4/ At the same time, “product owners” must be empowered to do their job. And that requires freedom to explore, budget for measurement tools (if they are not already present), and accountability in delivering.

There’s little you can do if you can’t even measure your customers.

One of the most fascinating interactions with technology I ever witnessed is this: a Gen Z user systematically and *happily* snubbing a computer with a 24″ display to write longform pieces and consume videos for hours on the (comparatively) tiny screen of an old iPhone 6s. Daily.

When I see something like this, I don’t think that the Gen Z users are out of their mind. I think I’m missing something really big and I better pay attention.

1/ In the last 2 years, I went through 2 evolutions that enormously changed the way I highlight books and articles. The 1st one was when I started using @readwiseio. Getting back my own highlights via email made me rethink what I capture and why.

2/ The 2nd was when I started publishing all my highlights on my personal website. Knowing that the highlights are being read by somebody else has forced me to focus on the essence of the knowledge I want to retain (and share).

Q for Twitter collective: who’s the most knowledgeable about #graphene to follow?

(not somebody that just passes the news, please)

Aligned with the articles and charts from The Economist that I published yesterday. The investment world is converging towards the same models >

Sequoia dramatically revamps its fund structure as it looks to rethink venture capital model https://t.co/vNbcQtgC3r

But if everybody is doing the same thing, your only chance to compete is finding (and betting on) talent significantly before everybody else. Way before it emerges.

“Twist charges 9c a base pair for DNA, a nearly 10x decrease from the industry standard 10y ago. As a customer, you can visit the Twist website, upload a spreadsheet with the DNA sequence that you want, select a quantity and pay for it with a credit card.”
https://t.co/tudRkYjmqz

“Digital customer acquisition costs—which include Google and Facebook ads, paid search and content creation—are up nearly 50% over the past five years, according to ProfitWell
…
Stores are like an inexpensive billboard”

https://t.co/E6lo2qFgba