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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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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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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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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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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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Network Effect: thoughts and examples

The consequences of the network effect phenomenon are powerful for platforms, services and products that are able to leverage it. Network effect allows information, and now also value, to spread to billions of people globally at unprecedented speed.

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Crypto DeFi Financial Services

Decentralized Finance: a primer

We will review what DeFi is and look at ten real-world applications that have flourished in the recent years. Lastly, we will read about initiatives that the various governments are undertaking in an effort to regulate this emerging space.