Sarah Drinkwater
@sarahdrinkwater
Knowledge beachcomber interested in the ownership economy, flourishing communities, ecosystem building, magic, and knowledge as an end to itself.
Sarah Drinkwater
At events like last week’s PactDAO panel, there is a noticeably differentiated and nuanced conversation happening. Between the polarized cheerleading from crypto maximalists and the straw-manning from leftist tech skeptics, there is a cautious yet optimistic embrace of crypto as a frontier for constructive experiments, with plenty of design space... See more
Dirt • Dirt: Solid(ar)ity
Best explanation I've seen of what makes a "brand"
By Scott Thomas, via @jessicahische https://t.co/noYygFHMdZ
Breakdown: what’s a brand?
Absolute self-knowledge (even if as a Notion user/hater i am like: this is not true)
So How Many Stars Is Enough? A Data Driven Guide to Fundraising as an Open Source Founder
Jordan Segalljordansegall.substack.com
“We tend to view open source companies at the earliest stages like social networks. Building community momentum is of the utmost importance to the success of an open source project, and that often takes precedence over revenue in the short term.
If you can show a strong community AND strong revenue growth then you will be in an incredible financing position, but often revenue is not necessary if you have the other criteria in this doc accounted for.
If your open source momentum (Bucket B) is weak then you can make up for it by having strong revenue, but there are few examples of successful open source companies that fit this example, as most tend to prioritize community building in the early stages”
