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@maggiehsu and I will be back in Singapore this year for TOKEN2049, Solana Breakpoint, and more with @a16zcrypto. Like or reply if you're heading to the Lion City.

Founders

Join @shanemac.eth, cofounder of XMTP Labs, as he shares his journey in building the DM layer of the internet.

In this talk, moderated by a16z crypto go-to-market partner, @pyrs, Shane discusses his experiences as a founder of multiple companies, the challenges he faced, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-uEbtPUGoM

If you want to see what passion and vulnerability can translate to, watch h this. @shanemac.eth gives a masterclass.

CEO @Ephemera, developing @XMTP. Message me here: https://converse.xyz/dm/shanemac.eth 

It’s been five months since we opened applications for Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) Spring 2024 in London, and after reviewing and interviewing a huge pool of worthwhile candidates, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve selected our final cohort of 24 early-stage companies.

CS🙅‍♂️X — new name, same incredible accelerator. Excited to see the cohort thrive in London 🇬🇧

Read Write Own is #9 on the New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller list, and #25 on USA Today’s Best-selling Booklist (both fiction & nonfiction).

I wrote it to help more people appreciate the potential of blockchains for building a better internet, and I’m grateful it resonated with so many of you.

Thank you 🙏

The end of my childhood:

https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/01/31/end.html

Don’t let mystical “other people” run your show 💪🏼❤️

My new book Read Write Own is available in bookstores starting today. 🟧

I wrote this book to help everyone here that’s working in crypto recruit more people to join you, and explain to your friends and family how blockchains can build us a better internet. 

https://youtu.be/9O1dc2TNlFk

@maggiehsu and I outline a practical approach to partnering in the NFT space… tl;dr partnerships in web3 start and end with investing time/effort into understanding how the technology is serving a broader purpose. Thoughts?

https://a16zcrypto.com/building-partnerships-with-nft-projects-and-communities/