Hey there,

Welcome to Digital Native! I’m Rex. By day, I work as an investor at Index Ventures and by night, I write about tech and startups. Every Wednesday morning, you’ll get a piece straight to your inbox.

What to Expect:

I’m fascinated by how people connect and create online. Each week, I write about this intersection of people and technology.

Below is some recent writing so that you can get a taste of what to expect.

The Creator Economy

🤔 What People Misunderstand About The Creator Economy

🔨 The Building Blocks of Tech

📹 An Interview with OnlyFans Creator Jasmine Rice

🤑 Creator IPOs

🤳 The Evolution of Influencers

🎨 Digital Art, Crypto, & the Metaverse

📸 The Business of Fame: 1920 - 2020

Internet Culture

🧱 Memes and the Atomic Units of Culture

💄 The Rejection of Internet Perfection

🌍 We’re All Social Distancing on the Internet Too

💰 How to Monetize Culture

🧬 The Evolution of Social Media

🎧. The Opportunity in Social Audio

💃 Gen Z Behaviors

📺 The Splintering of Media

The Social Impact of Technology

🏛️ The Memeification of American Capitalism

🤖 The Age of Automation

💻 The Three Stages of the Future of Work

🌐 Virtual Worlds and Virtual Economies

🌱 Impact Investing and Venture Capital

💡 How Tech Is Broadening Access

🍎 How Technology and COVID-19 Are Transforming Education