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Head of Market Development @paradigm , early-stage GTM for frontier tech.

San Francisco, CA
Joined July 2011
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Paradigm GTM folks in Singapore 🤝🇸🇬
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@CJHandmer Thought experiment: At what point will most video games have a real-life outcome in the backend? There's already truck driver simulators that people want to play, I could see a massive freelance market for work advertised as games, assuming the right economic
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Excited to share that I’ve joined the amazing team at @paradigm as Head of Market Development, where I’ll be working closely with the portfolio to execute on crypto-native business strategy
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Crypto's focus: user onboarding ✅ user retention ❌ I’ve distilled insights from growth legends @intern and @binji_x into a few lessons for building communities that stick around for the long term. Check it out and DM me if you like jamming on crypto GTM topics!
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Meet the Paradigm team & community at EthCC! We’ve booked one of Belgium’s best breweries on Wednesday, July 10th from 9-5pm, for builders to grab a coffee or beer throughout the day. RSVP required, details below. See you there!
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@creatine_cycle IMO it would be healthy to go back to labeling software startups as IT to show proper respect to our deep tech brethren/sistren in the trenches. Software quite literally is information technology!
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Come hangout with the Paradigm team & community at ETHDenver (round 2)! From 9-5pm on February 29th, we’ll have our favorite Denver coffee shop reserved for builders to grab a cup of coffee or a workspace. Registration is required, see RSVP details below. See you there 🙂
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@anduriltech Hi can I buy these posters? The merch game is unreal
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I'm doing a nihilism/cynicism purge from my timeline, already feels so much better. Less snark, more ambition & optimism.
@ViktorBunin
Viktor Bunin 🛡️🇺🇸
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Fuck nihilism.
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More and more infra for stablecoin payments being built out. In a couple years we could see B2B stablecoin payments surpass trading & consumer p2p... Just needs more plumbing but we're on the right path!
@jeff_weinstein
Jeff Weinstein
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okee, crypto on @stripe is officially back! - accept stablecoins from 150+ countries - buyers pay in usdc (via ethereum, solana, polygon) - you, as a usa business, receive usd - works with checkout, elements, or payment intents (and soon subscriptions) see a live demo:
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If your timeline feels like doomscrolling, its time to prune your information intake. What accounts make you feel fired up about the future of onchain tech? Some off the top my head are @jessepollak @gakonst @jillrgunter @nickwh8te @binji_x @pumatheuma @nic__carter
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Epic launch from @conduitxyz It's as easy to launch a chain with all the bells and whistles (embedded wallets, price feeds, dev tooling, etc.) as it is to launch a website on Wix/Squarespace. The barriers to onchain innovation keep dropping!
@conduitxyz
Conduit
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We’re excited to introduce Conduit Marketplace! Conduit chains can now get best-in-class tooling from 48 providers directly from the Conduit platform. Apps listed on Marketplace get instant distribution to every chain deployed with Conduit. Learn how it works below ⬇️
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Conduit has quickly become a crucial piece of infrastructure for Ethereum's scaling roadmap. Excited to continue the journey with @KAndrewHuang and @forrestnorwood 🚀
@KAndrewHuang
Andrew Huang ⚡️⛓️
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Thrilled to announce the @conduitxyz Series A, with @Paradigm doubling down and co-leading with @HaunVentures We want to make onchain compute as accessible as cloud compute so that crypto devs can build without limits. More below on how this raise advances that goal
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Robust fiat onramps + innovative gas-saving measures is a game-changer for allowing everyday users to access DeFi. Excited to use this! 👏 @Dharma_HQ
@Dharma_HQ
Dharma
4 years
1/ We know it's April Fool's day, but this is no joke! Introducing Gas-Lite ⛽️🪶 Automatically save up to 80% on Network Fees when you deposit to 🌾 yield protocols from your bank account on Dharma. Read on to see how we've made this 🔮 magic 🪄 happen✨...
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Nick Martitsch
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There’s no time like a bear market to get busy building, and I look forward to helping founders ship and grow products that expand financial inclusion. Cheers to making 2023 the best year yet for crypto!
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@lessin Need a dislike button stat... Nothing beats the combo of adrenaline + nature + friends + exercise
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2020 Summer will certainly be remembered as the Summer of DeFi
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I’m hosting a GTM dinner on Thursday the 17th to kickoff ETHSF. If you lead distribution for onchain products and want to jam on growth strategies, please apply! Registration link below, see you there 🤠
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Love it! @artemis__xyz has been crushing it with the onchain insights.
@crystaltaixyz
Crystal Tai
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now you can access the first open-source market map on stablecoins market players. anytime, anywhere 🌎 we'll make our repo public soon™ are we missing anyone?
