Electric Minds
Originally published for paying Patreon members on 2020-11-25. Republished here after a 90-day patron-first period.
In 1996, Electric Minds combined user-generated content and social media -- ten years too early. Our business model depended on a human selling advertising, and I hired the wrong guy. Time Magazine named Electric Minds one of the ten best web sites of 1996. By the summer of 1997, we were out of business.