Crypto Tokens

In theory, crypto makes it possible for users to partake in the success of the products and communities they are part of. In practice, token-based economies are very difficult to design. We’re going to see a lot of trial and error. Some challenges I'm seeing:

0/ Token incentives are a popular way to distribute ownership to people that provide a useful service But as we've seen, some of these distributions are easy to game and are less effective in hitting their key objectives Here's my framework for thinking about this 👇

Hate to be a party poopoooor but... So much 101 startup knowledge seems to be forgotten in the race to just launch tokens in crypto these days. I think the space has *not* become useful enough that decentralized governance should be a priority. Lil thread 👇

In a recent thread on crypto, I argued that crypto and tokens enabled the formation of businesses that heretofore could not be created. Some responded that cash could be used in place of tokens, and therefore the ‘innovation’ of crypto was not meaningful. I beg to differ.