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These are the things many CEOs encounter but few talk about - here you have a seat at the table. At The Browser Company we’re building a new browser, Arc. Every week our CEO Josh, and our team, share real-time updates on what’s working, what’s not, and our biggest questions — especially right now, as we imagine Arc. Send Josh thoughts anytime on joshm@thebrowser.company.
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Inspired by a listener email, Josh explores how to talk about Arc not in its technical form, but instead as a unique value and service. He reflects on how brands like Peloton, Uber and Apple have positioned their products beyond their tangible use - and what that can look like for Arc going forward. Chapters: 00:00 - Feeling inspired 00:22 - One th…
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In this episode of Imagining Arc, Josh focuses on his responsibility as a CEO to staff and resource a team around one singular goal. He reflects on three key inflection points in the business - switching from Electron to Swift, building Windows on Swift, and nailing a prototype for Arc Search - and how those big decisions throughout Browser Company…
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In this week's episode, Josh shares three big product decisions we've made – and asks for your thoughts on our most pressing question: how should we share this journey with the 99% of Arc members who aren’t listening to this podcast? How can we best bring our members along as we work towards getting an early version of Arc 2.0 in your hands? From s…
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Today’s episode of Imagining Arc is about doubt—the doubt that creeps in for CEOs of any company, the moments that counter it, and how it all relates to this exact moment of imagining Arc. As the summer wraps up and he moves back to Brooklyn after moving during Covid, Josh reflects on why we started The Browser Company back in 2019, what has change…
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Fresh off the board call, Josh shares a recap of the board's feedback on our current top three questions. From how early to ship Arc 2.0, to weighing familiar interfaces, breaking down false binaries between growth and monetization, and focusing on the only thing that matters—building a leapfrog browser for a better way to use the internet. Touchin…
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In this episode of "Imagining Arc," Josh dives into our upcoming board check-in call and the creative tensions we're currently working through at The Browser Company: when and how to ship Arc 2.0? How do we keep Arc simple but also non-incremental? Should we optimize for growth or monetization? Alongside prep for our board call, Josh shares one thi…
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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 illusiv…
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What does Arc’s beloved Sidebar have in common with the Apple I? A few things (we hope). Josh explains why we haven’t shipped anything new in a while, and what we mean by taking a Blank Page Approach to our beloved browser this summer. (0:00) Intro (0:10) Where are all the new Arc features? (0:40) Summer is for stability & performance (1:10) Reflec…
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