing users with $10 to join and $10 for each referral. That’s not innovation — it’s buying market share with venture capital. Uber didn’t disrupt transportation — they ignored taxi regulations their competitors had to
I inhabit three worlds, each pulling me in different directions. This blog, where I write about technology, culture, and media’s future, is a space where I should be free to explore ideas. Signalvs, my media and marketing startup, where clients depend on me for strategy and growth while the
I. Most things fail because nobody cares. Look around. The world drowns in mediocrity, in projects launched with hope and abandoned in silence. Your inbox probably contains seventeen newsletters you never read. Your phone hosts thirty-two apps you never open. Your Kindle holds twenty-four unfinished books about productivity. But sometimes