In addition to the fact that barriers to entry are still a bit high for non-technical folks, it seems like there’s not much incentive for the average person to care about participating in web3 right now. Yes, there’s been a lot of mainstream attention on cryptocurrency and NFTs as an investment, but combined with its high-risk, that hardly seems li... See more
Scale and loyalty are more important online than offline primarily for four reasons. 1) The fact that “CAC is the new rent,” 2) the mechanics of how the Google and Facebook auctions work, 3) the reality that customer loyalty effectively lets online companies avoid paying this “rent,”and 4) the fact that AI/ML are so important on the internet and sc... See more
A successful network effect requires both a product and its network, and that was true in the age of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company, and true today. For Uber, the “product” is the app that people run on their phones, and the “network” refers to all the active users at any given time who are connecting with Uber to drive or ride.