Quick thoughts on web3
VCs, angels and other early investors help to bootstrap web3 networks by providing funding for research, development, marketing, community building, operations, treasury and more. In return, those early investors are […]
Why I love The Block, cryptocurrency and what the future holds
The following is a transcript of a recent podcast with my friend and investor in The Block, David Nage. This podcast was particularly fun because David knows me so well […]
Fourth Feelings
Today’s post by Fred Wilson inspired me to share my feelings today. I’ve never been more optimistic about what is ahead for me personally. I’m fortunate enough to have two […]
“Frontier Tech” And Blockchain / Crypto
The blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem is the first time that I’ve ever participated fully in a “frontier tech” market — and my goodness is it eye-opening. Due to the opportunity […]
The Best Careers Are Non-Linear
One aspect of US careers is regularly talked about privately amongst friends and confidantes, but is viewed as verboten to talk about publicly or with prospective employers: a successful professional […]
Day 1
It is Day 1 in the world of blockchain and cryptoassets. It is time to come along for the ride. Let me help convince you! 1) Most people know nothing. […]
Out: Chasing Eyeballs, In: Delivering Outcomes
Mobile 1.0: Serving Up Ads to Eyeballs Nearly 20 years after Web 1.0 and AOL, we are returning to an era of captive user attention and walled gardens, manifested most […]
The Evolution Of Mobile Commerce: From Ads to APIs to Buttons
Contextual Commerce in a Mobile-First World As e-commerce shifts from a desktop to a mobile-first world, the leading mobile commerce services are increasingly developer-driven companies like Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, OpenTable […]
Apple Pay + Fraud
Apple Pay onboarding fraud is both a bank *and* an Apple problem. It is a flaw in how the banks onboard customers: they don’t ask for enough information to determine […]
The reinvention of commerce for mobile
Commerce reinvented on mobile 2014 was a huge turning point for the mobile commerce ecosystem. From 2010 to 2014, most of the retail, payments and technology industry’s mobile commerce focus […]
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