John Stone 🇺🇸

Artificial Intelligence & Product || Living in day-tight compartments ☀️

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

Excited to announce my third essay is live on my blog.

Part I attempted to familiarize readers with the concept of the metaverse.

Part II explores how we’ll build it. How is COVID impacting our journey, and what challenges lay ahead?

Check it out!

https://t.co/bvHej0n1MN

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

@shl Are you still publishing these monthly "Gumroad in..." tweets? Was hoping to use the Dec 2020 or Jan 2021 version in an essay on building in public

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

This is super exciting!! Instant follow

[Emmet Hennessy @emmet_hennessy]

Inspired largely by @stonej_ and Nina Kalwar, I'm going to start 2021 by changing my "input-to-output ratio". @podcast_recs is my attempt to generate (and not just consume) content by way of podcast recommendations. Follow along if you're looking for a new listen!

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

@patrick_oshag @ballmatthew Been waiting for this interview for a long time. His pieces were a core inspiration on this essay:

https://t.co/SGK5hD2C1Y

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

Thankfully, the metaverse as a platform isn’t bound to binary completion.

Intermediate versions will be incredible upgrades from today and spur increased investment, much like the “incomplete” internet of the 1990’s.

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

Excited to announce my third essay is live on my blog.

Part I attempted to familiarize readers with the concept of the metaverse.

Part II explores how we’ll build it. How is COVID impacting our journey, and what challenges lay ahead?

Check it out!

https://t.co/bvHej0n1MN

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

The least talked challenge to building the metaverse is culture.

Social and software evolved with an agile mindset: ship-fast.

Game development evolved with a waterfall mindset: quality-first.

As both sides push toward the middle, cultures will clash.

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

The range of experiences ported to Animal Crossing is extensive, but one thing I did not have on my list:

AI Conference / Workshop

https://t.co/obvz79pygb

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

My second essay is live 😁

The internet’s next act will upend everything about how we interact, consume, and create. But what is it exactly?

https://t.co/SGK5hD2C1Y

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

@Nintendo is an interesting sleeper for building a private metaverse corner.

Reputable social experiences in @animalcrossing @PokemonGoApp + most valuable gaming IP of all time + wide and committed user base

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

@ballmatthew @patrick_oshag + Epic Games via your phenomenal essays on their flywheel and business model

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

Great thoughts from @t_sharp on the intricacies of writing on technical topics

[Tom Sharp @t_sharp]

Thinking about getting started in Data Science writing but feeling discouraged about how many hours you need to put in?

Check out my latest article where I argue that you don't need to spend hours every day to be successful!

#datascience #writingtips

https://t.co/LKaho6t7LU

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

Rereading again:

https://t.co/aZIoebIfEz

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

Listening is the forgotten social skill.

“Being able to listen well is a superpower. While listening to someone you love keep asking them “Is there more?”, until there is no more.”

Lots of sage thoughts from @kevin2kelly in his “68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice”

[John Stone 🇺🇸 @stonej_]

.@web and @2PMinc - thanks for the feature. Hopefully more writing to come 🙏🏼

[2PM @2PMinc]

Member Brief No. 357 published. | https://t.co/i0jnq1xWWr

The lead report is by @DKThomp. Our most recent member brief on @NBCUniversal’s commerce strategy has been temporarily unlocked for Monday readers.