Alex Wittenberg

Decentralization adds new functionality in other domains, but when it comes to scale, we’re aiming to replicate the global experience Twitter currently offers. Existing decentralized social protocols default to local conversations because it’s a natural fit for a decentralized architecture, but our goal is to make global conversations possible... See more

Compounding: prevent harming treasury returns by giving away tokens at inopportune times

Achieve alignment — getting all stakeholders to agree on a subject.

While they have much in common with more traditional organizations, tokenized communities promote fundamentally different economic models than the mainstream organizations that preceded them.

So when you pay attention to something you don’t especially value, it’s not an exaggeration to say that you’re paying with your life. Seen this way, “distraction” needn’t refer only to momentary lapses in focus, as when you’re distracted from performing your work duties by the ping of an incoming text message, or a compellingly terrible news story.... See more

You are giving people a fundamentally different understanding of who you are, how you think, and how you became "you," from the very beginning. The more people who know things about you (to whatever degree you feel comfortable sharing), the more opportunities will come your way. The more people will say, "Wow, I didn't know you did that type or... See more

Second, if the business keeps the tokens, the company bears some tax risk. Imagine your top account executive books a $5m USD contract paid in tokens. The business pays 20% tax annually which implies a $1m tax liability on the tokens. In the subsequent two quarters, the token’s price collapses by 95%, so the $5m is now worth $0.25m. Signing the... See more

The leader or driver owns the meeting and the work required during both the pre-meeting preparation phase and post-meeting action items.The leader should be comfortable leading the participants through the agenda items and facilitating discussion.

Explicit > ImplicitClear decisions after meetingsNo clear decision? Make that explicit too.Clear ownersNo clear owner? Make that explicit too.Hear everyone's opinionsMake explicit who makes the decision