Imagining Arc by The Browser Company

In search of Arc’s value proposition


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Coming out the noise, the dinner party test, and doing less? Josh shares his biggest question right now: how do we pick the central value proposition for Arc — and shape Arc around that.

(0:00) Intro

(0:21) Top of mind

(1:26) Coming out of the noise

(3:09) A letter to myself “Why are we here?”

(5:09) Our three current focus areas

(7:44) The illusive value prop

(11:40) Current value prop explorations

(14:11) Optimizing for feelings

(15:18) Doing less?

(17:50) Closing and email responses


Mentioned in this episode

  • The Internet Computer, The Browser Company's very first YouTube video sharing the vision for Arc
  • Notes on a Roadtrip, our values at The Browser Company
  • Optimizing for Feelings, an essay on seeking meaning beyond metrics
  • I want a President, the art piece by Zoe Leonard referenced by Josh that inspired his writing on the why behind Arc
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