JD

@darkstar

72 Following

1618 Followers

JD pfp

to understand crypto's impact, don't just focus on the products of today. focus on the behaviors catalyzed by blockchain, that can influence how we do things tomorrow.

0 reply

0 recast

9 reactions

JD pfp

crypto applications haven't hit the scale where adtech is a thing *yet*. today's "adtech" in crypto is growth hack ways to try and kickstart a platform or network. the real tools get developed once the platforms form and scale. Warpcast probably closest here so far.

1 reply

0 recast

6 reactions

JD pfp

honest question: is signing up with email and getting a magic link to then insert numbers into a box a better UX than authing in with a wallet? 100% not.

2 replies

0 recast

4 reactions

JD pfp

an LP asked me the other day "where do you want your fund to be in 10 years?" and my response was "I want people to be able to look at our portfolio and think 'I love those companies'. crazy how in crypto (today) that's rare. Im excited about durability. not velocity. & believe that pays off.

0 reply

0 recast

4 reactions

JD pfp

technology changing behaviors > technology solving problems

0 reply

0 recast

4 reactions

JD pfp

one exciting part about agents is introducing conversational media. i think we're exhausted being told things by someone & agreeing or arguing about it on this platform. the ability to go back & forth with sourced agents, learn, argue, "change my mind" in a 1:1 is interesting.

0 reply

1 recast

1 reaction

JD pfp

future of news is an agent that can converse with you on topics you actually care about. can set prompts, sources but even more so, have sophisticated conversations on topics your curious about and want "expert" perspective on. should also change your mind.

0 reply

1 recast

2 reactions

JD pfp

one big, albeit seemingly boring, unlock for crypto's role with consumer AI is verification & verifiability. if agents move web interactions towards bot to code (vs. human to code), trust in transactions will become paramount. who & where you sign will have to pair UX with security at the speed of bot engagement.

1 reply

0 recast

12 reactions

JD pfp

0 reply

0 recast

3 reactions

JD pfp

Interesting to consider album politics (ie. if I side with a party, I accept all their beliefs), religion (which behaves similarly) and crypto -- where I think Bitcoin and Ethereum have fell mostly into this bucket. what are the best ways to maneuver crypto products/applications to parse things that matter versus servicing the collective whole?

0 reply

0 recast

2 reactions

JD pfp

observation: today's society wants to better understand, manage and control the system. we see this with DOGE, saw it with GDPR, saw it with public "shock" of the data google and FB had on us. with AI, it's even more data. if we, the people, want to manage & control our system -- we need blockchains.

0 reply

0 recast

3 reactions

JD pfp

internet showed social network effects. crypto shows money network effects.

1 reply

0 recast

4 reactions

JD pfp

If anyone's at UPENN Blockchain next couple of days HMU.

0 reply

0 recast

0 reaction

JD pfp

with evolving regulation we'll see 2 things come to light-- 1) whether decentralization, DAOs, etc. were actually desirable, or circumvention to create in an undefined environment 2) realizing that these strategies were a major bottleneck towards getting more users into crypto https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1892210410004078639

0 reply

1 recast

6 reactions

JD pfp

while data may not be the moat in crypto, worth considering if data becomes *stronger* by way of crypto. meaning, you may not be able to monetize your business by leveraging user data, but you may be able to provide better data (ie. skin in the game) to buyers than what exists today -- cookies, polling, etc.

1 reply

0 recast

4 reactions

JD pfp

Interesting perspective for crypto -- what new behaviors become so undeniable that the former behavior suddenly feels archaic? the challenge is the attention put on what goes wrong versus what goes right. when today, there are many examples that have broken through & have a path towards a better option.

1 reply

0 recast

5 reactions

JD pfp

"there are a lot of things where it's very difficult to sell people on the new behavior, but once they've experienced the new behavior, the old behavior seems ridiculous." - rory sutherland

0 reply

0 recast

6 reactions

JD pfp

more products that evoke the emotions of crypto trading without the risks of losing it all.

1 reply

0 recast

6 reactions

JD pfp

are there any good socialfi apps that focus more on connecting/collaboration versus individuals (ie. pre-existing social following, influencers)?

0 reply

0 recast

2 reactions

JD pfp

soon (already?) the things that brought builders to chains will be table stakes. speed, tvl, UX... table stakes. what we're seeing in real time are the user behaviors on the chain are what is driving builder interest. can you build a meaningful company here? or will your product trade like a meme?

0 reply

0 recast

4 reactions