Emilie Kormienko

We leveraged the groundswell of support to close the round. By this point, we’d raised $2.3M without a single pitch meeting. It was a result of natural enthusiasm: taking care of the people who made us who we are, giving them the chance to move first, and letting their enthusiasm drive our leverage with VCs — who, by this point, got interested.

Blockchain is an immutable, digital ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a network; it is updated and shared across many computers in a network. 

This trust framework extends to the software that runs Web3 platforms: key operations can be encoded on the blockchain in “smart contracts” that are auditable and immutable. This makes it possible for a platform designer to commit upfront to certain design features, such as pricing rules, royalty agreements, and user reward mechanics.

You’ll also need to target high-value activities and relationships that still trigger unhealthy stress. This involves resetting the expectations of colleagues, clients, and even family members for what and how much you’re willing to take on, as well as ground rules for working together.

As crypto becomes mainstream, regulation is coming. A united industry that has thought deeply about coordination and scaling issues, and has developed sophisticated institutions that can engage with existing structures will be invaluable. Institutions could support growth, innovation and help to bring crypto mainstream in a way that retains the... See more

Noteworthy companies where PMs have a lot more influence: YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, Uber, Robinhood, Lyft, Coinbase, Asana, Airbnb.

Cynicism, also called depersonalization, represents an erosion of engagement. It is essentially a way of distancing yourself psychologically from your work. Instead of feeling invested in your assignments, projects, colleagues, customers, and other collaborators, you feel detached, negative, even callous.

As a solution to the poor consumer experience, early internet companies sprung up to bridge the gap. They made the internet more usable. As a normal person without a computer science background, you could ask questions and get answers (Google) and meet new people (social media). These “Web 2.0 companies” made the internet more accessible to... See more