Taste. We know it’s important, but how do we develop it? And what role does it play in shaping brands? In this week’s interview we go deep with Ok, Jose, co-founder + CEO SIC, on the role taste plays in brand building. (link in bio)

The video you're seeing below is not real. It was generated by AI using only 10 seconds of input video. How? We developed a proprietary model at Captions, named Lipdub, which has hit some incredible milestones that I'm excited to share.

Amazing energy at the Chapter One office today building the future of onchain consumer experiences. We can’t wait to help many of these future apps better engage users and monetize at Relayer 💪

Great founders are great at focus. When I started building Reddit, Inc., I sucked at focus. I had to learn. Being great at focus means having excellent task management skills. What does that look like? The basics of task management are pretty well-known at this point. You set goals

Some serious alpha w/ Brennen Schlueter ◡̈ !!

I spent some time turning the FarHack site into a recap of our inaugural hackathon last week -- with a list of the overall winners, prizes, and a photo gallery(viewable inframe as well :D) Thanks again everyone for an amazing time, hope to see you at another FarHack soon! 🫡

Invest in your ability to tell a story. Make it a superpower.

Elan’s Substack is a must follow for anyone building a brand

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Apple went from “behind on AI” to owning AI after a keynote. How? They were "patient to release". In doing so, other AI products found PMF on a small scale. Apple waited patiently, saw what was working, and built their own versions - while owning distribution. What's new?

I often wonder if designers in marketing roles have an unfair advantage to brand building. Convinced this is true after catching up with Mark Forscher (🌎), one of web3’s most respected CMOs. Mark’s journey—from running his own design studio to leading marketing at

"its about not judging yourself when you put words on the page." Always yes, on any page. One of many USV "live bys": get half baked thinking out in public. expanded thought, diverse perspective, broader response, chance to revise >>> "perfect." True in blog posts, products,

1/ We are excited to introduce the Electric Capital ⚡️ Crypto Market Map! The Crypto Market Map tracks 1,500+ projects in crypto. It contextualizes every major project in crypto by organizing projects into 6 tech layers & 137 categories. cryptomarketmap.org Let's explore 👇🏽

An extremely important lesson from Peter Thiel:

p65 (+ the entire presentation) is fantastic - thanks for sharing Emmett !

If you think design is just about making things "pretty", you don't know design w/ meaning or purpose. You need a razor-sharp eye to turn information into --> a narrative, structured in a clear, concise, and palatable way for the reader or user, with the goal of evoking some

"Rules are meant to be bent" is a framing that came from a conversation with Elan Miller and perfectly captures so much of how I work. It was a privilege to talk with him and Maria Tangarova about this idea and more for Off-Menu Brand Studio — offmenu.substack.com/p/behzodsirjani

Why is the internet so obsessed with Boys Club™? And how do you build a thriving online community that people genuinely want to be a part of? I had co-founder Natasha from Boys Club on the newsletter to walk me through her playbook. We cover topics like: - Why “world building”

I want to spend all my time around people who have love for the craft of making something people want

One of my favorite conversations so far. Last week, Elan Miller and I got the chance to chat with Nicholas Chirls, who's building asylumventures w/ a clear investing ethos that stands for more than just the usual metrics. We got to hear more about how Nick and the team are doing it.