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Itay Dreyfus
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Inside the dark forests of the internet
Whereby: The Zoom alternative you probably haven’t heard of
Looking for humanness in the world wide social
The Dumbification of our smart screens
Niche product design
What’s the future of AI hardware?
From my personal perspective, I think Roam brought to attention a different type of software and vibe which were dominated SV type startups. Through Roam, I’ve learned about all those fancy-old ideas and concepts. I guess I was coming from a more mainstream corner of the tech scene.
My excitement declined as the hype too, and as you describe, I couldn’t understand its real benefits as I didn’t have a strong enough reason to use it.
Coming to Roam a few years later, after starting a publication, has made the difference as I’m less focused on [[double-bracketing]] but just taking notes, gradually and only when I’m feeling like it.
What comes after Roam’s renaissance?
Oh, I meant for the bloated approach as for the reason why it didn’t work out.
I certainly see this pattern in late-stage startups, and it seems like for Airbnb it didn’t work.
Maybe there’s an in-between path. I wonder how Dropbox could have evolved if it had remained more loyal to its original root.
That’s interesting, thanks.
Reminds me of small giants, which is a very similar concept: https://museapp.com/podcast/24-small-giants/
Adding to my reading list, thanks.