Inclusive Exclusivity — Self-Cancelling Greek Life And Our Broken Vocabulary Around CurationThe Wing’s Mea Culpa, Sofar Sounds & Exclusivity/Curation vs. ElitismOct 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020
Ford Bronco, Blockbuster & Nostalgia Porn For A Simpler WorldSignup for our weekly newsletter, Something To Look Forward To on Substack.Sep 4, 2020Sep 4, 2020
Instagram is OnlyFan’s FreemiumToday we’re delving into the latest in a trend that we’re noticing — the illusion of community and intimacy to sell products, spurred by…Aug 27, 2020Aug 27, 2020
Gatekeepers, Openness & Open Society: Lessons from Facebook, NYTimes & The WingFacebook unseated MySpace based on a better understanding of guarding an open society through restricting “freedoms.” Now they’re failing.Jun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020
Community Doesn’t Scale — Soho House, MiniClubs & The Future of Social InteractionWhen I moved to NYC two years ago I joined Soho House. I had spent the last 7+ years living in San Francisco where there wasn’t any real…May 16, 2020May 16, 2020
In-Person 2.0: From Tupperware Parties, Members Lounges & Community-As-A-MoatBetaworks launched Betaworks Studio last year. Hearst Magazines launched The House that Elle Decor Built @ 108 Leonard, a place to host…May 9, 2020May 9, 2020
Reclaiming Retail: From Buying In-Person and Socializing Online to Socializing In-Person & Buying…8 weeks ago I had to restock my t-shirts and sweatpants (in retrospect, a fortuitous purchase considering COVID) in DC. I went to Marine…May 2, 2020May 2, 2020
Why NYC Is Better For TechSilicon Valley isn’t “Building” because the high priests, despite the lip service they pay to innovation in blog posts, haven’t been…Apr 26, 20201Apr 26, 20201
Possibility-as-a-Service: SuperBad, the Inciting Incident & Spontaneous Social AppsWe watched Booksmart the other night, which is basically the female Superbad (even has Jonah Hill’s sister as the star). Two goodie…Apr 25, 2020Apr 25, 2020
COVID is Calling Our Bluff — To Go Cocktails, Online Sermons & Virtual ConferencesFor a background on what we’re up to at Maxwell Social read more here.Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
