Excited to support @amittm and the Proof of Play team as they build fun, complex, and innovative games that push the limits of blockchain technology. Looking forward to playing some @PirateNationNFT !
Introducing Proof of Play, an onchain game studio & technology company.
We are delighted to announce our $33m seed round led by @a16z and Greenoaks, with participation from incredible angels & founders incl. @naval@balajis@justinkan@jtwald@immad@nikil@gabusch & many more.
Communities offer us spaces to return to for the kind of focused, nuanced, ongoing dialogues that bring ideas to greater depth, not endless breadth. Think forums, not Twitter.
Given how front and center design is these days, I am still shocked that there is no “code of conduct” or guide to ethical design principles. I had my students write the Designers “Hippocratic Oath” and am sort of in love with what they came up with!
Engineering analogies have always helped me grasp new concepts. Recently, I've been applying this to be more mindful.
For example, mindfulness teaches you the importance of being present. I've been thinking about how every moment you experience is a frame in a core loop. n(1)
I'm quitting Facebook. Not comfortable with the flood of false information that's allowed in its political advertising, nor am I confident in its ability to protect its users' privacy. Follow me (and Molly, aka The Thing of Evil) on Twitter, if you like.
This is the cover of Forbes from Nov 12, 2007. 136 days after Apple introduced the iPhone.
I think the cell phone king was catchable 😂
People always underestimate how vulnerable "unbeatable incumbents" are.
Same thing happening today.
In my speech I mentioned that if #MarkZuckerberg and tech CEOs allow a foreign power to interfere in our election (again) or facilitate another genocide (like Myanmar), perhaps they should be sent to jail. My full speech here: youtu.be/ymaWq5yZIYM
Dont participate in success theatre - likes/followers (vanity metric) dont represent your value or self-worth. that Fake performative BS only serves comparison and FOMO which are the thief of joy. Optimize for Quality, NOT Quantity of friends, time spent, and conversation depth.
trust is your brand’s most valuable asset. It’s more important than your product design, software code, people, or marketing message 💯
inc.com/jason-aten/no-faceap…
Consumer social is on a cycle that resets every ~5 years - long enough for a new crop of builders to come in, previous generations to age out of their youth, and social norms to evolve aggressively.
Fun to see it happening again today.