Nat Emodi

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Who is the best, most obsessive front-end engineer you know?

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People complain about the friction canceling the WSJ, but there's no more extractive, insidious product than Figma when it comes to over-charging users. If you try to remove seats from your plan, they add seats. If you try to share a file for review, they add premium seats without telling you. Am I missing something?

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Ok! All systems go. Big launch tomorrow.

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“Funds” a) Capital b) Network c) Energy d) Ingenuity Good lens to evaluate any startup. eg, some have ample (a) and are basically out of runway on (c) or (d)

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Definite optimism

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Levels of understanding Level 1: This works Level 2: That does not work Level 3: This works and that does not work Level 4: This works and that does not work in these situations Level 5: This is WHY this works and that does not work

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Consumer apps need to focus on relief from complexity vs adding complexity. A good (and hard) litmus for consumer crypto apps is if they offer relief from existing complexity instead of adding more. Stablecoins, for many kinds of transfers in large parts of the world, do this.

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Surprising detail is a near universal property of getting up close and personal with reality. http://johnsalvatier.org/blog/2017/reality-has-a-surprising-amount-of-detail

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A nerd snipe is a special case of human vulnerability: getting tunnel visioned into some side quest. In some ways, it’s like other snipes: status – clout, prestige FOMO – hype, trends emotion – outrage, drama, rabbit holes Nerds just get sniped by ideas and tech. Same circuit, different bait? Not really. Status, fomo, and emotions come from variations of mimetic desire—people don’t just want things; they want what others want. A nerd snipe is different. It’s not about imitating who desires something, but how they desire—nerds model curiosity itself. The mimetic hook isn’t prestige or belonging; it’s the gravitational pull of an interesting problem, and the allure of skill and knowledge.

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”For too long the crypto economy was an isolated atoll, with vibrant native customs but few exports to the rest of the world. A token for increasing leverage in trading NFTs? An interesting practice, but probably not one that’s going to reshape global commerce. Stablecoins, though, are an immensely important export to the rest of the world.“ via the Stripe annual letter 🔗

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A favorite recent Substack essay: https://substack.com/home/post/p-148244657 tl;dr most of the time we learn simply to get the surface details we need to sound smart; actual learning takes much more effort, intention, and structure, and is far rarer and more valuable.

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A few things coming very soon to Highlight: • Live feed: track your on-chain network and watchlist in real-time • Exhibitions: discover top creators + what top collectors, funds, DAOs are collecting • Batch listings/offers: manage your collection in seconds • Rich editorial: on 1K+ collections and 100s of artists • Competitive fees: save money • Best-in-class creator tooling (and partnerships) • Clean design: enjoy the experience

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Most modern at-scale social networks were bootstrapped from strong, existing *IRL* networks - Facebook w Ivy League - LinkedIn w Valley execs - Twitter w SXSW in ATX, blogger & tech scenes in SF / NY Strong IRL networks catalyze digital ones, and Farcaster could bootstrap further w/ IRL presence at more frontier tech events

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Good take from @cobie on memecoins: https://x.com/cobie/status/1891296963469115827?s=46

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How much do airdrop farmers make? The weirdest thing about crypto is nobody (tmk) has earnestly studied this economy.

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For decades people thought running a 4 minute mile was impossible — until Roger Bannister crushed it. Then many others did. Similar thing when SpaceX proved private cos could reach orbit. What's the equivalent of breaking the four minute mile for crypto?

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A good way to assess someone's product intuition is to evaluate their generative vs. evaluative thinking. Generative thinkers see possibilities everywhere—the ppl who instantly envision 10 new features from the latest iOS dev kit. Evaluative thinkers excel at sharpening ideas, spotting flaws, and improving them. The best product minds balance both, but most people lean toward one. Cultivating both mindsets is key to better product thinking.

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For all the current doubt, Ethereum is digital culture’s Fifth Avenue. Josh Kushner’s investing playbook: “Own property on Fifth Ave.” There will be other great streets, but none with the same prestige, liquidity, and staying power.

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Feels like crypto is trending heavily toward either “definite pessimism” (aka PvP nihilism) or “indefinite optimism” (“bring the world onchain”) according to the Thiel matrix. We need more definite optimism.

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