Background Noise
Michael MignanoA place for me to write short posts and long-ish essays about startups, technology, strategy, product, media, and culture.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 25 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 4 months ago |
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What AI Knows
Late last year, the AI note-taking product Granola released a feature called Crunched, their take on an end-of-year, Spotify Wrapped–style recap (Disclosure: Lightspeed is an investor in Granola). Crunched left me stunned. It made me realiz...
The Realness of Live Sports in an AI Generated World
Since I was a little kid, I’ve always loved watching live sports. But over the past few years, something has shifted. I’m enjoying them more than ever. I crave turning on the Knicks on a weekday evening to watch Jalen Brunson play heroball...
Death of The Creator
The first phase of social media was defined by social graphs. Creators amassed followers, and when they posted content, it would be distributed to their followers’ newsfeeds. This guaranteed that at least some followers would consume a crea...
AI and the Meme Economy
AI is going to accelerate the meme economy. By a lot.
Everyone knows that the world runs on memes, which is why we're all so performative on X, TikTok, Instagram, etc. Even in traditional media, everyone performs when the camera is rolling...
Wrapper isn't a dirty word
“Wrapper” isn’t a dirty word. It means a product built on top of a technology. Almost every great product you’ve used it likely a wrapper of some other technology. Stripe, Robinhood, and Uber made existing technologies more accessible and v...
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Partner, Lightspeed. Co-Founder, Anchor. I love my daughters, writing, drums, design, and helping people make stuff.
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