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Wild Wild Money

Inspired by @dwr.eth's Silicon Valley Daily (/svd), I created Wild Wild Money (/wwm), a new Farcaster Channel, to curate the wild stuff I find and explore in crypto. Why Wild Wild Money?Crypto is still the Wild Wild West. It's the frontier; there are bulls, cowboys, natives, settlers, outlaws, gold rushes, and ghost towns; law and order is tenuous and limited, and a constant struggle for survival tests resilience and adaptability. I spend most of my time thinking about the wild money aspects ...

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Four Years of Pivots: Lessons on Building Marketplaces and Crypto Apps

After four years of grinding and pivoting, we recently decided to wind down Launcher Labs (FKA Newzip). I wanted to share our journey so that others might benefit from our mistakes and lessons.

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Goodbye, Frameboard

We’re winding down Frameboard. Here’s a quick recap of our journey, mistakes, lessons, and everything in between—hoping it helps others building in crypto.

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Launchcaster + Orange DAO

I’m excited to announce that Launchcaster has been acquired by Orange DAO. We launched Launchcaster two years ago because we didn’t have a great place to share and discover crypto projects with a community that cared. Since then, our side project has evolved into a public good, fostering thousands of launches and attracting over 15,000 crypto builders. We wanted to find a long-term home for Launchcaster where it could grow and continue as a public good for crypto builders without needing to t...

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CSX: Week 10 + Summary

Last week was a16z Crypto's CSX demo day and our last week in London. To celebrate an awesome 10 weeks, I wanted to share a recap of some of my favor...

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CSX: Week 7 Notes

Here are my notes from Week 7 of a16z Crypto's CSX. This week focused on Go To Market, Community, and Partnerships in Crypto.Talk: Alex Blania (World...

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Prosumer Crypto

One current challenge with consumer crypto is that most active users are builders or speculators. There are not that many actual consumers *yet.This ...

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CSX: Week 6 Notes

Here are my notes from Week 6 of a16z Crypto's CSX. This week focused on marketing, brand, and fundraising and included talks from Steven Ebert and A...

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CSX: Week 5 Notes

Here are my notes from Week 5 of a16z Crypto's CSX. This week focused on Decentralization, Governance, and Policy. We also had some fun at Far(away)C...

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CSX: Week 4 Notes

Here are my notes from Week 4 of a16z Crypto's CSX. This week, which focused on research and engineering, included talks and breakout sessions on inc...