Tech writer. Founded studio self, a marketing agency, community, & product lab. We publish The Index, an indie tech publication & more.
Mar 4, 2023 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
1/ The Hustle Is Fucking Stupid And Fucking Pointless. Burn Out Is Not Romantic.
A thread...(inspired by @thecryptojourno)
2/ Where did this come from? When did we all start believing that over work is the way of success, that anything less than being pushed to the edge of what is personally possible equates to not even trying?
It’s widely accepted in startups, and it’s just unhealthy.
Jun 14, 2022 • 23 tweets • 3 min read
We've spent years pretending that you're an innovator if you drop a payday loan dressed up in a pastel-colored app. It's bullshit. A thread...🧵🪡 1/23
The financial system exists for one purpose, and it isn't to make our lives easier. It is to keep money flowing into the coffers of a few powerful institutions and rich people and then use it to skew public discourse. 2/23
Jun 13, 2022 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
Information as capital: a thread on a new form of capital that will become prevalent in the era of the web3, web5, or whatever the fuck else we end up calling the owned web. 🧵 1/14
Your information is the most valuable thing you have, and for technology companies, it becomes a commodity that can be bought and sold. 2/14
Jun 11, 2022 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
With a disturbing CPI yesterday, we've already seen both ETH and Bitcoin drop in value as higher-risk assets become less attractive in a fracturing and endangered economy. We're seeing the highest YoY US inflation since 1981. 1/18
As the Federal Reserve has continued to raise interest rates, one of the predicted consequences has been a fall in trading volumes for Bitcoin. 2/18
Feb 14, 2022 • 19 tweets • 3 min read
1/ The danger of emphasizing NFT utility is that it belies any argument that NFTs themselves have and hold independent value, and in doing so, it supports arguments against NFTs as an ecosystem.
2/ At the heart of NFTs lies the basic understanding that they are unique scarce digital assets.
Jun 8, 2021 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
As a tech / startup PR, I spend way more time helping founders write investor updates than I do writing press releases.
What makes a good investor update? I have 5 simple rules.
A thread…🧵
1. Have a goal. That goal is not “keep the investors happy.” Your investor update is an opportunity to pump up, activate and ask for help from your biggest supporters. People with a killer network.
Have an ask, have a clear understanding of what you want from this update.
