📢NEW PAPER! Where @davidthewid, @sarahbmyers & I unpack what Open Source AI even is. We find that the terms ‘open’ & ‘open source’ are often more marketing than technical descriptor, and that even the most 'open' systems don't alone democratize AI 1/ https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4543807... See more

According to @menemazarakis the next iteration of VC is “Venture Contributor”

In good hands There is a feeling I search for: being in good hands. It is the feeling I look to give and the feeling I look to receive. I know I am in good hands when I sense a cohesive point of view expressed with attention to detail. I can feel it almost instantly. In any medium. Music, film, fashion, architecture, writing, software. At a Japa... See more

There’s a lot of mis-information being shared about VC performance and how it translates into LP returns. There’s also a lack of understanding about how the VC ecosystem broke the LP ecosystem over the past few years and why this matters A LOT. Here’s what’s going on:🧵👇

Uhh… a massive DAO just voted to “refund” one of their investors who was owed a 30x return ($5M+) This is an insane story that impacts all builders in web3 and as a founder I need to speak out Merit Circle DAO vs YGG 🧵

I’ve started two companies that have raised $95m today I take a seat at the other side of the table House Capital (@housecapvc) is a completely new type of venture fund here is what the next generation of top VC’s will look like:

Gitcoin Kernel and She256 are doing a lot of work to build educational onramps.... But what if @dhof and the whole Loot Discord dedicated time to mentoring a group of people who don’t have any way into the space? (not white friends who work in bigcos)