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What founders, startup operators, and investors are talking about…
What founders should know about a potential macro downturn
Given the spillover impact of people's public portfolios and the realization that the music could stop, some investors are pulling back. They "aren't sure how to price opportunities" right now. If easy money is becoming scarcer, founders and operators can take this as an opportunity to raise the bar for execution, and build better, not just bigger, companies. Sarah Guo of Greylock on what to focus on as a builder and what’s going on in an investor’s mind during a downturn…Read more.
The evolution of the creator economy and who’s going to own it
The new wave of Web3 platforms argue that layering creator monetization on top of existing social apps is simply the wrong approach. Web2 social apps were built to support an advertising-based business model. The platforms have all the power, and often take the lion’s share of the revenue. Canal’s Justine Moore on the promise of creator funds and the challenges of the ownership based approach in creator monetisation…Read more.
How to become a sharper operator
Some argue that generalists are more likely to be successful in the future but being a generalist is harder than it sounds. The best generalists are actually mini experts in a bunch of areas. Maven HQ’s Wes Kao shares 11 disciplines to become a sharper operator… Read more.
TikTok 101
TikTok has become a part of the cultural zeitgeist: shaping trends, minting new influencers like Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae, and monopolizing the free time of Gen Z and young millenials all over the world. Music is the connective tissue that makes TikTok magical, and also viral. Meagan Loyst of Lerer Hippeau on how TikTok is minting major artists and how small businesses, corporations, filmmakers, IP holders should be thinking about sound as a part of their TikTok strategy…Read more.
The case for pseudonymity
We’ve lived on the internet for over a decade with key actions tied to our legal/IRL name and this link impacts our professional and personal trajectory. NFTs are starting to give us space to explore how we show up and we can live several lives on the internet. Holyn K. breaks down why pseudonymity with an on-chain reputation (immutable records) has the potential to incentivize healthy behaviour and accountability…Read more.
The myth of decentralization
The hype around “web3” has led to a revisionist history of what “web2” was and in this rewriting of history, web3 tells a convenient myth about decentralization. Emily Gorcenski wrote about the history of the internet and why historical revisionism about Web 2.0 risks us recreating the same failures in web3 but with bigger potential side effects…Read more.
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