One thing I didn’t realize until later in life is how the incentives of an industry shape your mood, your outlook, and even your character. In early stage investing, the incentives reward optimists, so it literally pays to keep an optimistic outlook. In journalism, the opposite is true. In law, the incentives often reward finding the flaw or the... See more
Even if you start building an audience it's a long and tedious process because you have to write well consistently for 6-12 months before anyone starts discovering you on, say Twitter.
Dynamic Token MembershipsWhat if membership to PRTN was always $3000 worth of tokens? Either 53.5714285714 tokens at a rate of $56 or 21.4285714286 tokens at a rate of $140 per token. A membership cost which at the time of purchase is reactive to the market rate, paid in fiat.
Of the many ways universities tie into the fabric of our modern life, I think the most complex, and the most under-appreciated today, is that universities are astonishingly prolific, self-sustaining community factories. The reinvention of the university is inevitable, but a long road stretches ahead, and the job will not be complete until we build... See more