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Naval Ravikant and Chris Dixon on Web3 at the Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss hosted Naval Ravikant and Chris Dixon at his podcast. It was a mega-episode packed with information and data around the Web3.

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Interests Technology

The Internet tidal wave

As I was reflecting on crypto and the metaverse, I thought about “The Internet tidal wave” – the memo that Bill Gates wrote in 1995 to his lieutenants in Microsoft to talk about the Internet.

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Financial Services

Opportunities and risks of BNPL products

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) products offer new opportunities for customers and merchants as well as a few threats and risks to look out for.

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“We don’t sell saddles here”

“We don’t sell saddles here” was sent to Tiny Speck (builders of Slack) in 2013: a fantastic example of how leaders can motivate their teams.

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Financial Services

Trends in Embedded Finance

PE firm Lightyear Capital estimates the additional revenue that Financial Services providers could earn from Embedded Finance to be ~$250bn.

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“Humans only use 10% of their brain” is a myth

Misattributed to many, including to Albert Einstein, there is a quote you might be familiar with: “Humans only use 10% of their brain”.

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The perfect moment to start a venture on the Internet

The best time to start a venture on the internet was 30 years ago. The second best time is now. The future is up for grabs.

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Interests

12 ideas from the documentary “Amazon Empire”

12 ideas that caught my attention from “Amazon Empire – The rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos”, a documentary by PBS Frontline.

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Crypto

A Bitcoin protocol explainer

Much has been written around the Bitcoin protocol. I will walk you through a practical exercise in which we will rebuild Bitcoin together.

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Personal Thoughts

How to build an incredible team

One of the hardest things for a leader in any type of organisation is to build a high performing team. This exercise requires a true 360-degree vision and profound self awareness: understand what you don’t know and complement your pitfalls.