PinnedMember-onlyI’m Earning 250x More Interest With A DeFi App Than With Bank of AmericaDeFi savings offers a high APY alternative to legacy institutions where funds lose purchasing power as interest is outperformed by inflation — In the month of June, the $500.42 balance in my Bank of America savings account earned $.01 of interest, increasing my starting balance for July to $500.43. This penny earned equates to a monthly interest rate of 0.002%, and an annualized rate of 0.024%. During the same time period, in…Investing19 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThis Is What Remote Work Resorts Might Look LikeRemote work resorts will complement the future of work, prevent the next epidemic, and assist in avoiding the corporate crime of the century — Over the past 18 months, there has been a mass migration of employees from office-based work to remote environments. This exit, forced by a global pandemic, wasn’t so much a choice. What comes next will be. Workers plan to continue practicing professional distancing or submit resignations, as the 25 days…Work11 min read
PinnedMember-only3 Years Later, Here Are My Favorite and Most Important Pieces On MediumNot just the best-performing ones — I came to Medium 3 years ago with an edge. A literary agent liked my proposal but asked where my audience was. …Writing4 min read
PinnedMember-only7 Predictions For The Non-Alcoholic Category In 2021New beverages, new tools, new challenges, and an ethics decision for an entire segment — As the figures continue to pour in from what is expected to be the best performing Dry January in history, in terms of individual participants and non-alcoholic beverage sales, many are asking what comes next for this emerging category. For Dry January participants, some, the Sober Tourists, a term coined…Business12 min read
Jul 17Member-onlySobriety Is My SuperpowerLearning to shed past beliefs in favor of curiosity so that I can reach my fullest potential — The first time I drank alcohol I was 14 years old. It was a foamy room temperature Bud Light from a beer ball. I had scored the winning goal for our varsity hockey team in the championship game of a New Year’s tournament. …Sobriety7 min read
Jan 7Member-onlyThe Tweet Every Founder Should Post TodayUsing social media to accelerate user feedback and influence roadmap — On the second day of the year, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky asked his followers “If Airbnb could launch anything in 2022, what would it be?” He spent the next days replying to comments, confirming Airbnb’s roadmap, and explaining disqualified ideas. Chesky was building in public. Crowdsourcing user feedback can…Customer Experience4 min read
Dec 30, 2021Member-onlyAfter 4 Years of Sobriety, I Want A Damn DrinkExploring if sobriety deprives me of pleasure and weighing the risks and rewards of relapse — It’s Christmas Eve. I lead myself on a run through Boston. Along the Charles River, through Harvard Square, south down Mass Ave., and along the esplanade up until Charles Street. Near the Boston Garden, my fingertips begin to tingle. I remind myself to get better gloves and tuck into a…Sobriety8 min read
Dec 10, 2021Member-onlyA Merch Opportunity For Every Brand, Artist, and NFT ProjectMerging fandom pseudonyms with merch to create unique 1-of-1 items and nurture community — I interact with more than 5,000 people on the internet each week. I don’t know their names, I don’t know where they live, what they do, or any of the personal details that one usually knows about a friend. Yes, these people are my friends. We communicate in public and…Branding7 min read
Dec 10, 2021Member-onlyThe Right Way For Non-Alcoholic Brands To Enter The NFT SpaceA 3-step entry that respects the NFT community, protects brand equity, and activates the first-mover’s advantage — Fungibility defines an item that is mutually interchangeable. Fungible products are able to be replaced by another identical item. Non-fungible tokens, NFTs, are unique digital items that can’t be replaced with something else. The most popular use of NFTs today is art. What excites the art community about NFTs is…Branding8 min read
Dec 3, 2021Member-onlyTwo Email Marketing Mistakes That Brands MakeChallenging the status quo so your subscribers start converting — What do Progressive, State Farm, and Geico have in common? That’s easy — Flo, Jake, and Martin, the talking green gecko. Round 2, what do Eight Sleep, House of Wise, and Olipop have in common? Matteo is the founder of Eight Sleep, Amanda is the founder of House of Wise…Marketing5 min read
