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Getting people to take care of their dishes
Bethany Crystal – Nov 28, 2018
In my role at USV, I visit dozens of tech companies, and one of the things I like to pay attention to is the office vibe and culture of the space. Weirdly, one of my favorite things to scope out [...] Read more
On-Chain versus Off-Chain Computation, Turing Completeness and Zero Knowledge Proofs
Albert Wenger – Nov 28, 2018
I have been skeptical about Turing complete on chain computation for a long time. Many early proponents took the position that there is no issue because a mechanism such as Ethereum’s gas limits how long a computation can run. They [...] Read more
Crypto Fundamentals
Nick Grossman – Nov 27, 2018
Our good friend Chris Burniske was on Squawk Box this morning. I got up and watched it. You can see the video here . Of course there is interest in the crypto market right now, as it is falling hard. [...] Read more
Giving Tuesday
Fred Wilson – Nov 27, 2018
I don’t care about or participate in Black Friday or Cyber Monday. But Giving Tuesday is awesome and I never miss the opportunity to participate in a day of collective giving. I love it. This morning I went on to [...] Read more
The Fear
Bethany Crystal – Nov 27, 2018
In all the management books I’ve read and all the professionals I speak with, there’s one element of all of the good intent stuff that just doesn’t seem to be addressed: The Fear. When presented with an anonymous situation — [...] Read more
My Amicus Brief
Fred Wilson – Nov 26, 2018
The Supreme Court is going to start hearing arguments today in a case where consumers are challenging Apple’s distribution monopoly on iPhone apps. These consumers are represented by the attorney generals of 30 states including California, Texas, Florida and New York. [...] Read more
World After Capital: Informational Freedom
Albert Wenger – Nov 26, 2018
NOTE: I have been posting excerpts from my book World After Capital. The last few excerpts have been about Universal Basic Income as a way of expanding Economic Freedom. Today’s section introduces the concept of Informational Freedom. Can you read [...] Read more
It takes just one person
Bethany Crystal – Nov 26, 2018
Halfway through my subway ride home today, a panhandler walked into our car and started loudly asking everyone for money. This is not unusual in New York City. Naturally, these things always seem to happen under the most crowded of [...] Read more
What Bear Markets Look Like
Fred Wilson – Nov 25, 2018
It’s hard to look at the price charts of the big crypto assets and not cringe. But it helps to look back to an earlier time, when a new sector was emerging, and understand what can happen. Amazon peaked in [...] Read more