Valentine Watkins

Let’s all watch the big bang of a new content category together, and wonder about its consequences.

When different product choices look or sound the same, better words might not be enough.

IG commenters are repurposing the Like button and I am extremely here for it

How online writers turn audiences into investment capital—and why media and VC have more in common than either side admits.

How Venmo, Patreon, Kickstarter and other payments companies use social features and storytelling to become something more.

Stripe shows that company docs can be a marketable product—and that a tech company can use publishing as a genuine competitive advantage.