Emilie Kormienko

Mobile was a platform shift — a paradigm shift in how the Internet worked. It increased scale and consumer sophistication, making applications 10x easier to use. Unlike desktop computers, phones were… personal. You could take them anywhere, access them without friction, and do just about anything: make a call, take a photo, find a location, submit... See more

Founders typically look past the fact that their user base growth is due to a free / very cheap product or in other words, their market penetration pricing. Founders that find the right product-market fit early on, will typically translate the value of the service to the customers very well. And as such the customer’s perception of value relative... See more

Blockchains have value at their core. They are money networks, and as such, they make for more efficient financial systems. They cut out intermediaries, improving speed and cost. They are permissionless and global, so that essential tools to grow savings and make payments and transfers, are at the hands of anyone with an internet connection,... See more

I can’t overemphasize the value of getting hands-on experience, combined with the time I’d previously spent on research.

A habit is a lifestyle to be lived, not a finish line to be crossed. You are looking to make small, sustainable changes you can stick with for years. And a habit tracker is one tool in your toolbox on the road to behavior change. It is an effective way to prove to visualize your progress and motivate you to show up again tomorrow.

Instead of hoping for 2–3 VCs to constitute the round, we inverted the process, starting with private individuals and using their enthusiasm to show VCs what we were worth.

Some people see cryptocurrencies as speculative assets with no real utility at best, a Ponzi scam at worst. For others, they’re the future of money. Do Kwon, founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the company behind the Terra blockchain, discusses his vision for a decentralized financial ecosystem with Azeem Azhar.

Crypto has one feature that has never existed before - trust. - Ben Horowitz

Web3 platforms also have the potential to unlock a novel and especially powerful form of network effect through community engagement and social cohesion.