We’re experiencing near white-out conditions in NYC, where I am at the moment. My canceled flight out west leaves me no choice but to finally start this newsletter experiment.

Context: I benefit greatly from the writers and curators in my life that bring insights, research, and alternative perspectives to my attention. With this new ~monthly digest, I hope to do the same for friends and fellow enthusiasts of technology, design, and making ideas happen.

I’m organizing the content into three sections: (1) Thinking About, (2) In Case You Missed It, and (3) Worth Sharing. Subject to change.

Thanks for reading, and for you feedback. -scott

Over the past few months, I’ve focused on questions around building better “first mile” product experiences, helping employees of so-called “unicorn” companies better understand their compensation, and what the distant future may hold. Here are some of my latests posts on Medium: 

Consider this the “curation” section. Here are a few things I came across recently that were worth sharing…

Is this data about bands making it in NYC an interesting proxy for startups? “What 3 yrs and 75,000 shows in NYC tell us about the chance your favorite band will succeed.” https://pudding.cool/2017/01/making-it-big/

That wraps up this first digest. Until next time… -scott