Some patterns emerge. “once sailing technologies developed, the sea had something special that none of the other lines had: It allowed to easily trade not just with cities connected to your roads or rivers, but with any city on the… Read More »Why Some Cities Thrive
Is it all inevitable? “Social complexity and government also appeared in other ways. For example, through trade. When pirates and marauders disrupted trade, they reduced wealth. Traders and local governments then organized to eliminate the threats. Romans expanded into the… Read More »History’s Network Effects
Yes. But should not be the only language left. “Researchers found that increasing the linguistic similarity between two languages by 10% increased their trade by 5%. It’s not the only benefit. Speaking a language makes you more likely to work… Read More »Should Everybody Learn English?
Just sad.
They are not only for budgeting. “When something is in hypergrowth, it’s growing faster than it’s ever been. This is when healthcare systems collapse during a pandemic, or when hypergrowth companies can’t cope with all the ways they’re breaking at… Read More »S Curves
And some math.
It works different.
This was radical. “Christianity comes from Judaism, but Jews think they are Chosen People: Only them have been chosen by God to receive the Torah and follow his commandments. It’s a religion mixed with an ethnicity. A private club. Back… Read More »How Christianity Went Viral
Just do good job and don’t be discouraged.
As George Carlin said, religion is the biggest scam. “I spent 15 years designing software products and businesses: reducing friction in onboarding, creating viral loops, building new features to increase retention, designing for improved network effects…The more I did it,… Read More »Religion as Software Business