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Dorsey argues that while Andreessen Horowitz is marketing its Web3 investments (that is, companies dealing in crypto, non-fungible tokens, the metaverse and anything on blockchain) as power to the people, the firm is going to wind up with as much power as it had in Web 2.0 and the people with just as little.
The Information • Jack Dorsey, Marc Andreessen and the Makings of a Crypto Holy War
20VC: Chris Sacca on Coming Out of Retirement To Unf**k The Planet with Lowercarbon, How Chris Evaluates His Relationship To Money Today, Why We Have Bred a Generation of Ass****...
thetwentyminutevc.comIn the summer of 2019, The Wall Street Journal published a series of articles that raised questions about WeWork’s a corporate governance and revealed unsavory details about Adam Neumann’s personal financial dealings, as well as his penchant for partying.
Maureen Farrell • The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion
As Web 2.0 companies began to deeply understand the powerful potential of their innovations — the game-ish reaction buttons, the follower graph, the algorithmic ‘newsfeed’ — they became adept at a clever stratagem. Rather than committing to perpetual openness, they could offer new user tools or developer APIs and encourage the community to use them... See more
Brian Flynn • Reputation in Web3: Ships Built on the Great Flood
Adam had gotten WeWork this far in large part by making shrewd deals—acting coy when it suited him and playing hardball when necessary.
Reeves Wiedeman • Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork
How Dave Portnoy Single Handedly Changed the Media Business Forever — Ari Lewis
Ari Lewisarilewis.com
Opinion | Jeff Bezos: The Hard Truth: Americans Don’t Trust the News Media - The Washington Post
Jeff Bezoswashingtonpost.com
Ezra: I worry about a world where the stars can leave institutions and make their full market value. There is a lot about institutions that is valuable - fund investigative reporting, etc... I wonder about how this works in a decentralized vision as it empowers the individual and creates more winner takes all dynamics. Are we losing some of the str... See more