matthew johnson

💡keep perspective. keep persistence. keep principles.

[Morgan Housel @morganhousel]

“The best arguments in the world won’t change a single person’s mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.” - Richard Powers

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Think about what you want today and you'll spend your time.

Think about what you want in 5 years and you'll invest your time.

[Dickie Bush @dickiebush]

The most creative company of the last 30 years:

Pixar.

Back in 2011, Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats shared their "22 Rules For Storytelling."

And the rules are a must-read for writers, entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to tell captivating stories.

Here's the breakdown:

[Publishers Weekly @PublishersWkly]

This Founder Created a Social Media Platform for Authors that Aims to Disrupt the Publishing Industry | @forbes https://t.co/3GQyR0SmPn

[Josh Wolfe @wolfejosh]

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The good news: the METAVERSE is exciting but NOT for the reasons most people are talking about.

The bad news: odds are the 'Metaverse' will be used by IBM in an add before year-end and further dilute + erode it as buzzword bs that we all grow AVERSE to...

[matthew johnson @zorymatt]

Incredible…

[Rob Henderson @robkhenderson]

People were given the choice to sit quietly with their thoughts for 15 minutes or else self-administer painful electric shocks to themselves

67 percent of men and 25 percent of women choose to electrocute themselves

https://t.co/57Zmvp5ZgS

[Alex Garcia 🔍 @alexgarcia_atx]

Harry's collected 100k emails in just one week leading up to their launch.

Their Co-founder, Jeff Raider, said that 77% of the emails were collected via referrals.

On average, each person referred more than 3 people.

And here's how you can replicate it 🧵

[CNBC Now @CNBCnow]

BREAKING: Apple shares slide after judge issues ruling favorable to Apple in all but one count in Epic case; judge says the tech giant cannot prevent developers from using external links or payment methods; Epic ordered to pay $12M to Apple.

[Secretary Janet Yellen (Archived) @SecYellen]

We are on the verge of a historic deal to end the race to the bottom on corporate taxes. A global deal will level the playing field for U.S. companies and provide the resources to invest in priorities that will grow the economy.

[matthew johnson @zorymatt]

@gmtheapp Gm

[CNBC @CNBC]

In major policy change, Apple will allow developers to email customers about alternatives to App Store billing https://t.co/us0aVUd2SP

[Jake @EconomPic]

Current mood

[matthew johnson @zorymatt]

Wow

[Tim Sweeney @TimSweeneyEpic]

It appears, sadly, that Google was indeed contemplating a coordinated, multinational hostile takeover attempt of Epic in response to Fortnite launching outside of Google Play.

https://t.co/yJ2dTzis7D

[matthew johnson @zorymatt]

@Post_Market MetaMarriages will be a thing—calling it now.

And my guess is that most avatars will look nothing like the people behind them… if they’re real people at all and not AI.

MetaMarriage to an AI avatar.

The future is going to be weird.

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

Before and now. Whenever piracy becomes appealing is when you know an industry is ripe for disruption.

[matthew johnson @zorymatt]

@sama Building the metaverse is going to look like kids playing Fortnite

[matthew johnson @zorymatt]

@sassal0x Excellent Zelda reference

[matthew johnson @zorymatt]

@jelenajansson My wife, Kate, started Zory: Interactive Romance Books.

More than making choose-your-path books, Zory provides readers an alt to pirating sites by making books free-to-read, then uses gamification to monetize IAP.

15+ national bestsellers are on board.

https://t.co/NX6oB9gFI1

[matthew johnson @zorymatt]

😂

[brooks sterritt @brksstrrtt]

these captchas are getting downright philosophical