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11.14.24 / articles

A useful framework for understanding stablecoins: Banking history

Sam Broner

11.12.24 / videos

An update on Jolt's development roadmap

Justin Thaler

10.3.24 / articles

On crypto financial reporting: The Statement of Digital Assets

Emily Westerhold

9.19.24 / articles

3 takeaways on market design for web3 builders

Scott Duke Kominers

9.17.24 / videos

Building Gensyn

Harry GrieveBen FieldingJason Rosenthal

9.10.24 / articles

HACK UK: Announcing a16z’s first ever London Hackathon

Anthony AlbaneseJay DrainElizabeth Harkavy

9.6.24 / articles

6 must-watch talks and takeaways for early-stage crypto startups

a16z crypto editorial

9.6.24 / articles

Books for crypto builders and beyond (2024)

a16z crypto editorial

8.31.24 / videos

Preparing for the pitch

Arianna Simpson

8.31.24 / videos

Positioning and branding in web3

Steven Ebert

8.22.24 / videos

Hiring and retaining talent in web3

Craig NaylorMehdi HasanMadan Nagaldinne

8.22.24 / articles

Why startups should hire recruiters much sooner than they think

Aurora Petracca

8.16.24 / articles

Social media for startup founders: A practical guide to building an online presence

Ish Verduzco

8.10.24 / articles

How to build with tokens; news you can use; latest trends

a16z crypto editorial

8.8.24 / articles

Your guide to tokens: How to design, launch, structure rights, and more

a16z crypto editorial

8.8.24 / articles

Token rights in term sheets: How to avoid predatory deals

Miles JenningsJoseph BurlesonZachary Gray

8.8.24 / articles

How tokens can attract top talent: A compensation primer for web3

Madan NagaldinneCraig NaylorMehdi Hasan

8.8.24 / podcasts

Token do's and don'ts

Eddy LazzarinMiles JenningsRobert Hackett

8.8.24 / videos

Tokencraft

Eddy Lazzarin

8.8.24 / videos

Planning for token launches

Miles Jennings

7.30.24 / podcasts

Where innovation happens

Matt CliffordSonal Chokshi

7.26.24 / videos

Dreaming big with Protocol Labs

Juan Benet

7.26.24 / videos

Crafting virtual worlds

Hilmar Pétursson

7.11.24 / videos

Conversation on incentives

Tim RoughgardenScott Duke KominersPranav Garimidi

7.8.24 / videos

ZK and cryptography

Justin ThalerJoseph BonneauValeria Nikolaenko

6.25.24 / podcasts

On finding product-market fit... and meaning

Ben RubinJason Rosenthal

6.24.24 / articles

3 ways to organize decentralization in your startup

Miles Jennings

6.24.24 / articles

Why decentralization matters, for builders

Miles Jennings

6.21.24 / videos

Sharing the triumphs, trials, and invaluable lessons of being a founder

Shane MacPyrs Carvolth

6.21.24 / videos

Go-to-market models

Maggie HsuPyrs Carvolth

6.17.24 / podcasts

Governing democracy, the internet, and boardrooms

Noah FeldmanAndrew HallRobert Hackett

6.1.24 / podcasts

Pricing strategy for startups

Robert HackettMaggie HsuScott Duke KominersJason Rosenthal

5.31.24 / videos

Security best practices: the front end process

Matt Gleason

5.31.24 / articles

How to find product-market fit: 5 strategies for web3

Jason Rosenthal

5.24.24 / videos

Policy and regulatory considerations for web3 builders

Michele KorverBrian Quintenz

5.23.24 / podcasts

Open sourcing the superchain (with Optimism)

Jing WangEddy LazzarinRobert Hackett

5.20.24 / articles

Porter’s Five Forces and competitive advantage in web3

Scott Duke KominersLiang Wu

5.17.24 / videos

Scaling to stack

Jing WangKarl Floersch

5.17.24 / videos

Starting an L1 from scratch

Mo Shaikh

5.11.24 / podcasts

Layer 2, rollups, and building onchain (with Base)

Jesse PollakNoah CitronRobert Hackett

5.10.24 / videos

Journey to jumpstart: from Meerkat to Houseparty to a crypto-native social network

Ben Rubin

5.10.24 / videos

The five pillars of product-market fit

Jason Rosenthal

4.25.24 / articles

Operational guidelines for token launches, from creation to custody

Adina FischerMatt GleasonJustin Simcock

4.25.24 / articles

5 rules for token launches

Miles Jennings

4.25.24 / articles

Getting ready to launch a token: What you need to know

Miles JenningsJason Rosenthal

4.25.24 / articles

How to navigate token launch risks

Miles Jennings

4.13.24 / podcasts

Let's get digi-physical: From 'tap' chips to Taylor Swift

Robert HackettChristopher LeeMichael Blau

3.28.24 / podcasts

Snowboards, software, and scaling (with Shopify CEO)

