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The roles of giant, transnational corporations and government have slowly reversed. Government is now more an instrument of such corporations, than the corporations are instruments of government. They are no longer, not even indirectly, an instrument of the populace they affect. In effect, they are free from civic duty.

In an industry built on open-source interoperable software, we believe that partnerships and community are the only sustainable moat. We've spent years helping to drive growth initiatives at leading companies in the space including Aztec, Celo, CoinList, Index Coop, and Solana. Seeing the challenges of growing crypto projects firsthand is what... See more

Like mass media and mass commerce, the average university is on the brink of collapse. Its structure is a rotting legacy of the Industrial Age. For years, anybody who wanted to learn on their own lacked the means to do so. Now, anybody with an internet connection has access to information. Harvard and Stanford will be okay, but dark days are ahead... See more

A niche brand is beloved but lesser known. These brands serve the needs of a small group, meeting a problem with a solution that inspires loyalty, passion, and motivation. Companies like Tesla, Barstool Sports, Rimowa, Daily Harvest, Lululemon, and Rapha are niche brands. The business models could not be more different.

The usual antonym for the word “spiritual” is “material.” That at least is what I believed when I began this inquiry—that the whole issue with spirituality turned on a question of metaphysics. Now I’m inclined to think a much better and certainly more useful antonym for “spiritual” might be “egotistical.” Self and Spirit define the opposite ends of... See more