Live from CSX in SF: @cdixon.eth and @jasonr speaking to our cohort

Programming, philosophy, history, internet, startups, crypto.

Investor: a16zcrypto.com

Author: readwriteown.com

Operating Partner & Head of Crypto Startup School 
@a16zcrypto. 25 years working on frontier tech. 2X CEO, 4 exits & most recently VP Subscriptions at Google.

Warpcast

Warpcast user feedback: I’d like to post in the /sf channel, and don’t know why I can’t. Do I need to be a member? How does one become a member? 

I can’t find any guidance on that. Would be nice to have the permissions/restrictions for each channel explained in its menu settings.

"Pharmaceutical companies are suffering as opioid overdoses drop and their NARCAN sales decrease" 🫠

Check out these home-road splits in the NL West. Giants have played way more road games than LA and SD and are still piling on the wins

Your MLB leaders in OPS. Jung Hoo Lee is 🔥

Judge hit a double today that was reportedly the hardest hit ball of the season. I timed it at 3.7 seconds from his bat to the CF wall 😳

The best all time names of actual MLB players:

1. Creepy Crespi
2. Billy McCool
3. Dickie Thon

The Giants have a .800 winning percentage and they’re in third place in their division

Giants winning percentage is now .857. They’re still in 3rd place. 

(but closing the gap!)

I went to high school with Brian Scalabrine. This video of him beating a loudmouth streetball legend at his own game was so satisfying. 

Don’t mess with Scal

I went to high school with Brian Scalabrine. This video of him beating a loudmouth streetball legend at his own game was so satisfying. 

Don’t mess with Scal https://youtu.be/BvTEKEulcOQ?si=Z2f_6K0O5nRz3S4M

The Reds just lost their 3rd straight game 1-0. Hasn’t happened since 1960. 

Can’t imagine how frustrating that’s gotta be for Reds fans

1/ I’m excited to announce the cohort for our fourth Crypto Startup Accelerator program (CSX 04), starting this week in San Francisco.   

CSX helps early-stage startups building on blockchain technologies to accelerate development and product-market fit. It is an intensive program that provides the expertise, mentorship, and support that startups need to build ambitious products across industries. 

Over the next two months, the founders of these companies will get firsthand guidance and support from a16z crypto’s investing and operating teams. We connect founders with capital, industry experts across the a16z network, and a cohort of leading web3 teams. a16z CSX also invests a minimum of $500,000 in each company that’s accepted. 

The founders in CSX 04 are coming to San Francisco from countries around the world: Canada, France, Germany, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, and across the US.

Congrats to all our new CSX companies, see you this week in SF!

vinyl

I know Spring stats don’t mean shit, but it can’t be a *bad* thing for us Brewers fans that Chourio’s hitting .477, Contreras .455, Yelich .320, and Hoskins has 6 HRs

It just occurred to me @ted that the $3 base tier of Warpcast Rewards is the same as the cost of signing up for an account.

Warpcast pays for itself!

I felt better about my $3 before I heard it was the base tier

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Why composability matters.

w/ @cdixon.eth

Watch @cdixon.eth and fellow a16z GP David George go deep on AI and Crypto in our new AI Revolution episode

It is my great honor to be nominated by President Trump as the next Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, where I had served as a Commissioner in his last administration. The CFTC plays a critical role in maintaining robust hedging and price discovery markets that are the envy of the globe. The agency is also well poised to ensure the USA leads the world in blockchain technology and innovation. I look forward to working with President Trump’s incredible financial regulatory team. 🇺🇸

I'm grateful to have worked with Brian the past 3 years. He's the expert and advocate for US crypto leadership that we need in this important position. Congrats, Brian! 🇺🇸

Mike Manning

@ravmike