There are two main differences to call out in how Prime type memberships might work in web3. First is that rather than simply having members, we have owners. Many DAOs such as Friends With Benefits are already operating in this way - holding a certain amount of token grants you access to the suite of products and services that the DAO offers. Early... See more
In the US, entrepreneur Sam Bernstein radically pivoted his business LoftSmart, a student rental marketplace, to relaunch as Table22. Since March, the company has been working with restaurants to help them provide a suite of online services, including takeaway meals and virtual wine tastings and cooking classes.
As discussed, the hardest part of this seems to be assessing the value of contributions. In the short-term, this is inevitably quite subjective and requires a largely qualitative assessment. Over time, we’ll be able to design governance mining distribution mechanisms that are quantitatively driven, creating greater efficiency & less subjectivity th... See more
Mark Zuckerberg: “A big part of the creative economy is that it's enabling individuals, and shifting power from some traditional institutions to individuals to exercise their own creativity. And I think that that's a positive trend in the world. It's really empowering for a lot of people, and allows a lot of new stuff to get created. I think based ... See more
While there are surely some people who blindly accept astrology as fact and view it as on par with a discipline like biology, that doesn’t seem to be the case among many of the young adults who are fueling this renaissance of the zodiac. The people I spoke to for this piece often referred to astrology as a tool, or a kind of language—one that, for ... See more
Algorithmic content delivery will allow Snap to place content anywhere within its feed, allowing it to charge brands for premium placement like Facebook.