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Excited to join the amazing team at @voltz_xyz to scale a critical pillar of the decentralized financial system!
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gm ☕️📚
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Nick Martitsch
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I'm voting FOR @compoundfinance governance proposals 46 & 47, which will add $TUSD and $LINK as supported assets. New markets bring new users and new use cases to the protocol. Read more and vote below 👇
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I'll be hosting a panel this Friday with some of the sharpest minds in DeFi, stop by to hear their thoughts on ETHDenver and what's next for the space 📈 @voltz_xyz @useteller @aztecnetwork
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Nick Martitsch
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Net-new @Uniswap V3 data being unlocked by @shadowxyz ! Net liquidity, fees per tick range, etc. all without RPC calls. Need this for every DeFi protocol 👀
@shadowxyz
Shadow
3 months
🦄 Introducing In collaboration with the good folks at @Uniswap , we've built a dashboard powered by Uniswap v3 shadow events Showcasing an example of the types of data-rich apps that are easy to build with Shadow
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@freethinkmedia @CJHandmer Love it! The editing is fantastic. Next up, @CJHandmer on @dwarkesh_sp ? 👀
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@Noahpinion @Noahpinion how much of the defense industrial rebuild should be purely domestic vs friendshoring in more cost-effective locations? (ships in Japan, shells in Mexico, etc.)
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Centralized exchanges are quickly turning into gateways to onchain economies. Noble unlocks Cosmos ecosystems like @dYdX , @osmosiszone , @CelestiaOrg , @SeiNetwork through a single integration point -- which will prove to be massively powerful for exchanges to stay competitive
@noble_xyz
Noble
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1/ We’ve been in touch with CEXs to enable Noble support so we figured it was time for a public thread on ‘Why Noble’ 💜 Simple: Noble is UX and a liquidity on-ramp to a $30B ecosystem of blockchains ✨ In the last year, we’ve facilitated $3B of tx volume Let’s dig in 👇
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@adamceresko @segall_max @privy_io @segall_max really does have unmatched energy, enthusiasm, and positivity -- crypto is lucky to have him 🙏
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Brewhaus Day !! ☕️🍻
@KAndrewHuang
Andrew Huang ⚡️⛓️
3 months
At the Paradigm Brewhaus for the day, come stop by!
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How to solve all of CT's problems in one image
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Just used to vote FOR @compoundfinance Proposal 35 "COMP Speed Recalibration" - saved me $8 of gas fees! 👏 @Arr00c @_anishagnihotri
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@conduitxyz is a game-changer for launching production-grade rollups in minutes. Reach out if you want build apps with drastically higher compute & lower fees, and join the @optimismFND superchain vision
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Nick Martitsch
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Amazing work from @OmniAnalytics , @dr_ethereum , @pierreyvesg7 , and many others. This collaboration between @compoundgrants and @OurNetwork__ has produced some of the best analytics in DeFi! 📊
@compoundgrants
Compound Grants
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Compound Grants x @OurNetwork__ was a massive success. The community LOVES on-chain DATA 💌📊💌 - 16 applicants - Top 3 winners received a $5k grant - All other applicants received a $250 grant Who were the top 3 winners?
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Nick Martitsch
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Read this week's edition of @OurNetwork__ for analysis on Compound supply volumes, WBTC market growth, new users from Coinbase Earn, and cUNI voting power.
@spencernoon
Spencer Noon 🕛
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This week's @OurNetwork__ has been published and it's jam-packed with #DeFi insights 🚀 🦉 @indexcoop 🏦 @compoundfinance ☯️ @BalancerLabs 🧮 #LendingRates Contributors: @gregdocter , @nickmartitsch , @immutbl , @0x_Lucas Read the analysis here:
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Nick Martitsch
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I’ve gone 30 years on this earth without using the phrase KOL and I don’t intend to start now
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Nick Martitsch
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@conduitxyz team is cracked
@pumatheuma
Uma Roy
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Working with hyper-competent partners who are always on the ball is so fucking awesome. Shout out @emilianobonassi @KAndrewHuang @forrestnorwood from @conduitxyz . Team of KILLERS. Wolf of rollups.
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If you care about scalability, security, and privacy of blockchains, then SP1 is for you.
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Succinct
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SP1 is live and ready for production use. Our blazing fast zkVM enables any developer to create real-world ZKP applications by simply writing Rust. Let's make ZKPs MAINSTREAM.
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IRL matters!
@emilianobonassi
emiliano.oO ⚡️⛓️
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maybe contrarian but this ethcc helped me a lot - inspiration for new ideas - perspectives i was missing in my bubble - great gathering with the team, customers and partners lfg!
