Tag: community
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The Sacred Appliance
Jona Bechtolt’s new installation is four microwaves spinning on a platter, each displaying video of something inside a microwave. It’s about the screen we all stopped watching, and why that might be the most forward-thinking subject an artist can choose right now.
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The Bot That Finished Second
Every month, KmikeyM shareholders play a poker tournament. $50 buy-in. Real money. Real stakes. The second Tuesday of every month since 2020. (Join us!) On February 10, 2026, for the first time, an AI sat down at the table. K5M Guy was a Claude-powered AI agent and I fronted it the $50. I was in…
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KmikeyM Names Austin as Custodian of the Degen Account
Austin has been appointed as custodian of the KmikeyM degen account. He will be managing the account’s shares and cash, trading to provide liquidity and make profits. This initiative integrates two diverse communities.
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Membership
KmikeyM Memberships are here: a new system of shares and tiers that unlock trading tools, voting power, and insider access. From basic shareholder to boardroom seat, your level of involvement now directly maps to influence. Membership isn’t just support… it’s your stake in the experiment’s future.
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Privacy and Governance
A proposal for governance of confidential projects, reflecting on the challenges faced after 17 years as a publicly traded person. A formal, time-based policy is suggested to categorize project governance based on time commitments.
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Blippo+
Blippo+ has launched on Playdate. It’s a surreal streaming service from Planet Blip, part sci-fi TV experiment, and part video game. Created by YACHT with a dream team of collaborators (including me as Executive Producer) it’s now live, with a full-color PC/Switch version coming in fall 2025.
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Trapped in UnSAFE Conditions
When I learned that Sahil Lavingia, founder of Gumroad, volunteered with DOGE to help gut services at the VA, I faced an ethical crisis. Trapped in a SAFE with no exit, I offered to surrender my investment at a loss. He refused. This is a story of value vs. values.
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M.I.K.E. Community Bond Program
The MIKE trust protocol extends the KmikeyM community spirit through a new endorsement system. Benefits include reputation boosts from Mike, while violations result in endorsements being revoked.
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HBR S2E1: My Hamburger Restaurant
The podcast discusses McDonald’s E. coli concerns, shares insights on sustainability, features a case study, and discusses both new menu items and economic challenges.
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Build Week 2024
Last year we made a bunch of changes to the main page, to how you can buy shares, created new alerts, and started experimenting with Policy Votes. This year the focus is on building out features to make KmikeyM more sustainable, including adding the new Membership Shares proposal that passed with 81% approval. Due to some availability constraints we’re…
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New Policies For Shareholder Control
As part of an ever-refining attempt to perfect experiment with my own process as a publicly traded person I’m updating the Policy Votes! The idea behind Policy Votes is “always-on” votes that change based on new information. Every three months I’m going to highlight these polices and encourage updates (and also add new ones!). Work projects are kicking back…
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The End of Year Spectacular!
This past summer we wrapped up the first season of the Hamburger Business Review podcast, but so much has happened we decided to do a Holiday Special Episode which just came out today. Click here or the image below to listen on Apple Podcasts. For HBR listeners we also made some merch, including a mug, a hat, and my personal…