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Before starting this memo I would like to touch some words on afforestation/reforestation programs (a.k.a planting trees) as a carbon offset mechanism. Planting trees has become the darling of many large companies that aim to become carbon neutral in the next couple of years. However, planting trees (as a carbon offset mechanism) has many issues:

You know your company has a vibrant community when non-employees are volunteering to host events. CMX’s survey found the majority of businesses allow volunteers to run events on their behalf. Startups like Gatsby, Databricks, and Confluent have done a great job empowering the community to run their own events. For example, Kafka reached 50,000 meet... See more

Highly competent people go around the world in a state of slight dismay at how sloppy everything is

If you’re forever looking around for validation, you’ll never be able to make anything that’s completely your own. Because you don’t even know what you think.

The idea that the future is unpredictable is undermined every day by the ease with which the past is explained.

The second myth that I want to debunk is this idea of self-reliance. That resilient people do it all themselves. They’re independent, they don't need anybody else. That could not be further from the truth. Any organization, any person, any community that is resilient is one where people are coming together, where there is outside support, where the... See more

It’s a subtle but massive difference in mindset. Traditionally, businesses create all the value for the consumer. Community-driven businesses create spaces for consumers to create value for each other.

First, the reputation and credentials you receive in Web 3 are specific to you, not an app or platform. They are portable, and can’t be suspended or deleted. This has an upside and a downside. The upside is the value you provide in one corner of Web 3 can be rewarded in another corner. The downside is a poor reputation follows you, just like real l... See more