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Choosing Your North Star Metric
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A Practical Guide to NFT Memberships for Creators
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The Power of Product Thinking
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How to Build a GPT-3 for Science
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Choosing Your North Star Metric
Lenny Rachitsky
How to decide the guiding metrics for every type of business, based on a survey of employees at over 40 of today's most successful growth-stage companies.
A Practical Guide to NFT Memberships for Creators
Peter Yang
Benefits and challenges of NFT memberships as a monetization channel, how creators are using them in practice, and more.
The Power of Product Thinking
Julie Zhuo
Developing product thinking is not just for designers and PMs. Anyone in the business of building products or understanding trends can use this framework.
All about Network Effects
Anu Hariharan
What is a network effect? How do we untangle the nuances of ‘network effects’ with ‘marketplaces’ and ‘platforms’? What’s the difference between network effects, virality, supply-side economies of scale?
How to Build a GPT-3 for Science
Josh Nicholson
A GPT-3-like AI model for science would accelerate innovation and improve reproducibility. Creating it will require us to unlock scientific publications.
What We Learned Doing Fast Grants
Patrick Collison, Tyler Cowen, and Patrick Hsu
We launched an abnormally fast source of emergency science funding during COVID-19. The results revealed the strength and weakness in current funding models.
A Startup's Guide to Launching College Ambassador Programs
Jacob Westphal
This 101 guide on college ambassador programs for consumer startup covers the what, why, and when, how to get started, incentive structures, metrics, and more.
What the Merge Means for Ethereum
Danny Ryan and Jeff Benson
The Ethereum Foundation's Danny Ryan discusses how the Merge will increase security and explains how proof of stake impacts developers.
The Future of Search Is Boutique
Sari Azout
The way to improve search is not to mimic Google, but instead to build boutique search engines that index, curate, and organize things in new ways.
The Case for 'Developer Experience'
Jean Yang
No code, SaaS, APIs have led to faster yet more heterogeneous systems: developers work in rainforests, not planned gardens.
Why We Crave Software With Style Over "Branding"
Molly Mielke
Modern software’s uniformity has fueled a craving for more interesting, personalized, opinionated tools — turning inanimate pixels into something with soul.
Rethinking Equity Compensation: From Lottery Ticket to Financial Wedge
Niya Dragova
Smart equity management strategies for employees with RSUs or stock options, a future-forward vision for companies, and a wish-list for builders.
Building for the 99% Developers
Jean Yang
Effectively building and buying software means understanding that most developers work with legacy code, slow processes, and a mishmash of frameworks.
In Online Ed, Content Is No Longer King—Cohorts Are
Wes Kao
Consumers pay for what’s scarce. And within the crowded, cheap, content-rich world of online education, what's scarce is community.
Community ≠ Marketing: Why We Need Go-to-Community, Not Just Go-to-Market
Patrick Woods
In a world where software is no longer sold, but rather adopted, community isn't just part of go-to-market; it's a distinct competency: go-to-community.
Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects
Ben Stokes
From unleashing creativity to mitigating risk, Ben Stokes of Tiny Projects shares some of the main reasons why developers are building so many side projects.
Global Shipping Infrastructure and the Ever Given
Ryan Petersen
The world watched when a container ship blocked the Suez Canal. Amid a frenzy of global trade demand, the world’s shipping infrastructure is starting to break.
The Overlooked Levels of the Creator Economy
Dan Runcie
Are creator platforms enabling the 99 percent to chase their childhood dreams? Or are they helping the stars of the 0.1 percent expand their wealth?
Jason Fried on Why He Doesn't Do Planning or Politics at Work
Jason Fried and Lauren Murrow
The Basecamp and HEY founder discusses the power of short-term thinking, his framework for startup longevity, and the key thing he looks for when hiring remote.
AI’s Next Frontier: Brains on Demand
Patrick Mineault
AI-created models of the brain are emerging that have applications in art, advertising, and health. Adoption of AR and BCI will further enhance model utility.
