A historical collection of our writing.
Continuing on the theme of what decentralization is good for , this week I would like to focus on one of the most powerful drivers in the near-term: Platform Risk . Platform Risk is is the risk that the tech platform that you build your product/app/business/life on will become a critical […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
Over the long weekend, I spent a bunch of time with my kids doing outdoor cold weather activities. I love the winter, and I love winter sports — there is something about being outside on a cold, sunny day that gets my blood moving and makes me feel great. Those who have read this blog […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
Recently, Simon Morris, a long-time BitTorrent exec, wrote a provocative series of posts on the nature of decentralization, in the wake of BitTorrent Inc’s acquisition by TRON . They are relatively short and a good read: Why BitTorrent Mattered — Bittorrent Lessons for Crypto If you’re not Breaking […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
I am in Hong Kong this week for Blockstack ‘s Decentralizing the World Tour (more on that in a forthcoming post). I arrived yesterday and have been exploring the city a bit. The first observation is how awful the air quality is. Holy cow. This report from Plume Labs (snapshot from the time when I […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
USV’s book club book for this month is Drug Dealer, MD , by Dr. Anna Lembke , Director of Addiction Medicine at Stanford Hospital – so we have spent a bunch of time recently talking about addiction. It is not a stretch to hypothesize that we, as a society, are at a moment of heightened […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
Debt is a complicated subject. On the one hand, it is empowering — it lets you get a quick start on something, and lets you do things that would not be possible otherwise. There are times when it is useful, necessary, and unavoidable. I think about “debt” in the broadest possible terms: times when […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
