Mo Shafieeha

Market size is the amount of revenue companies generate for the same product or service today. Understanding the inherent risks and believing in market growth is crucial. Even if it's small, as tag management was two years ago, it's not a deal killer. Many investments fail because new markets don't grow at the expected pace or scale. In the overall... See more

Paradigm 2: Social vs. Economic Incentives There are currently two main ways to incentivize participation in a token network, social incentives, or economic incentives.Social incentive:For most fans it’s really about the flex: ‘I was the first person to be a fan’ or, ‘I’m the biggest fan.’ The social side of it exists because people just want... See more

---------SIGNAL VS NOISE Social governance in DeFi applications is usually coordinated through online forums and Discord channels. Snapshot applications conduct "off-chain" voting before protocol changes are encoded on the blockchain. DeFi governance evolved organically but created a lot of noise because proposals, discussions, and votes spread... See more

Metagovernance is possible because of on-chain composability between protocols. One protocol could acquire voting power in another protocol and have direct influence through on-chain voting. Although these account for most value transfers in the metagovernance space, a few more nascent and less explored areas of metagovernance are strategic... See more

As long as organizational issues go unresolved, you end up with a culture of underperformance throughout your whole organization if you don't fire one likable underperformer. Competent employees leave — they don't want more work. Less competent employees stay. The company remains likable for years to come. It is much more difficult to change the... See more