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Looks like @skiffprivacy could be a compelling, decentralized alternative?
@pmarca
Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸
3 years
And document creation/editing software:
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Amazing work from the design team on the refreshed Paradigm website
@_yangyou
yang you
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six years into Paradigm’s inception, we’ve given a facelift to ■ ■ a visual manifestation of our research-driven ethos & deep collaboration with founders
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@reganbozman The Presidio is lowkey the best park / green space in SF
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@andyboyan Incentives could be part of the mid funnel, but eventually will need to taper off since the unit economics are not sustainable for the long-term.
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Nick Martitsch
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Onchain data superpowers with @_shadowxyz are here! Shadow events mirror mainnet state to provide deeper data coverage while saving on gas and contract size. Excited to see what this unlocks for protocol teams, data analysts, and anyone else working onchain ⛓️
@shadowxyz
Shadow
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1/ We’re thrilled to announce our $9M seed round led by @Paradigm
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Who else is going to be in Amsterdam next week? Let's link up!
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Nick Martitsch
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@AlecStapp Whats the cause of the disconnect?
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Nick Martitsch
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Social login is proving to be one of the most effective ways to onboard & retain high value, active users in DeFi
@privy_io
Privy
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4/ Hyperliquid has attracted >100K users, with 10K+ active each week, largely via a relentless focus on seamless UX for retail users. Take their onboarding: embedded wallets have helped them onboard >10K users, >40% of which were active over the last month (!)
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Nick Martitsch
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@samabbassi @jespow Also important to show proof of liquidity, not just solvency (ideally cryptographically)
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Nick Martitsch
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@bobgourley I’m sure there are better examples but TARS was quite helpful to the protagonists in Interstellar!
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Nick Martitsch
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Same reason why bias to action is so important for startups. Action produces information, and information (good or bad) is how you learn, adjust, and improve. Faster feedback loops always wins and action is how you get there.
@growing_daniel
Daniel
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A common sickness in our society is the realization that all mistakes are actions, so we should simply refuse to act and thus make zero mistakes
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How many stablecoins can the market reasonably support? Will it be a winner-take-most market like cellular carriers? Feels like we're entering a new era of Wildcat banking with a long-tail of currency issuance
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Nick Martitsch
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What are the best daily resources to stay up to date in crypto? So far I've been liking @Shoalresearch and @kirbyongeo Telegram groups and @DefiantNews daily emails. What am I missing?
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Nick Martitsch
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@pitdesi We need more of them in SF. Wait time this morning was 16 mins for Waymo and 2 mins for uber
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Nick Martitsch
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Nick Martitsch
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Nuclear Power -> Elemental Energy Stablecoins -> Digital Dollars Lab Grown Meat -> No Kill Meat What other technologies need a branding refresh for broader adoption?
@isabelleboemeke
isabelle 🪐
2 months
Listening to the conversation between Trump and Elon Musk, I cringed so hard when Trump said he was more concerned about “nuclear power” than climate change. Of course he was referring to nuclear weapons. Thankfully Elon intervened and said nuclear electricity, which is
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Nick Martitsch
2 years
Excited to chat about @voltz_xyz and DeFi topics with the @Mellowprotocol protocol team this afternoon! Stop by if you're still at ETHCC 🇫🇷🥖🍷
@mellowprotocol
Mellow Protocol
2 years
You're at @EthCC ?🇫🇷 Love LPing, math and drinks? Want to know how to build strategies on Mellow?🧠🤖 Come and meet us on Friday!👋❤️
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Nick Martitsch
4 years
OKCoin users can now earn a variable rate (currently +6% APY) on USDC and DAI, powered by Compound! 📈
@Okcoin
Okcoin
4 years
OKCoin #EARN -Gives you access to #DeFi ’s high interest-paying protocols through your OKCoin account -Pulls high yield interest rates directly from each protocol 💥 -No gas fees ⛽ Sign up:
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Nick Martitsch
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Offramping (not just onramping) is still a massive friction point for crypto-native teams. @utopialabs_ is making it easy for any on-chain org to pay with crypto 🔥
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Nick Martitsch
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Just the beginning! So many use cases across NFT, DeFi, gaming, etc. can be launched with @conduitxyz
@KAndrewHuang
Andrew Huang ⚡️⛓️
1 year
How Zora Network Shipped to Mainnet in 4 Weeks More on @ourZora ’s collaboration with @conduitxyz , the only self-serve RaaS platform on the market 👇
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Nick Martitsch
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Incredibly cool move by @Visa to future-proof their business with stablecoin issuance. The biggest threat to card networks up until now has been pay by bank methods like @Plaid , hence the acquisition attempt in 2021. Stablecoins are the 10x version of pay by bank that also
@cuysheffield
Cuy Sheffield
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Excited to introduce the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform, a new Visa product to help bring banks onchain, and our partnership with @bbva to power their first stablecoin
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Nick Martitsch
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Now back to Rooster and Rice I guess 🥲 Last supper in SG with @Web3_T
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Nick Martitsch
1 year
Come work with us!
