protocols

I spoke with @fredwilson.eth and Brad Burnham for a special episode of the slow hunch - recorded in my living room over multiple mugs of tea.

In many ways @usv has been their collective slow hunch, and it's been a true privilege for me to be part of that journey with them, witnessing how they think, invest, and build an enduring venture capital firm.

Also, lots in this conversation about the relationship between platforms &  protocols, stemming all the way from our investment in Twitter and leading to our ongoing interest in bitcoin and crypto/decentralized systems, including Farcaster

ENJOY!

Great OG thesis on protocols

- Twitter could/should have been ethereum
- USV 1st fund struggled to raise
- Tumblr --> 20m users w 2 people/founders

* fun fact, Christina Cacioppo's (founded Vanta) 1st job out of school was at usv, hired from a blog of course

Great OG thesis on protocols

- Twitter could/should have been ethereum
- USV 1st fund struggled to raise
- Tumblr --> 20m users w 2 people/founders

* fun fact, Christina Cacioppo's (founded Vanta) 1st job out of school was at usv, hired from a blog of course https://youtu.be/RdBsF_JTbLM?si=kQFIm-tj-y-Pm-l4