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Today we had the opportunity to host @haydenzadams and @karl-op on stage at CSX NYC for a talk about their early days as web3 founders while they were still suitemates in college. Thank you for coming to share your experience and thoughts with the cohort! 🫡

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It’s our 50th episode of the web3 with a16z podcast! The episode is on how tech advances thanks to the blockchains/ crypto space can be applied to many other industries well beyond. Tim Roughgarden (a16z crypto Head of Research and professor at Columbia University) and Dan Boneh (a16z crypto Senior Research Advisor and professor at Stanford University) and our Editor in Chief, @smc90 cover everything from AMMs to credible auctions to DAOs, to macroeconomic experiments and FHE to TEEs to zero knowledge and much more — offering useful explanations along the way. Find find “web3 with a16z” wherever you get your podcasts.

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Hack UK 2024 🇬🇧 🔗: https://lu.ma/qevqafq2

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CSX NYC Day 1 w/ @guy @carra @michaelblau @jasonr @anna @mason & the team.

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CSX kicks off this week in NYC! 🙌

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How can founders show why their vision matters – and why they're the right team to bring it to market? A primer on pitching a web3 startup from a16z crypto general partner Arianna Simpson. In this talk, Arianna shares learnings and frameworks from her experience raising money for her own funds, along with years hearing thousands of pitches. She covers pitching from start to finish – from crafting a narrative for your product and team to following up – to help make an often daunting process as easy as possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVKcgn2W1uw

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Covered in this week's newsletter edition: 🤝🫶 Feature: Hiring and retaining talent in web3 🗣️💥 Governance attack!? 🏦💼 Regulatory update: The unhosted wallet rule has been officially withdrawn 📰🪪 News you can use: on payments & more! Check it out: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/a16z-crypto-newsletter-recruiting-wallets-governance/

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Hiring the right recruiter help can set founders up for success from the start. In this post, Aurora Petracca will share how. Aurora worked at and helped scale Airbnb (which she joined at 50 employees) and Coinbase (which she joined at 7), plus, counseled countless other startups. She believes a recruiter should be among your first 10 hires. Learn why: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/why-startups-should-hire-recruiters/

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"What is the right model for internet governance?"

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Here’s a practical guide from @ishverduzco on how to build your social media presence. It includes guidelines for starting from scratch, and taking a social presence from 0 to 1, including setting goals, identifying a target audience, and measuring success. Plus, tools and frameworks founders can use to know how, when, and what to post, especially if time is your biggest constraint. The full guide can be found here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/social-media-for-startups-guide/

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In this new episode, we not only break down the recent Compound “governance attack” -- including discussing whether that's the right label for it or not -- but also cover online vs offline governance attacks in general, possible solutions to such governance attacks in the specific, and more. with Andy Hall, @eddy, @shuel.eth, @smc90 🎙 Tune in: https://web3-with-a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/dao-governance-voting-attacks-onchain-vs-political-systems

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Going to TOKEN2049? Drop @pyrs a note!

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Included in our latest newsletter edition: 🛠️💪 Your guide to tokens: How to design, launch, structure rights in term sheets, and more 🌍⚡ Spotlight: Where innovation happens 📰🪪 News you can use: digitizing the DMV 📝📄 Latest in research: reasoning about the risks of restaking 🔆🌐 Trend resource: decentralized energy 🗞: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/a16z-crypto-newsletter-token-guide-use-cases-trends/

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In this special series of posts continuing our Token Launch Playbook, we cover token "do's and don'ts"; the ins and outs of tokens as part of overall compensation; a new cash flow model for web3 application tokens; and the art of tokencraft. We also share more on how to prepare for token launches, and how to structure deals involving token rights and restrictions — including how to avoid predatory term sheets. See also the first part of this series below, which covers what you need to know before you launch a token, as well as an operational readiness checklist from token creation to custody; rules for token launches and strategies for managing risk; and more. Check out all of the new resources here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/guide-to-tokens/ Featuring @eddy, @milesjennings, @hackr, @mehdi, @mason, @shuel.eth, & more.

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Our latest podcast episode is all about regional innovation — at both a systems and people level. We cover what does and doesn’t work in making certain places become hubs of innovation and economic growth (aka “innovation ecosystems”). Our special guest — in conversation with editor in chief @smc90, is Matt Clifford, who’s played an important role in the London entrepreneurial and tech ecosystem. Matt is the Chair of Entrepreneur First; and is also the Chair of the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (or AIRA). Fittingly, this episode was recorded live from Andreessen Horowitz’s first international office, in London. Tune in here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/where-innovation-happens/

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🔆 @jasonbadeaux

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"Onchain is the new online" – @jessepollak w/ @hackr

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Check out this conversation moderated by @jasonr, Head of CSX at a16z crypto, and Juan Benet, Founder of Protocol Labs. You'll learn about Juan’s path to becoming one of the most prominent founders in web3, and his vision for Protocol Labs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X0vfiP6ZII

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Join us for this talk moderated by a16z crypto CTO, @eddy, to hear about why CCP Games is embracing crypto, Hilmar Pétursson's thoughts about different gaming economies, the science/formula to making friends and more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-4e3ziF4rI

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