David LitwakInclusive Exclusivity — Self-Cancelling Greek Life And Our Broken Vocabulary Around CurationThe Wing’s Mea Culpa, Sofar Sounds & Exclusivity/Curation vs. Elitism·9 min read·Oct 20, 2020----
David LitwakFord Bronco, Blockbuster & Nostalgia Porn For A Simpler WorldSignup for our weekly newsletter, Something To Look Forward To on Substack.·6 min read·Sep 4, 2020----
David LitwakInstagram 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…·5 min read·Aug 27, 2020----
David LitwakGatekeepers, 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.·12 min read·Jun 15, 2020----
David LitwakCommunity 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…·8 min read·May 16, 2020----
David LitwakIn-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…·4 min read·May 9, 2020----
David LitwakReclaiming 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…·5 min read·May 2, 2020----
David LitwakWhy 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…·8 min read·Apr 26, 2020--1--1
David LitwakPossibility-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…·7 min read·Apr 25, 2020----
David LitwakCOVID 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.·6 min read·Apr 16, 2020----