Ideas
In defense of normal
We often underrate the value of normal.
We think normal means dull, average, or mediocre. Normal is unimaginative. Normal is
Yancey Strickler
Yancey Strickler is the Cofounder and Director of Metalabel, Cofounder and former CEO of Kickstarter, and Cofounder of the artist resource The Creative Independent.
Dark Forest
Beyond the dark forest theory of the internet
Two weeks ago I sent an email about the dark forest theory of the internet. I used the dark forest
Dark Forest
The dark forest theory of the internet
In his sci-fi trilogy The Three Body Problem, author Liu Cixin presents the dark forest theory of the universe.
When
Bentoism
This Could Be Our Future
On October 29, Viking/Penguin Books will publish This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World.
Scenes
My friend Noel
For six weeks while writing the book, I worked from the home of an 89-year-old woman named Noel Osheroff.
I
Kickstarter
Smell the smell
In March of 2013 I flew to Los Angeles on short notice.
It was two days after the Veronica Mars
Scenes
From the West Coast
Yesterday I had lunch with a friend.
My friend had recently spoken with the CEO of a company that he
Creativity
Nine books that moved me
When I was a music critic, the end of the year was a banner time. I spent Decembers making lists
Scenes
What's your Uber rating?
Last weekend my wife, son, and I went to storytime at the library. Fifteen kids, twenty parents, a big mat
Writing
Habits and gear
Until recently I felt too busy to think about how I was getting things done. It was all about crossing
Entrepreneurship
Nobody cares about you
We’re so good at undermining our confidence. We let imaginary voices water down our true nature. We live in
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Reading list
Here are the books I read during the month of August.
NONFICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH
Beatles ’66
by Steve
Entrepreneurship
Know your job
The other day I had breakfast with a founder. I had recently announced that I was stepping down as CEO
Creativity
How the White House budget threatens creativity
Kickstarter was launched in 2009 — not by a computer science major or an MBA, but by an artist, a designer
Creativity
Adam Curtis on the Dangers of Self Expression
A piece I did with the journalist for The Creative Independent in 2017.
Entrepreneurship
Introducing The Creative Independent
This morning Kickstarter launched a new project that we’re very excited about: The Creative Independent.
The Creative Independent is
Scenes
Eulogy for George Grove
George Grove entered this world on June 15, 1917 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and left it on December 17, 2015 in
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"A Better Views," Drake
The new Drake album, Views, was released two weeks ago to reviews ranging from critical to tepid. Most of the
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