Variant
App-Specific Rollups: A Trade-Off Between Connectivity and Control
7 min · · An analysis of the decisions Ethereum app teams face when determining whether to launch their own rollups. · Shared by 14, including Jonathan Kogan, Li Jin
Variant
Progressive Decentralization: A Playbook for Building Crypto Applications
9 min · · Crypto founders have a unique challenge in front of them. In addition to building a product that people want, they also need to consider how that product can successfully run in a decentralized manner… · Shared by 17, including Li Jin, Inês Silva
bastyon.com
First Fully Decentralized Social Network on Blockchain
· A Revolutionary anti-censorship decentralized publishing and social platform. Based on the blockchain technology, it runs on a set of computers around the world, not controlled by any single entity.… · Shared by 10, including Jonathan Kogan
Variant
Tokens are Products
2 min · · Applying lessons from user research and product development to building and launching tokens. · Shared by 19, including Li Jin, Jonathan Kogan
a16zcrypto.com
Status Traps: Learning from Web2 Social Networks
9 min · · Countering social networks’ tendency toward “social capital” inequality requires thinking like an economist. · Shared by 83, including Jonathan Kogan, Balaji
a16zcrypto.com
Why blockchain performance is hard to measure
10 min · · We need a more nuanced and thorough approach to measuring and comparing performanc. In this post, I define basic terminology, outline challenges, and offer guidelines and key principles to keep in… · Shared by 37, including علي, Jonathan Kogan
Variant
Introducing Variant Fund III
5 min · · Variant was founded on a simple idea: the networks that define the next generation of the internet will turn users into owners. This ownership aligns incentives so that networks can grow bigger,… · Shared by 44, including Li Jin, Vikram Dutt, Jonathan Kogan, Chris Messina, Dave McClure
usenash.com
Nash - Reliable local delivery for any business
1 min · · Capture all your last-mile delivery tech, logistics, and operations with Nash, and offer a rewarding experience every time. · Shared by 9, including Jonathan Kogan
youtube.com
RPA Tools
· RPA Tools attracts the highest concentration of Creators and Makers with unparalleled peer insights and expertise in three key areas: 1. How to get you your time back by leveraging no-code and low… · Shared by 42, including Jonathan Kogan
a16z
Progressive Decentralization: A Playbook for Building Crypto Applications
10 min · · Crypto founders have to build a product, then give up control to a community of users. Progressive decentralization is the path to success. · Shared by 73, including Peter Yang, Elena Neira, Jonathan Kogan, sircharlsxavier, Packy McCormick, Vinny Lingham, Li Jin, Thomas Euler, Chris Messina
1729.com
The Network State
1 min · · Shared by 50, including Pomp 🌪, Balaji, Steven Sinofsky, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐀 🐍👑 🌷, 𝚃𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝙷𝚊𝚢𝚍𝚎𝚗, Chris Messina, Stefano ₿Ξrnardi 🌲🏴, Gio Tiongson, Meltem Demirors, Jonathan Kogan
Pew Research Internet
The Metaverse in 2040
20+ min · · Experts are split about the likely evolution of a truly immersive “metaverse.” They expect that augmented- and mixed-reality enhancements will become more useful in people’s daily lives. Many worry… · Shared by 916, including Richard MacManus, dreig (Dolors Reig), Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Katja Evertz, Bill Johnston, Kirk Borne, Chris Skinner, Harold Sinnott, yeon, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Benedict Evans, Jonathan Kogan, William El Kaim, Matt Navarra, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Chris Gledhill, Ross Dawson
Coinbase 🛡️
A message from Coinbase CEO and Cofounder, Brian Armstrong
7 min · · By Brian Armstrong, CEO and Cofounder · Shared by 76, including Arti Villa, Mitch Kapor, Josh Bersin, Robin Wigglesworth, Lord of the idiots, Jonathan Kogan, Brian Armstrong 🛡️, Laura Shin, Coronado 'Porch' Lindzon, Mathew Ingram
icme.io
ICME - No code for web3
· Build on web3 without writing code. NFTs, DAOs, dapps, and tokens. Built on Dfinity's Internet Computer blockchain. · Shared by 16, including Jonathan Kogan
VentureBeat
Why Web3 represents a new frontier for personal data ownership
4 min · · If Web3 innovators can establish a safe and private environment, users and data collectors can both profit from data under a user's control. · Shared by 15, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Jonathan Kogan