a16z crypto founder Chris Dixon's new book highlights how blockchains can lead to a more equitable internet
Chris Dixon is a managing partner at a16z and the founder of a16z crypto. In this episode, Dixon gives an overview of his new book, Read Write Own: Building the Next Generation of the Internet, and explains how blockchains have the potential to create more equatable online experiences. OUTLINE 00:00 Background 08:04 New Book 11:13 Crypto Skeptics 14:56 Tech Centralization 19:53 Web2 vs Web3 24:11 Networks vs Tokens 31:12 Platform Ownership 33:49 Platform Take Rates 37:49 Consumer Crypto 40:49 Regulatory Uncertainty 47:29 Venture Landscape
Ep.20: Stani Kulechov - Lens goes permissionless, Johnny Mack on Hypersub, SXSW recap, Memecoins as currency, Narrative Engineering
A weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us live and online on Fridays @ 10AM PST live.seedclub.xyz 00:02:16 An introduction to Lens Protocol with Stani and some recent updates, like going permissionless 00:04:30 Diving deeper into Lens’ growth strategy and empowering app developers 00:08:41 Teams working to extend the protocol and incorporating memecoin mechanics 00:18:19 Johnny Mack joins the show, founder of Fabric and Hypersub 00:34:10 We went to Austin for Boys Club’s SXSW event /brandnew, it was incredible 00:39:12 Deep dive on a recent article about consumer apps and the attention theory of value 00:45:57 Memecoins could become currency for fans of brands and sports organizations 00:49:14 Drakula is an example of a ‘publisher exchange’ to check out 00:54:06 Founders need to be narrative engineers and stay close to the meta 00:59:00 Thanks for tuning in! Don’t forget to mint the episode and /brandnew pieces on Zora Hosts: Jess Sloss & Josh Cornelius Web VJ: Peacenode Production: Cheryl Douglass None of this is financial or tax advice.
