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Games where earning is at the core are also inheriting a difficult sustainability problem. It’s impossible to create an economy that constantly grows. Axie earnings have already started to decline, which will soon make the game undesirable for their current player base who are primarily playing to earn. If new entrants cannot win and turn a profit,... See more

Now, as I talk to Founders, one of the first questions I ask is: “Have you set up a Discord group yet? Do you have anyone in your community?” I don’t think that there is a point that is too early, because you’re going to learn so much and maybe the product that you wanted to build isn’t what your customers wanted.

But exclusivity alone is a hack, NOT a product

A more pessimistic prediction is that the current True Fan revolution will eventually go the way of the original Web 2.0 revolution, with creators increasingly ground in the gears of monetization. The Substack of today makes it easy for a writer to charge fans for a newsletter. The Substack of tomorrow might move toward a flat-fee subscription mode... See more

Match — who owns Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid among many others — has spent the last 20 years building up a set of brands that cater to virtually every dating desire. The depth of expertise and data Match has developed via this strategy has enabled it to understand better than anyone else what features and experiences users across the portfolio are s... See more

1/ Have been thinking about what consumer brands x crypto might look like for a while now and @Poolsuite is one of the best examples I've seen Their NFT functions like a loyalty program: exclusive access & early drops paired with beautiful design & real value (2.7 ETH floor)

If we want to get a sense for where else the company might go, revisiting Coinbase’s roadmap might be a good call. In many respects, that seems to be OpenSea’s closest analogue — a centralized crypto exchange that serves as the natural on-ramp to the ecosystem, and is keen to play by the rules.