kunj parekh retweeted
"fuck the double diamond" - anonymous
A while back we asked people to drop their thoughts and reflections on design.
They shared how they became a designer, what they want a young designer to know, and the state of design as a whole.
read those letters and write your own: letters.otherkind.design/
kunj parekh retweeted
people like to talk about falling in love with a problem but I think it’s much more interesting and rewarding to fall in love with an audience
kunj parekh retweeted
Someone who doesn’t know the name of their next door neighbours is thinking about how they too can take advantage of the booming IRL connection economy
The IRL connection economy is a $400B+ market.
And companies are racing to own it.
In the last 6 months, $800M+ in capital was deployed on "IRL" bets.
@Tinder invested $60M into a new Events feature for connecting matches in-person. They're pivoting to IRL and offering experiences such as speakeasies, raves, and pottery classes.
@222place: raised a $10.1M Series A to curate blind social experiences for Gen Z. Personality-matched groups sent to hyperlocal nightlife events.
@JagermeisterUSA launched BestNightsVC - the only venture fund in the world dedicated solely to nightlife and IRL connection. 16 portfolio companies across 4 continents.
@timeleft: dinner with 5 strangers, every Wednesday. €18M ARR. 6,500 dinners/week across 200+ cities.
Dion: members-only social app where the first move is buying someone a real drink, redeemed IRL. 10K members, 30K+ on the waitlist founded by @revekkapal.
Pie: Bonobos founder @dunn built an IRL friendship app. $24M raised. 130K+ MAU.
@weroad_official: group trips for 20-30 year olds who don't know each other beforehand. $150M valuation.
Matchbox: is an algorithm-powered matching platform for IRL events and has powered over 100,000 connections. founded by @liamjmcgregor (prev @MarriagePact)
New dating apps like Known @Celesteamadon, Cerca @MylesCerca, and Ditto @AllenWangzian are aiming to improve connection amongst young people.
Billion-dollar companies are paying $$$ for community and events leads:
- @AnthropicAI: Marketing Events Manager ($255k)
- @tryramp: Community Manager ($223k)
- @tryramp: Events & Culture Manager ($181k)
- @duolingo: Senior Community Manager ($193k)
- @NotionHQ: Community Programs Lead
Everyone knows the more time we spend online, the more valuable real-life connection becomes.
The question isn't whether IRL wins.
It's who facilitates it best.
this is so cool
Your website should build itself. It should adapt to your visitors and competition in real time.
Introducing Flint: autonomous websites.
We’re already powering pages for @Cognition and @Modal. Today we announce our $5M seed from @Accel and break out of stealth. More below.
kunj parekh retweeted
imo, it's worse than this - I think we're about to see a new kind of ad. the "conversational ad".
imagine being in a conversation with somebody you trust and out of nowhere they suggest a product for you to buy. it's subtle, connected to the conversation, and delivered so well that you will genuinely do it.
we're about to reach a whole new level of soullessness
