Hey there! My name is Mark, and this is where I do my writing.
I love sharing new ideas, doing little experiments, and helping builders create great products.
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Concept Testing is a project for bringing new ideas to life. The immediate goal is to launch valuable products. The meta-concept is to build a "suffici...
One company that I think could and should exist is a social network for residents in large apartment buildings. You could think of this as "Nextdoor for Gen Z." The motivation here is both practical and idealistic. For the visionary: this could be a meaningful way to combat the loneliness epidemic and help people build community, especially in relatively transient environments. For the operator: this a large population with distinct needs and strong potential network effects.
This weekend, a friend of mine showed me how he was using a custom GPT to help him develop characters for a video game. He had already established the core of these characters, but wanted to further imbue them with spiritual knowledge. The use of custom GPTs or tailored chatbots may be old news for some, but to me it was the first ti...
I have been struggling to figure out what Angel User means. I've defined it as a concept but I haven't fully shaped what the actual "product" is. Unfortunately, I also tied Angel User into my identity—it became my "personal channel" on Farcaster and the name of this Paragraph publication. This unintentionally created pressure to turn it into a fully developed pursuit.
If you’d like to get feedback on your product, book some time on my Spotlight!This post wasn’t sponsored by Spotlight, but I do like to write about p...
It’s 8:30am, 30 minutes before my self-imposed “deadline” for getting this done.Normally, when there are no external motivators, I won’t hold myself ...
We are taking a short break launching new concepts for Concept Testing in order to iterate on our methodology. However, with some big Farcaster hacka...
How to build Cozycast (and get paid for it!)
We're live with the crowdfund for Cozycast! It will be open for one week. Read on to learn more.
Cozycast is a way to filter the firehose of Farcaster into feeds that matter to you. We envision a simple app that is designed to let users stay focused on the people, channels, and communities of their choice – free from additional noise.