on the blockchain
How to self-regulate the token market.
How does one tell if a token is junk or not? Here’s a proposal for a self-regulating body, itself on the blockchain. | learn more
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tech, startups, internet
The spin master behind Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
Here’s a fascinating story that I had never heard before. “For decades Margit Wennmachers has quietly shaped the world’s hottest startups. Now Andreessen Horowitz’s secret weapon must reckon with the era of big tech.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
A peek inside Alphabet’s investing universe.
Google’s parent company uses a multi-pronged approach to investing. “Taken together, Alphabet is one of the most prolific corporate investors in startups. In 2017, Crunchbase data shows that Alphabet’s three main investing arms — GV (formerly known as Google Ventures), […]
tech, startups, internet
Two ultra-smart geeks from a16z talk about connected home.
“Benedict Evans and Steven Sinofsky discuss CES 2018 and share insight on what they took from this year’s show. … beyond the event of CES itself, Evans and Sinofsky analyze the experimentation we’re beginning to see in connected consumer electronics for […]
big ideas
Nanorobots successfully target and kill off cancerous tumors.
“Science fiction no more — in an article out today in Nature Biotechnology, scientists were able to show tiny autonomous bots have the potential to function as intelligent delivery vehicles to cure cancer in mice.” | learn more
thoughts of food
Inside look at the future of autonomous farming.
Writing for Bloomberg, Amanda Little offers an inside look at Blue River Technologies, the company acquired by Deer & Co not long ago. | learn more
under the microscope
Digestive system microbes and your performance.
Researchers are studying athletes to better understand the links between human physical performance and our various mixes of gut bacteria. Some claim to have already found strong relationships. | learn more
under the microscope
Scientists accidentally discover a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s.
“Researchers from Lancaster University in the UK discovered that a drug developed for type 2 diabetes has “significantly reversed memory loss” in mice.“ | learn more
better doing
Addition by subtraction.
Interesting short post about how creativity is fostered by constraints. | learn more
on the blockchain
Questions for LPs to ask of crypto funds.
Remember that VC that signed a deal in Virtual Reality (above)? They also have been one of the earliest crypto investors in the space. | learn more