@matthuang
Matt Huang
1 year
Paradigm is looking for EIRs and deep collaborations at the seed/A stage. Bring your own idea, or collaborate on one of ours. Either way, work closely with our investing and research teams to bring a project to life. We currently have the bandwidth for 3-5 of these projects...
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@AlecStapp @AlecStapp have you written a blog about unions? When did they historically make sense and what should we do about it now?
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Nick Martitsch
1 year
Even more excited for self-driving car teleportation since its more directly point to point. Fall asleep in your car in SF, get a full 8 hours of sleep, wake up anywhere in California
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@blakeir
Blake Robbins
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Sleeping on a red-eye flight is basically a form of teleportation.
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Nick Martitsch
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How many conferences in a year are too many?
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Nick Martitsch
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Waymo is so so good. Hard to believe there will human rideshare drivers in 3-5 years, and hard to know how Uber & Lyft will compete over the long term
@Kazanjy
Peter Kazanjy
2 months
Just sent my cousins who are in town from Chicago on an hourlong tour of San Francisco in a Waymo and they were over the moon.
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Nick Martitsch
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Thanks but I'll take just the 30mins of filler, you need to be Thiel-core maxxing
@nivi
Nivi
2 months
I removed 30 minutes (!?) of filler words from Peter Thiel’s interview on Rogan so I could listen to it without having a seizure… enjoy!
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Nick Martitsch
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@marcov_91 @DefiLlama Super interesting! Why are Bitcoin and BTC separate rows?
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Nick Martitsch
2 months
Sufficient enthusiasm is a substitute for intelligence. If you’re excited by the why, you can often figure out the how 🙂
@antoniogm
Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth)
2 months
Silicon Valley is where enthusiasm is most likely to be confused for intelligence.
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@nickmartitsch
Nick Martitsch
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@conduitxyz self-serve is here! Never been easier to launch a rollup ⛓️
@conduitxyz
Conduit
8 months
Starting today, anyone can deploy mainnet rollups on Conduit! Choose your tech stack by selecting a framework, settlement layer, and data availability ⛓️ Then, enter payment details, fund the deployer wallet, and watch your rollup deploy to mainnet 🚀
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@nickmartitsch
Nick Martitsch
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It's not too late to turn Market Street into La Rambla 🇪🇸
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@Noahpinion
Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼
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If they had made Market Street into a pedestrian space, it would have been great. Instead it's a giant empty asphalt wasteland, a forced waste of space, eternally preserving the sense of a pandemic.
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Nick Martitsch
1 year
Much needed offramp infra with super smooth UX 👀
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@nickmartitsch
Nick Martitsch
4 years
New Compound protocol analytics coming out on Friday - stay tuned!
@ournetwork__
OurNetwork 🔎
4 years
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Nick Martitsch
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Hard to appreciate how crucial Telegram is for crypto BD until you get banned from it 🙃 Spookiest 48 hours ever
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Nick Martitsch
2 years
Interesting thought experiment: What would web2 protocols like SMTP be like if you accrued governance tokens for sending emails? Would there be more innovation at the protocol level or would it be a distraction?
@DefiIgnas
Ignas | DeFi
2 years
@DeFi_Dad It seems there's an agreement here that governance is a must-have for DeFi protocols. And token is a scalable way to do it. On transferrable tokens: a compromise is veTokenomics - introduces staking for voting. Locking up gives more power to long term holders.
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@nickmartitsch
Nick Martitsch
11 months
we like the @Blulinski
@jonwu_
jonathan(love)wu
11 months
we like the @Blulinski
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@nickmartitsch
Nick Martitsch
6 months
No better place in the world to build
@dannypostmaa
Danny Postma
6 months
SF is like an adrenaline injection. Absolutely no way you don’t want to build something after being here. Vibes are infectious.
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Nick Martitsch
2 years
@nikillinit Honestly not far off from YC's advice, raising prices 5% until you lose 20% of your deals!
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Nick Martitsch
2 years
@divine_economy Sir they were just burning the IRL version so they could issue it on-chain. The value is obviously preserved
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@nickmartitsch
Nick Martitsch
2 months
Agreed! Next big question is which fintech / web2 will be the first to build a compelling onchain ecosystem... Any guesses on who and when?
@iamDCinvestor
DCinvestor
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all crypto exchanges should be building onchain in 2024 good to see @Gemini join in on this
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