Tobi LütkeBen Horowitz

3.28.24 / podcasts

Leading through uncertainty (with Coinbase CEO)

Brian ArmstrongChris Dixon

3.26.24 / articles

Announcing the Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) Spring 2024 Cohort

Jason Rosenthal

2.21.24 / articles

The NFT Staircase: How digital ownership benefits brands and consumers

Scott Duke KominersSteve Kaczynski

1.30.24 / articles

The Read Write Own Manifesto

Chris Dixon

1.12.24 / articles

Apple iCloud: Doing this 1 thing can help stop hacks

Matt Gleason

1.8.24 / articles

Read Write Own: Table of contents

Chris Dixona16z crypto editorial

1.2.24 / videos

From lifespan to healthspan

Matt Kaeberlein

12.20.23 / videos

On the decentralized web and human rights around the world: 'Hacking Authenticity'

Jonathan Dotan

12.2.23 / videos

A Creator's Journey to Self-Sovereignty: The Why Is in the Who

Latasha

10.31.23 / videos

Preliminary thoughts on proxy delegation

Pablo Montagnes

10.7.23 / podcasts

Communicating in Crypto, and Beyond

Sonal ChokshiMatt Abrahams

9.21.23 / articles

Machiavelli for DAOs: designing effective decentralized governance (part 2)

Miles Jennings

9.21.23 / articles

Machiavelli for DAOs: principles for fixing decentralized governance (part 1)

Miles Jennings

9.12.23 / videos

Workshop on rollup sequencer economics: small group discussion

Ben Fisch

9.11.23 / articles

PSA: a setup for 'minimium viable security'

Eddy LazzarinMatt Gleason

8.21.23 / podcasts

Financial Freedom, Company Building, More

Sonal ChokshiDavid Marcus

8.2.23 / videos

How to build a social presence in web3 and beyond

Ish Verduzco

8.2.23 / videos

Creator to founder: A conversation with Greg Solano, Co-founder of Yuga Labs

Greg Solano

8.2.23 / videos

Launching and marketing your project

Amanda Cassatt

8.2.23 / videos

How to build an engaged web3 community

Shannon Snow

8.2.23 / videos

Editorial content: Strategies and tactics

Sonal Chokshi

8.2.23 / videos

Building PROOF: A conversation with Kevin Rose and Chris Dixon

Kevin RoseChris Dixon

7.30.23 / podcasts

Strategy & Operations for web3 (with Uniswap COO)

