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Yancey Strickler
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Yancey Strickler
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DFOS.com / Kickstarter / Artist Corporations / The Creative Independent / Metalabel / Bentoism / The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
- Start your next project with a giant scroll of paper I learned this from my friend Rob Kalin, founder of Etsy. When he starts a project, he gets out a giant piece of butcher paper — like three feet by sixty feet. When you start the project, you put your first ideas down in the
00:00 - Great seeing my heroes/friends @VERBAL_AMBUSH and @YOON_AMBUSH in Tokyo; @ambushdesign has a new piece debuting in MoMA (!!) in two weeks
- HOW TO LONG GAME 1. THERE IS NO SHORT GAME, ONLY LONG GAME. SHORT GAME IS TOURISM. LONG GAME IS LIVING THERE. 2. THE LONG GAME IS ABOUT BUILDING YOUR OWN GAME. ANY PRIZES THAT ALREADY EXIST ARE SHORT GAME CROWNS. WIN BY BUILDING YOUR OWN GAME. 3. THE LONG GAME IS LONG. YOU
- 1. I wrote a book that might change how you see the world It's called "This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World"
- Yesterday, I announced the concept of an Artist Corporation via @TEDTalks. What is an A-Corp, and why is it better than existing structures (LLC, S-Corp, etc.)? Put simply: A-Corps allow creative individuals to fully participate in capitalism, without sacrificing their creative
- For the past two years I've been working with an amazing crew on a somewhat mysterious project called Metalabel In 2024, our vision will become clear when we introduce a new space for releasing, selling, and exhibiting creative work A model for a new creative era
GIF - What the world needs now is groupcore The old internet is dead. A public space built on shared protocols and open APIs so powerful they created an immense universe that overtook the world that birthed it. In its place: the new internet, built on the foundations of the old.
- Kickstarter launched 10 years ago today (April 28, 2009). Since then, it's helped creators raise $4 billion in funding for creative projects, created hundreds of thousands of part- and full-time jobs, and ushered in new creative possibilities for all. Happy birthday, Kickstarter!
- Fifteen years ago today @Kickstarter first launched Since then: 250,000+ projects funded ~100 million pledges ~$8 billion towards creative work Happy birthday Kickstarter!
- How to measure value w/ @KateRaworth: Path #1: Convert everything to financial value: forests, oceans, etc all on the balance sheet in $$ Path #2: Elevate new values. Express forests and oceans in their natural metrics, not prices Which will we choose? ideaspace.substack.com/p/doughnut-eco…
- Mariana Mazzucato has changed how the world thinks about value. After reading her work, you won't look at an iPhone, a prescription drug, or the moon landing the same way again. Her work is bold, influential, and urgent. This interview explores why. ideaspace.substack.com/p/professor-ma…
- Kurt Cobain played "MTV Unplugged" in a crappy office chair don't let anybody tell you what you can and can't do
