Mo Shafieeha

When the iPhone was introduced in 2007, it mystified its competitors because it wasn't designed for the world as it existed. It was such a remarkable device that the world adapted to it. The iPhone keeps getting better as Apple fixes problems and adds new features. The smartphone illustrates a broader historical trend: technologies usually appear... See more

Disruption Clayton Christensen defines disruption in his classic book The Innovator's Dilemma. Disruptive technologies are cheaper than existing ones, perform poorly under dominant standards, but are superior in a way existing markets do not need. During his research, new players repeatedly disrupted the market by introducing smaller disk drives... See more

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Decision experiments do not need to model time sensitivity, so most decision-making frameworks do not consider time selection. Therefore, the value of taking action earlier is often obscured by uncertainty. Your decisiveness may influence the utility of each choice in real life. Ultimately, I realized I knew what needed to be done but didn't want... See more

Production value is the most straightforward. We can think about production value as the value of the products, services, and content that the community produces. Generally, tokenized communities begin with production value, whether it’s content from a creator or some sort of tool to attract users.

Entrepreneurial Strategy There are four things an entrepreneur needs: a good idea, a good team, a good product, and a good business model. Interviewing customers, assessing the market, building a MVP, and iterating are all tactics. In the long run, how do we dominate a significant market? In the short term, entrepreneurs tend to focus on a large... See more

Is it just about the money, and does that matter? Web3 is absolutely a gold rush. People are very desperate for money (quite quickly) doing what they enjoy. Even if many entrants into crypto "do not fundamentally care about distributed trust models," an attractive alternative would be one where the user base grows to care.

1. Games A game can teach people a lot, especially if it is specifically designed to teach something. Sports to the automotive industry benefit from games. Virtual reality games such as vehicle simulations, racing games, gravity simulators, medical simulations, etc. are extremely beneficial for teaching students. Traditional games like chess,... See more