If all laws could be discussed and changed with a pull request, it could allow the public to assist officials in discovering loopholes and special interests. Such modern “legal repositories” might level the playing field by allowing the public to review laws before they are voted on, rather than restricting them to a select group of individuals.
Liquid Super Teams are powerful because they increase talent density by lowering the commitment required of each participant. People who would never work for another person again happily join Liquid Super Teams from time to time.
To build a values-aligned company, what a company says externally has to be consistent with the experience and values for employees internally. People are increasingly allergic to marketing and choose products and services with honest, transparent, and consistent values.
Modular Membership / Loyalty CardsWhat if attending events, collecting POAPs, and sharing emojis in ForeFront added loyalty points to your Membership NFT? After a certain threshold, you can turn your loyalty points into liquid tokens? Unlocking access with a modular ERC 3664 token, which change visually as you progress and grants tiered access... See more
What they’re suggesting, laid out in detail in this post and in the draft technical spec, is a new open protocol that would enable listener identification and authentication in any enabled app. If it can be built as they’re currently suggesting, this would drastically reduce the customer-service difficulties around delivering premium podcast... See more
Anecdotally, we have seen a surprisingly consistent pattern in the financial data of AI companies, with gross margins often in the 50-60% range – well below the 60-80%+ benchmark for comparable SaaS businesses. Early-stage private capital can hide these inefficiencies in the short term, especially as some investors push for growth over... See more
The trouble with the internet, Mr. Williams says, is that it rewards extremes. Say you’re driving down the road and see a car crash. Of course you look. Everyone looks. The internet interprets behavior like this to mean everyone is asking for car crashes, so it tries to supply them.