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Hello, World: Proof of Human Comes to Messaging

Every major messaging system still assumes you can trust a username, a voice, or a video. AI has made that assumption obsolete. Today, that changes. World has integrated XMTP to create World Chat, the first messaging network built on proof of human and decentralized, quantum-resistant encryption. For the first time,
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What Happens In Vegas Stays Nowhere on Convos

We launched a secure chat app on XMTP this week with World Chat. We also released our own new chat app on XMTP called Convos this week. On one hand, I'm like I don't need another chat app. I feel ya. On the other hand, I

Hello, World: Proof of Human Comes to Messaging

Every major messaging system still assumes you can trust a username, a voice, or a video. AI has made that assumption obsolete. Today, that changes. World has integrated XMTP to create World Chat, the first messaging network built on proof of human and decentralized, quantum-resistant encryption. For the first time,
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The (near) future of messaging isn’t just quantum-resistant. It’s decentralized

Every year, a16z puts out its Big Ideas List. It's 17 things that various a16z crypto partners (plus a few guest contributors) observe about what’s ahead. I was lucky to be included this year. Check out the whole list here and read my Big Idea below. As

The Future of Prediction Markets Lives in Group Chats

The experience I had on Base App this morning reminded me of some of my first mobile experiences back in the day. In 2010, people laughed at the idea of trading stocks on your phone. Too clunky. Too risky. Not Serious. Real investors used real terminals. Then mobile-native apps like
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Setting Up My Seeker Device

Earlier today, I saw a post from Fred Wilson about his new Seeker Device. I got mine about a month ago and decided it's time to try it out. I wanted to try something different, so I started with a question... Could I use this device for digital

An Open Letter to the CEO of CLEAR and Why "Human Touch" is Killing Your Service

From one of your longest-standing customers who really wants to see you succeed. This isn't about the line being long because more people have signed up. This is about how to make your technology and experience 10x better, so there are no lines. Tim Ferriss wrote a blog

Thinking About Trust & The Future Of Attention On The Internet

"How are you going to protect from spam?" is the first question people ask. "Are you going to let brands 'pay-to-reach' people on XMTP?" is the second. I've thought about these questions a lot. Building a network that protects the world'
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When Software Upgrades Become Life or Death

I love full self-driving (FSD). It's up there with the iPhone for me. I never realized how much of my brain I used to spend just driving. Staying between the lines, checking maps, knowing where to turn, watching other drivers, checking mirrors, stop-go stop-go stop-go traffic, not dying.

“For You” Is Dead. Prompts Will Kill the Feed. Groups Are The Social Graph.

Here's a rambling of thoughts that I've been thinking about for a while, just observing and listening to how people use the internet... Prompts are replacing posts. A prompt makes a video. A song. An agent. Soon, an entire app. Prompts are becoming the new content

What’s the Innovator's Dilemma of AI & How Can Any Startup Compete With These Behemoths?

What if the next innovation in AI isn't about what exists, it's about what doesn't exist? What if it’s not about crunching more data, it’s about being able to create something without any data?  This question has been burning in my brain
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