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Nik's Reading List

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A collection of my favorite content on the internet that spans crypto, vc, and building companies. 

Anything before July '22 can be found here.
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Social Networks 🌐

Exploring the new frontier of decentralized social

 
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Incredible analysis on what drives value in social networks.
Status as a Service (StaaS) — Remains of the Day
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A Novel Framework for Reputation-Based Systems
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The Network State: How To Start a New Country
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Balaji S. Srinivasan — The Network State and How to Start a New Country
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NFTs 🧙🏼

 
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The future of retail
Redeem-and-retain NFTs are the future of luxury goods
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Good chat on the generative art thesis and Curated.xyz's plans for the future
100 Proof: The Next Big NFT Genre, A Case For Generative Art, & Collector Strategy with Todd Goldberg
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Identity 🕵🏻

 
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The promise of a new business model (Web3) does not by itself address the underlying primitives that create surveillance capitalism
Rethinking Digital Identity as a Defense Against Surveillance Capitalism
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How blockchains square with privacy: The right to never be forgotten
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Modular Blockchains 🧩

 
Blockchain Modularity | A mental model, explanation, and resources for understanding the future of decentralized networks and web3
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Metaverse 🕹

 
The Metaverse: How it Will Revolutionize Everything
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Tokens

 
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Launch tokens like software products, not ponzis
Tokens are Products – Variant

Decentralization

 
The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition
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Where are all the crypto use cases? | Evan Conrad
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What’s a Cryptocarrier? Glad You Asked.
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Product

 
When and how to invest in new acquisition channels | Adam Grenier (Uber, MasterClass)
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A Guide to Product Management
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Investing

 
#618: Roelof Botha — Investing with the Best, Ulysses Pacts, The Magic of Founder-Problem Fit, How to Use Pre-Mortems and Pre-Parades, Learning from Crucible Moments, and Daring to Dream
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Angel Investing vs. Venture Capital
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Venture Capital Red Flag Checklist  - Above the Crowd
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Why Crypto

 
Web3 Use Cases: The Future
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Other: Self-Improvement

 
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Interesting Article on CBT Therapy
How to feel good | Evan Conrad
 
First Principles: The Building Blocks of True Knowledge - Farnam Street
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How To Be Successful - Sam Altman
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Web3 Regulation

 
Regulate Web3 Apps, Not Protocols
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Generative AI

 
Generative Tech Begins
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Mapping the Generative AI landscape | Antler
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Generative Tech Market Map and 5-Layer Tech Stack
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The Lifecycle of Uncomfortable Tech
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Macro

 
What Really Matters?
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Startups

 
Startups are an act of desperation
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Pre-PMF isn't a bad thing
Startup childhood
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How to validate your startup idea
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Favorite Essays

 
How to Do What You Love
 
How to Think for Yourself
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