Tony D’Addeo on Warpcast

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I received a cold DM from some claiming to be a high schooler interested in web3, tech and startups asking for 20 mins of my time told him I didn’t have the time but would answer 3 questions I was impressed with the questions and there are a lot of people on here who could give better answers then me so I’m publicly sharing them in the hopes of getting answers for him I appreciate any contributions

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would be appreciate if someone could post this in /founders

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re 3 I don’t think he needs to work in AI to leverage the boom, if he’s interested in crypto he should go into crypto and learn to use AI tools for eg coding and such - best way to get value of both imo

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“usurp the incumbents” from a high schooler ??

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holy shit i thought i was in your comment section for this cast and read this from @dwr.eth, which also happens to have a part 1, 2 and 3 i was like this is the most unhinged reply to this high schooler's questions ever wtf analogies is he making https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xf22e110c

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Btw These questions are better than the ones I get from my college students

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is he taking angel checks yet?

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tldr (tim reilly)

1. Users will prefer to make money rather than give it to middle men if it’s possible. There’s no doubt about that. Whether crypto succeeds is a bet on a complex matrix of things, including culture, politics, and geopolitics. And the bet is not only whether this can happen but how long it takes. I’d say 50% chance this is a major force within 10 years 2. A super rare credential can help prove competence in a short time. Ie, getting accepted to Harvard means that someone looked at all your accomplishments in school and said “these are 1 out of 10,000 level awesome”. That’s helpful to a hirer. But not at all necessary. The thing you want to show even more is *what you made happen*. What’s something you built that people used? What are some results you got in anything you did? Specifics. 3. There’s no right answer. I do not think it can be a bad decision to do AI. It’s more certain to be a part of our future than crypto. However, if you have more passion for or talent in crypto, do it!

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1. Ownership is a powerful driving force. We’re on the opposite end of the spectrum right now - you don’t own the software you use, the media you consume, and even the home you live in. I think it’s natural that the pendulum will swing back towards ownership and crypto gives us tools to do this at all scales. 2. The 2 qualities that have always worked in hiring for me: genuinely interested in what we are building, and a team player. I can teach everything else. 3. Related to the above - go into the thing you actually care about.

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1. I don't think there's much evidence of demand for crypto maxims beyond speculation right now. Tokens and equity are a nice lever but a) web2 has versions of these (youtube ad rev) and b) status and distribution born from network effects are more powerful. Incumbents can and will be disrupted though: Instagram disrupted Facebook with Photos. TikTok disrupted Meta with short video. The list is long. 2. The indicators you listed are very important, I've screened for those primarily. For bay area style tech companies credentials can help get an interview but otherwise not critical. The best credential is a working url to something you built, or open source contributions and an active github. 3. If you want to go into crypto, go direct into crypto. Lots of green field work and you can apply or use AI at the same time.

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Mrinal Kulkarni

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@deodad thanks for sharing the questions i asked, I’ll definitely be reading the replies people have suggested. I don’t know why i didn’t see it earlier on my feed but still, thank you!

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I think his answers lie here. On a serious point, I do think if he thinks deeply about what I mean here, he'll be able to come to his own answers on where to start, why, how, etc. I believe both of these to be true in 'opinion' but there are reasons behind that, if he can come up with his own reasoning on why these would be true, he'll see for himself where he'd like to start. But lowest hanging fruit rn is get really good at using AI tools. https://warpcast.com/les/0xd149f1fc https://warpcast.com/les/0x6ddc8bee

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1. I have a gut feeling that the giants will either adapt to the web3 changes or die. Equity in the form of tokens for early users is a common crypto VC thesis and is worth exploring and criticizing. Crypto is still thriving but traction is questionable. 2. Only skills (I was a tech recruiter for a few years). Education only matters if you can get into an Ivy League - not because of the education, but because of the network. And contribute to OSS ;) 3. Do what you're good at, what you like, and what you'll be paid for. That could be AI, Crypto, or neither.

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my advice would be to build things you need. sure it might be small but you'll learn to sell or design or code or all of the above and learning comes from building, not joining a sf startup. here are some ideas: https://writing.artivilla.com/pivot-list more ideas in /someone-build (would favor these as you can do them in a weekend). here's another one I posted yesterday and you can get paid customer. https://warpcast.com/artivilla.eth/0x5607a16c idk how ppl last if they don't need their own things.

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1. probably not. if it works, the incumbents will figure out how to adapt. 2. good advice. creds don’t matter as much as skills. work under someone incredible. 3. yes, focus on ai.

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