PERSONAL UPDATE: After an amazing 3.5 years, I’m leaving a16z to work on something new (more on that below).

It’s been an incredible experience getting to work with our portcos alongside some of the smartest people I know. 

To the entire a16z team, especially @cdixon and Ali and the rest of the deal team: thank you for showing me what having a truly world-class culture means. You make a16z special.

To all the founders I’ve met and worked with: it’s been an honor to be a part of your journey. I’ve learned so much from you and am excited for the things to come.

So what’s next? I’m joining the indomitable @samrags and @rfs to build Merit Systems. We are building tools, markets, and mechanisms to create an entirely new economy for software creation and contribution.

Stay tuned for more information and announcements in the coming weeks. It’s time to build.

Farcaster

AFK and/or lurked for most of November. What went down in the Farcaster and Warpcast world?

Zora

mint the moment 🤝mint chocolate chip ice-cream

we’ve teamed up with our friends at @thedoodles to host ‘Scoop Social’ at Doodles MiamiHQ this Thursday from 12-5pm

collect the commemorative mint on Zora →

mint the moment 🤝mint chocolate chip ice-cream

we’ve teamed up with our friends at @thedoodles to host ‘Scoop Social’ at Doodles MiamiHQ this Thursday from 12-5pm

collect the commemorative mint on Zora → https://zora.co/collect/base:0x1e1ad3d381bc0ccea5e44c29fb1f7a0981b97f37/2?referrer=0xe1C5FC12C0c5e05BbfD499FA2074C758a4391285

adjusted my x profile to start some farcaster bullposting

this feels like the right time

adjusted my x profile to start some farcaster bullposting

this feels like the right time

https://x.com/superwoj

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I've been working on this article for awhile and finally published it. I tried to answer the question:

“Will consumers care if the software and content they consume online is created by a human?”

I’d love to hear your thoughts—what do you think?

I've been working on this article for awhile and finally published it. I tried to answer the question:

“Will consumers care if the software and content they consume online is created by a human?”

I’d love to hear your thoughts—what do you think?

https://t.co/tUNJwUZOLB

programming

There's a fascinating analogy between coding in python using hyper-optimized vectorized libraries (numpy, cupy, torch...), and living in Singapore.

In python, whatever you're not vectorizing takes the longest, even if it's utterly trivial. Literally picking merkle branches out of a pre-built tree is taking me longer than an entire fast fourier transform.

In Singapore, whatever you get from international brands (as opposed to eg. hawker centers) is the most expensive, even if it's utterly trivial. I've literally had meals where the starbucks green tea I had right after a hawker center meal cost more than the meal.

Joaquina1

@joaquinamckoon