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The Debate Over the past few weeks, Logan Bartlett’s red hot new podcast Cartoon Avatars has taken my corner of the internet by storm with a series in which Flatiron Health co-founder and Operator Partners GP Zach Weinberg debates crypto people about whether there are any real crypto use cases. The series kicked off when he wiped the floor with me... See more

Apps. This is were Distributed Applications (DApps) and Smart Contracts are logically located, catering for an increasing number of use cases. They interact with the underlying Infrastructure resources, as well as support user interactions via the Channels. Just like the Infrastructure components, DApps and Smart Contract need to run somewhere;... See more

We believe more virtual platforms will emerge

The major themes of this shift are the metaverse and web3 movements. They are two sides of the same coin, creating a new front- and backend of the Web. Where metaverse uses new tech like extended reality and AI to create new ways of digital interaction, web3 is using blockchain and tokenization to build a more distributed data layer into the... See more

However, entrepreneurs have the highest moral standards in the world because they almost never blame anyone. Even in the toughest times, they never gave up. Even when everyone looked down on him, you will see hope in his eye.

How do I pick an idea and validate it?Based on my research, there are three common ways to come up with an idea:Market first: Start with a market or space that interests you, then look for a specific problem.Experience ripe for improvement: Look for areas where you believe there should be a better consumer experience than what currently exists, and... See more

The State of FANGEach of the FANG companies is in a similar position in their respective industries: they haven’t so much disrupted incumbents as they have subsumed them:Facebook: The late David Carr, who first broke the news about Facebook’s Instant Articles initiative back in 2014, worried that “media companies would essentially be serfs in a... See more