Web3 tools allow for a the creation of a new franchisee class that can tinker with brand’s inputs to create the products, landing pages, content, services, customer support, memes, etc. that approach product market fit for their group.
EZRA KLEIN: One thing I like about analytics is that outside of the context of simply argue about the flaws of analytics, not having them allows you to bullshit yourself a lot. Allows you to bullshit yourself about whether or not people are reading you, what you’re really doing here, are you serving an audience. But then having them allows you to... See more
Community building 101:
- Make it a cause worth fighting for
- Commit daily for best chances
- Members should feel a sense of validation every time they show up
- Curate founding members
- Begin by growing organically
- Facilitate bonds between... See more
The coordination headwind is inexorable. It increases super-linearly as: 1. Uncertainty increases; 2. Projects teams get larger and more spread out; 3. A more bottoms up culture.
Then, we decided to revisit fundraising (and do it differently). We set up an AngelList Roll-Up Vehicle (RUV). Through an RUV, any accredited investor can contribute, up to 250 individual investors in a single round. Our first step with the RUV was to email it to our customers. Why? Because fundamentally, I wanted to enrich the people that are... See more
DeFi refers to “decentralized finance,” an effort to transform the financial-services industry by making transactions faster, cheaper, and more secure.
Making platform backends open and interoperable enables compounding innovation and incentivizes direct investment in building the infrastructure layers.