Did We Overeat on Software?
Andrej Safundzic
Lumos CEO Andrej Safundizc explains why companies that use SaaS wisely have a competitive advantage over those that blindly consume it.
A Guide to Decentralized Biotech
Jocelynn Pearl
Shared lab space, collaborative projects, DAO-funded research, and other signs of big structural change in this traditionally centralized industry.
Well-Behaved Bubbles Often Make History
Byrne Hobart
The right kind of bubble brings together the right group of people at the right time — it's a coordinating mechanism that can do a surprising amount of good.
Inside Latin America’s Creator Economy: Rich in Influence, Poor in Cash
Julio Vasconcellos
Though LatAm leads the world in internet and digital media consumption, its creators still struggle to cash in on their influence. That presents an opportunity.
On Workplace Productivity
Nicole Forsgren
What does it mean to be productive? In a post-pandemic world, we need multidimensional measures to understand worker productivity.
Why California Burns: The Facts Behind the Flames
José Luis Ricón
The complexity of wildfires – causes, contributing factors, data – leaves a lot of room for snap judgments and no clear answers, so what can we do?
How to Use Massive AI Models (Like GPT-3) in Your Startup
Elliot Turner
How startups and smaller entities can take advantage of large foundation models, like GPT-3 and BERT, to kickstart their AI and machine learning efforts.
How Recommendation Algorithms Actually Work
Thomas Dimson
The author of Instagram's original ranking algorithm explains how social platforms pick content for users and why sharing more experiments could improve trust.
Grow or Die: A Framework for Turning Your Company Around Fast
Michael Mignano
When your back's against the wall, you need a high stakes, focusing goal that instills a sense of urgency and clarity.
Hopper CEO on Super-App Ambitions and Becoming an Everything Startup
Frederic Lalonde and Theresa Fisher
A Q&A with founder Fred Lalonde on building for Gen Z, unbundling luxury travel, motivations for social behavior, and more.
Our Cities Have an API Problem. Startups Can Fix It.
Zach Caceres
What if we evaluated America’s cities as technological systems? To really improve them, a new generation of startups must compete with them.
How to Excel in Tech Without Learning to Code
Justin Gage
Technical literacy matters because a lot of people work at companies that sell software. And everybody works at companies that use software.
Why SQL Needs Software Libraries
George Fraser and Derrick Harris
Fivetran CEO George Fraser discusses the lack of software libraries for SQL, and how enabling them through a platform like dbt could change data analysis.
AlphaFold, GPT-3 and How to Augment Intelligence with AI (Pt. 2)
Niko Grupen
To truly augment human intelligence, we need to look beyond prompt-hacking and fine-tuning. Instead we need to design new workflows for powerful AI models.
What's After Proof of Stake for Ethereum?
Danny Ryan and Jeff Benson
Danny Ryan details the path forward for scalability and explains the possibility of stateless Ethereum, while sharing how the Merge will affect future upgrades.
How to Drive Business Growth By Fostering Your Community
Patrick Woods
If the goal of go-to-market is value capture, the goal of go-to-community (GTC) is value creation that turns users into advocates. Here's where to focus.
Remote Startups Will Win the War for Top Talent
Chris Herd
When 40 percent of workers are considering quitting, management that opts for empty arguments and handy-wavy phrases will bleed top talent to the competition.
To Start Building a Community, Master These Two Concepts
Amber Atherton
While many founders are eager to invest in community, they often don't know what they’ll need to know to build one the right way.
The Music Industry Is Built on Artists, but Shuns Creators
Dave Edwards
If the music business can revise its draconian approach to copyright, modding, and UGC, it will empower tech startups to do for audio what TikTok did for video.
Software Is Automating Design. What Does That Mean For Designers?
Carly Ayres
Widely accessible design tools like Figma and Canva force experienced designers to adopt new roles: project manager, systems architect, and user advocate.
