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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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New podcast episode covering what we're reading -- including picks from our latest summer reading list and evergreen recommendations as well -- as well as how we read, and why we read (religion, mythology, fantasy, infotainment, fiction vs nonfiction, and more). w/ @smc90, @hackr, @stzinn, & Tim Sullivan Tune in: https://link.chtbl.com/yA_BTHQP?sid=warpcast

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🤌 – @cdixon.eth, Read Write Own 🟧

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A conversation on incentives, market design and mechanism design within the infrastructure and application layers. w/ Tim Roughgarden(head of research at a16z crypto), @skominers (research partner), and Pranav Garimidi(research analyst) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa2LAD7YEiM&t=1s

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In this talk, moderated by Tim Roughgarden (head of research at a16z crypto), a16z crypto research partners Valeria Nikolaenko, Joe Bonneau, and Justin Thaler explore diverse aspects of cryptography, delving deeply into their respective research areas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RrSs8FswBo

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In case you missed it: Here are some books we're reading this summer. Enjoy 🫡 https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/book-recommendation-reading-list-summer-2024/

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This throwback podcast episode is all about the theme of decentralized media/decentralized content creation. We cover creative collaboration and community; creator access; IP and evolution of the internet; and where NFTs and web3 specifically comes in -- do we really need web3 for this? The conversation also touches on topics such as the metaverse, storytelling across mediums, managing writer’s rooms, favorite TV shows, nostalgia, and much more. with Rob McElhenney, @cdixon.eth, @smc90 🎙 Tune in here: https://web3-with-a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/decentralized-media-creativity-collaboration-community-characters-nostalgia

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What’s different about building in web3 compared to building a typical startup? And why does decentralization matter? Decentralization matters because it’s the tool that allows us to democratize the internet by turning web3 systems into public infrastructure. This is a distinctly different model from the current internet, which is built around networks that are accruing benefits only to the companies that run them. @milesjennings lists some key benefits of decentralization in this post: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/why-decentralization-matters-builders/

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The five pillars of product-market fit w/ @jasonr https://youtu.be/UFeKJoD-rkc?si=4hmx3BkM1-pHPimZ

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How NFT royalties work: Designs, challenges, and new ideas w/ @michaelblau , @skominers , & @darenmatsuoka https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/how-nft-royalties-work/

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Here are some books we're reading and recommending this summer: 📚 → https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/book-recommendation-reading-list-summer-2024/

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Finding product market fit is a trial every founder must face. Serial entrepreneur Ben Rubin (@benrbn), who built the breakout social apps Meerkat, then Houseparty (acquired by Epic Games in 2019), and who is now building a decentralized messaging protocol as CEO and cofounder of Here Not There Labs, shares his journey — and search for meaning — with Jason Rosenthal (@jasonr), head of a16z crypto's CSX startup accelerator program. Tune in here: https://link.chtbl.com/yrnJDlrf?sid=warpcast

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In this talk, @maggiehsu (head of go-to-market), and @pyrs (go-to-market partner), explore various GTM models & motions, walk through a comprehensive checklist, & address audience questions on the topic. Enjoy! 🍿 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HN2AzJ8ffw

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Join @shanemac.eth, cofounder of XMTP Labs, as he shares his journey in building the DM layer of the internet. In this talk, moderated by a16z crypto go-to-market partner, @pyrs, Shane discusses his experiences as a founder of multiple companies, the challenges he faced, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. 🫡 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-uEbtPUGoM

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That’s a wrap for CSX London! 🇬🇧 Learn directly from the cohort about their experience below. And stay tuned for more info about our next cohort. ⤵ “CSX is probably the only time you’ll have in your company’s lifetime to focus so intensely on every single component of your business, to pull it apart, analyze it, and then accelerate its growth in a confined period of time.” - Aleksija Vujicic, Tata Bazaar “It’s amazing being exposed to so many people who’ve thought deeply about every aspect of running a business, especially a crypto business, where things can be quite different.” - Luke Gibson, Playmint “The energy itself cannot be replicated. You know that somebody is going to take off and they’re building an iconic, huge brand or a huge platform. And it could be us, it could be yourself.” - Caspar Barnes, AminoChain

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Who gets to decide what, for whom? Governance is one of the trickiest challenges people have faced, from ancient city-states to AI startups. Experts Noah Feldman, constitutional law professor at Harvard who architected the Meta oversight board and has written multiple books, and Andrew Hall, professor of political science at Stanford and consultant to a16z crypto research, join a16z crypto editor Robert Hackett (@hackr) for a hallway-style conversation touring the field’s big ideas, lessons learned in practice, and the most exciting experiments happening today. They discuss everything from the history of democracy, to the dynamics (and dysfunctions) of corporate and university boards, to the hopes for blockchain-based DAOs, as well as examples of governance from big companies like Meta to startups like Anthropic, and much more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddpxSc8ZBwg

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Kicking off Demo Day with @cdixon.eth 🫡

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Full house for CSX Demo Day here in London! 🙌

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