Parenting

the wildest thing about parenthood is how your child hyperstitions themselves into language acquisition

Founders

Looking to level up your online presence?

Here’s a podcast episode on how to make social media work for you, rather than overwhelming you. 

Our guests are masters of the art of posting, and they have tips and tactics you can use to boost your profile, attract attention, and build a following of your own.

Whether you’re a startup founder, creator, avid doomscroller, or longtime lurker, this show has tips and tactics you can use to attract attention, build a following, and level up your online presence.

In this episode, we cover what to do and what not to do, how much of your authentic self to bring to the table vs. merely playing to the algorithms, turning your interests and obsessions into viral hits, and what standup comedy has to do with the art of posting.

w/ @gaut @ishverduzco @hackr 

tune in: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/social-media-how-to-build-your-presence/

👉 How to be good at social ft. @gaut + @ishverduzco 

Some tips:
- double down on personal interests, expertise, and obsessions 
- use stock prompts and scheduled content to keep up posting
- adopt the mindset of a standup comedian
…and lots more

social lead @a16zcrypto // ishverduzco.com

builder Universal and @alongside (alongside.xyz) — Casts that won’t put you to sleep — come /donothing with us

Applications for CSX Spring 2025 are now open!

Our Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) program provides expert guidance, capital, and resources for founders of early-stage crypto startups.

More details about the program:

→ Will be held in San Francisco 🌁

→ Minimum of $500,000 investment 

→ The nine-week, in-person program will start in April and end with a Demo Day in June 📣

→ Participants receive hands-on guidance, mentorship, and inspiration from some of the best leaders and operators in crypto today 🫡

→ Application will remain open until February 7th 📜

Apply here: http://apply.a16zcrypto.com

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None of the above should be taken as investment advice or an advertisement for investment services; please see https://a16z.com/disclosures/ for more information.

Applications are open!

Join our next @a16zcrypto startup accelerator

CSX Spring 2025 wants YOU 🫵

We back bold entrepreneurs building the next internet. 
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History

There’s no more instructive history for those who work in crypto than the rise of the personal finance industry. 

Almost everything we take for granted about money today…
- credit cards and national payment networks
- mutual funds, money markets, ETFs
- high interest savings accounts and the discounting (later zeroing) of broker commissions 
- investment firms “going direct” to retail
…even government financing through budget deficits and inflation!

All these once heretical ideas had to be invented (circa 1958 on). By people who were crazy. Revolutionaries and renegades… who were RIGHT.

math

51 feels like a prime number

…it’s weird that 51 = 17 x 3

crypto

BTC and ETH ETFs (actually ETPs!) were approved and listed earlier this year.

Here's what it means for crypto as an asset class:
https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/eth-etf-etp-faq/

A lot of people mistakenly call the recent BTC and ETH market products “ETF.”

They’re not ETFs!

Here’s why the nuance makes all the difference.

A lot of people mistakenly call the recent BTC and ETH market products “ETF.”

They’re not ETFs!

Here’s why the nuance makes all the difference. https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/eth-etf-etp-faq/

It’s time to fight for the right to create.

Today, @a16zcrypto, @standwithcrypto, @opensea are kickstarting the Creator Defense Fund, a legal defense fund for creators using blockchain technology to connect with fans, monetize their work, and bring creativity to the world.

We’re contributing $1M and partnering with top law firms to offer legal services and consultations for artists and creators who are facing potential government action or simply want to ensure they are structuring their NFT projects in a legal and compliant manner.

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.

Books

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

Music

the funk cannot be stopped

the funk cannot be stopped

you cannot stop the funk

the funk cannot be stopped

the funk cannot be stopped

you cannot stop the funk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWW4tFuzxGE

Here are some books we're reading and recommending this summer:

 📚 → https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/book-recommendation-reading-list-summer-2024/

e/acc

This skewering of the decels gave me a good laugh

Some tools/ apps i'm thinking about building for myself:
- a weblog scraper
- a daily habit tracker
- a repository for book excerpts

What other fun coding projects are there for beginners?

gm to everyone who is also building a web scraper with python this fine sunday morning

Writing is the handmaiden of leadership; Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill rode to glory on the back of the strong declarative sentence. 

- William Zinsser, Writing to Learn

O P T I M I S M 🔴✨

Today's podcast episode features @jing, CEO and executive director of the 
@optimism Foundation, along with our CTO @eddy & editor @hackr.

⤵️

https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/optimism-open-source-superchain-jing-wang/

i spoke with @jing @eddy about

- open source
- the superchain
- theory of the firm
- articles of confederation
- foundations (how to)
+ ~vibes~

on the latest @a16zcrypto pod (ft. @optimism)

listen here

CTO @a16zcrypto, lover of https://github.com/a16z/awesome-farcaster

The House of Representatives made history today by passing the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21). 

FIT21’s success is proof that protecting blockchain technology in the U.S. has strong, bipartisan support.

More below. ⤵️

huge moment for crypto and America

FIT21 passes in the House

now onto the Senate

Ethereum

Our new podcast episode covers the bustling area of “layer 2” rollups, a technology for scaling “layer 1” blockchains such as Ethereum. 

Featuring @jessepollak from @coinbase along with our very own 
@hackr & @ncitron.eth.
https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/layer-2-rollups-base-building-onchain-jesse-pollak/

Learned a lot from @jessepollak and how he thinks about building @coinbase's @base on the latest @a16zcrypto pod.

We talked about...
- bottom-up vs. top-down leadership
- scaling Ethereum
- rollups vs. bridges
- winning product vs. winning market
- futarchy
- hyphens (and a lot else)

with @ncitron.eth

@base builder #001; onchain cities w/ OAK & city3

building open source public goods @a16zcrypto

Founderof /moxinco
Play and Moxinco Meme : https://warpcast.com/tom-major/0xe3b50534