A Decade of Deep Learning: How the AI Startup Experience Has Evolved
Richard Socher and Derrick Harris
Richard Socher discusses advances in NLP, and how the experience for AI startups has changed since the early days of deep learning.
AlphaFold, GPT-3 and How to Augment Intelligence with AI
Niko Grupen
Thanks to a set of new AI models, we have the tools to reimagine common workflows, processes and user experiences. Here are some ideas for how that might look.
Managing Your Mental Health While Running a Startup
Frederic Kerrest
Building and running a startup is exhausting. Okta co-founder Frederic Kerrest explains why all founders need to stay mentally, emotionally, and physically fit.
How to Make Talent Scouts Work for You
Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross
This excerpt from from Talent, by Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross, focuses on how scouts can be useful for identifying talented entrepreneurs and employees.
What Is Negative Engineering?
Jeremiah Lowin
Negative engineering is the time-consuming and sometimes frustrating work that engineers undertake to ensure the success of their primary objectives.
The Rise of Domain Experts in Deep Learning
Jeremy Howard and Derrick Harris
Jeremy Howard of fast.ai discusses the impacts of deep learning and AI now being accessible to people without PhDs in those spaces.
Why Applying Machine Learning to Biology is Hard – But Worth It
Jimmy Lin and Nicole Neuman
Computational genomics pioneer Jimmy Lin explains what many machine learning-focused biotech companies and get wrong about hiring, data, and communication.
Extinction Isn’t an End: Mining Ancient Innovation for Future Solutions
Betül Kaçar
It's easy to think extinction equals failure, but in fact, past life may encode the solutions to our most pressing future problems.
What Synthetic Embryos Can and Can't Do, Now and in the Future
Magda Zernicka-Goetz and Nicole Neuman
Caltech Professor Magda Zernicka-Goetz explains recent progress in building 'synthetic' embryos from stem cells, their applications, and what they can't do.
The Average American Would Pay $242,000 For One Extra Year of Good Health
Andrew Scott
New economic research supports a shift from the pursuit of longevity at all costs to a focus on healthspan: more healthy time over the duration of one’s life.
What's Next for Creator Platforms? Learning to Sell
Nathan Baschez
In the rush to build frictionless payment features, the actual pitch—"here's why you should pay and here's what you're getting"—is too often an afterthought.
How to Design (and Redesign) the Practices of Company Culture
Melissa Daimler
This book excerpt "ReCulturing" by Melissa Daimler shares mindsets for evolving the practices that shape a company culture, especially for communication.
7 Techniques for Building Reliable AI Models
Beena Ammanath
As enterprises grow their AI footprints, they must pay attention to data quality and real-world conditions to ensure what works in the lab works in production.
The Iron Man Model: How Startups and the Military Can Work Together
Jeff Decker
In order to create Iron Man-like innovations, defense tech startups must optimally engage the Pentagon instead of treating it as just another customer.
The Year in AI So Far: Massive Models and How to Use Them
Future Editorial
A recap of artificial intelligence and machine learning coverage in Future so far in 2022, as well as the biggest advances in AI/ML research.
Mid-year Recap: Web3 and Science Collide
Future Editorial
The first half of 2022 saw momentum gains for a movement at the intersection of web3 and science: decentralized science (DeSci).
Research Twice, Build Once: How to Know Your Users as You Grow
Ryan Glasgow
Sprig founder and CEO Ryan Glasgow explains why the key to building successful products is understanding your users and what they want.
Speculation is Necessary. Governments Can Help.
Jamie Catherwood
Instead of trying to eradicate speculative manias, we should channel investors’ innate affinity for speculation into productive ventures.
It's Time for Esports to Stop Idolizing Traditional Sports
Marty Strenczewilk
Esports are pioneering the future of sports engagement. But to succeed, they need to stop chasing the NBA and NFL and become diverse entertainment companies.
The Brazen Strategy Behind China Tech’s Growth
Rui Ma
Taking a page from China's relentless willingness to experiment with core apps.
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