Timour Kosters
@timourkosters
Investor & builder working in blockchain and ml. Tweeting: @timourxyz
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DAOs are not corporations: where decentralization in autonomous organizations matters
Vitalik Buterinvitalik.caTooling for DAOs and
A focus on ‘missing middle’ housing: The plans feature housing that is fairly high density but not high rise — a combination of "row houses" between 2-4 stories high, and apartment buildings going up to 8 stories. This is the type of neighborhood that makes up the most beloved places in the world. Places like Amsterdam, Venice, Santa Monica, Lake... See more
Devon Zuegel • Part 3: The first walkable city in America in a century
If everyone owns a slice of American value creation, everyone will want America to do better: collective equity in innovation and in the success of the country will align our incentives. The new social contract will be a floor for everyone in exchange for a ceiling for no one, and a shared belief that technology can and must deliver a virtuous... See more
Sam Altman · March 16 • Moore's Law for Everything
Dao efficiency parity forecast. The flipenning of DAOs creating more value than tradcos - Tradcos learn linearly - DAOs have strong network effects, both internally but also learning from each other. This creates an exponential learning rate.- We're still early in DAOs. Figuring stuff out - Bitcoin is a dao - We’ve learned about Governance tokens -... See more
Rehash: A Web Podcast • S3 E6 | DAO Decentralization Thesis & Artificial Intelligence w/nintynick
‘You don’t ever have to say anything,’ he says. ‘Always remember that as a thing you need never do. Many’s the man lost much just because he missed a perfect opportunity to say nothing.’
Claire Keegan • Foster
Quotes:
“I’m talking to you,” he began, “because the old shit doesn’t work anymore.”
The established patterns for releasing music, going on tour, and putting work into culture, he explained, were no longer relevant. The infrastructure, the audiences, and the money just weren’t there.
“I don’t know where things are going,” he continued, “But I know the
... See moreYancey Strickler • The old shit doesn't work anymore
Assess the potential and spot the openings: “We spent a lot of time thinking about ‘What is the market for this?’ Spreadsheets have been around forever, but most of the time, people use them to track objects: people, companies, simple tables. They're not doing modeling and number crunching, which they were invented for,” says Ofstad. “And when
... See moreFirst Round Capital • Airtable's Path to Product-Market Fit
Alpha: Stay lean while you de-risk your biggest hurdle.
Beta: Test, test, test — but push to go faster.
Beta: Test, test, test — but push to go faster.