Bryant Wu

In a world where's there's infinite capital, the real scarcity is actually trust

The shorthand is the three characteristics that the seekers and the Wizard of Oz were seeking. To follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and have their wizard grant them. What did the cowardly lion want? Courage. All right, courage. That's number one. The scarecrow was seeking if I only had a brain, he was seeking wisdom. And perhaps the... See more

He doesn't much believe in massages and lattes. But not because he's against massages and lattes in Silicon Valley. It's more because he has lived through market cycles where things get really tough. And he knows that there are market cycles and product cycles where you will be able to push the advantage if you've had the discipline during the good... See more

Social tokens are tokens issued by individual creators or communities that enable community members to collaborate and share ownership in the value created together. Social tokens can be earned as rewards for contributing to the group and can be used for purposes such as granting access to a chat group or voting on community decisions. “Social... See more

You have to continue to be adopting your decision framework. One was whenever I saw a bargain, I should run. It's a sign of no heat. Whenever I did a bargain, I regretted it later. Whenever I was forced to pay up, to date that has been a very good basket of companies

Apoorva's superpower is optimization. He's just said, "These are the 19 things we need to accomplish to make the unit economics work. And I'm halfway on this one and just laid it out."

Typically, a true economic effect is usually seen through average revenue per user going up (even adjusted for engagement) due to increased conversion rates largely due to the data network effect.

First is speed. Second is a two-step process of actually disagree, but commit.

Now juxtapose that against partnering with Altimeter, where our principal goal is long-term ownership in your company and to do whatever we can to enable your success. We don't act like agents. We act like owners. We're totally aligned with you. So I mean, we can get you public in a fraction of the time, reducing market risk. You set the price. You... See more