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I think there will be both centralised and decentralised crypto. I’m not sure in what ratio. I suspect centralised crypto will be considerably larger, but decentralised crypto, if only as an alternative, could still be incredibly significant, because it will limit and constrain what centralised crypto can do, right, in terms of sort of implicitly t... See more

Supporters believe DAOs have the potential to reshape the way we work, make group decisions, allocate resources, distribute wealth, and solve some of the world’s biggest problems. DAOs are why Ethereum was created in the first place.

Part of why I get so furious when people dismiss creativity is that [when] it’s an activity practiced in its most noble and collaborative form, it means a bunch of people who come together in an empathic and selfless way. What I have come to realize is that the process of creating with large groups of people is really hard and is also unbelievably ... See more

GNC, which previously had 8,800 stores in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy in June. and said it would close roughly 800 of its remaining 1,200 stores. The Vitamin Shoppe, which went public in 2009 at a roughly $470 million valuation, was resold and taken private last year at valuation of $208 million. The last time the Vitamin Shoppe reported earning... See more

The answer is this: they get the best manufacturers in the world — who already have products on Costco shelves — to make Kirkland products. Yeah, you read that right. While customers might not know it, Kirkland products are often made by the same manufacturers who make the branded products that sit next to them on the shelves.

If there's any kind of lesson in all this, it's mostly some advice I want to give myself.

The lesson is simply: speak up .

It's OK to slip into advocacy now and then, so long as you do it tastefully. If it sounds high- or heavy-handed — or anything like nagging — you're doing it wrong. Just explain why you care about a particular value. The goal isn'... See more

Here, you’re posting for yourself as much as your friends.