Sonal ChokshiMary-Catherine Lader

7.21.23 / videos

Finding users & building partnerships in web3

Ryan Wyatt

7.21.23 / videos

Go-to-market in web3

Pyrs CarvolthMaggie Hsu

7.20.23 / articles

Governance FAQs

Andrew Hall

7.14.23 / videos

Web3 business strategy

Scott Duke Kominers

7.14.23 / videos

Building Dapper Labs

Roham Gharegozlou

7.14.23 / videos

Regulation 101

Michele Korver

7.14.23 / videos

Intro to intellectual property for web3

Scott Duke Kominers

7.12.23 / videos

Building Optimism: A conversation with Optimism founder Jing Wang

Jing Wang

6.29.23 / videos

How to set up people operations for web3 founders

Jeanne Tsan

6.29.23 / videos

How to hire and scale in web3

Craig NaylorMehdi Hasan

6.29.23 / videos

Building culture

Kristen KeeDaisy Linden

6.20.23 / videos

Launching compliant tokens

Miles Jennings

6.19.23 / videos

Building social platforms: A conversation with Chris DeWolfe

Chris DeWolfe

6.19.23 / videos

Designing effective governance

Porter Smith

6.19.23 / videos

Decentralization

Miles Jennings

6.19.23 / videos

Best practices for corporate structures

Miles Jennings

6.13.23 / videos

A conversation with U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry

Collin McCuneCongressman Patrick McHenry

6.12.23 / videos

How to engage with U.S. policymakers

Collin McCune

6.2.23 / videos

How Anatoly Yakovenko built Solana

Guy WuolletAnatoly Yakovenko

6.2.23 / videos

The theory and practice of web3 auctions

Michael ZhuScott Duke Kominers

6.2.23 / videos

Zero knowledge made simple

Justin Thaler

6.2.23 / videos

Post-quantum blockchains

Valeria Nikolaenko

5.19.23 / videos

Evaluating cross-chain messaging protocols

Bryan Pellegrino

5.19.23 / videos

Smart contract design patterns

Noah Citron

5.19.23 / videos

How to not get hacked and other security lessons learned

Riyaz FaizullabhoyNassim Eddequiouaq

5.19.23 / videos

Founder talk with Dan Romero, Co-founder & CEO of Farcaster

Eddy LazzarinDan Romero

5.19.23 / videos

3 mental models for crypto infrastructure

Ali Yahya

5.15.23 / videos

Principles for web3 product design

Ben Scharfstein

5.12.23 / videos

Consumer products 101

Sriram Krishnan

5.12.23 / videos

How Brian Armstrong built Coinbase

Brian ArmstrongSriram Krishnan

5.5.23 / videos

How to build in web3: New talks from Crypto Startup School '23

a16z crypto editorial

5.2.23 / articles

6 questions every founder should ask about pricing strategy

Jason RosenthalMaggie Hsu

5.1.23 / articles

Hiring in web3: Principles for finding talent in volatile times

Ian DutraMehdi Hasan

4.21.23 / articles

7 Sanity Checks Before Designing a Token

Guy Wuollet

3.1.23 / videos

The Crypto Price-Innovation Cycle

Chris Dixon

3.1.23 / videos

Managing Distributed Workforces

Tina Ferguson

3.1.23 / videos

Crypto Business Models

Ali Yahya

3.1.23 / videos

Token Securities Framework and Launching a Network

Brian Brooks

3.1.23 / videos

Opportunities for Crypto in Gaming

Josh Williams

3.1.23 / videos

Applications: Today & 2025

Balaji Srinivasan

3.1.23 / videos

Building Companies and Developer Communities

Chris DixonTom Preston-Werner

3.1.23 / videos

Blockchain Primitives: Cryptography and Consensus

Dan Boneh

3.1.23 / videos

Setting Up and Scaling a Crypto Company

Brian Armstrong

3.1.23 / videos

Crypto Networks and Why They Matter

Chris Dixon

2.12.23 / podcasts

Crypto Policy & Regulation: What's Going On?

Brian QuintenzCollin McCuneMiles JenningsSonal Chokshi

1.26.23 / videos

Token design: Mental models, capabilities, and emerging design spaces

Eddy Lazzarin

1.23.23 / videos

Interactive Storytelling A Creator's Journey: 'Pleased 2 Meet U'

pplpleasr

1.13.23 / articles

Interactive Storytelling A Creator's Journey: 'Pleased 2 Meet U'

pplpleasr

1.13.23 / articles

When is decentralizing on a blockchain valuable?

Marco Reuter

1.12.23 / articles

Progressive decentralization: a high-level framework

Jad EsberScott Duke Kominers

12.20.22 / podcasts

Creators, Creativity, and Technology with Bob Iger

Bob IgerChris DixonSonal Chokshi

12.2.22 / videos

Building and Overcoming the Hard Things

Brian ArmstrongBen Horowitz

11.8.22 / articles

Paying People to Participate in Governance

Ethan Bueno de MesquitaAndrew Hall

10.21.22 / articles

Toppling the Internet’s Accidental Monarchs: How to Design web3 Platform Governance

Porter SmithAndrew Hall

10.14.22 / articles

Wallet Security: The ‘Non-Custodial’ Fallacy

Nassim EddequiouaqRiyaz Faizullabhoy

10.13.22 / articles

Building Partnerships with NFT Projects and Communities

Pyrs CarvolthMaggie Hsu

10.9.22 / podcasts

Age of Wonders: NFTs, Art, AI, Cycles of Computing

Kevin RoseChris Dixon

9.10.22 / articles

NFT Sales: Clearing the Market, Avoiding Gas Wars

Scott Duke KominersTim Roughgarden

8.31.22 / articles

The Can’t Be Evil NFT Licenses

Miles JenningsChris Dixon

8.25.22 / articles

Treasury Management: A Guide to Navigating Downturns

Jeff AmicoMaggie HsuEd LynchEmily Westerhold

8.18.22 / podcasts

Crypto Regulations, Illicit Finance, Privacy and Beyond

Michele KorverJai RamaswamySonal Chokshi

8.14.22 / articles

Status Traps: Learning from Web2 Social Networks

Sriram Krishnan

8.11.22 / podcasts

Bridge Hack, Wallet Hack

Matt GleasonRiyaz FaizullabhoyNassim EddequiouaqSonal Chokshi

8.11.22 / articles

Measuring SNARK performance: Frontends, backends, and the future

Justin Thaler

7.28.22 / articles

DAO governance attacks, and how to avoid them

Pranav GarimidiScott Duke KominersTim Roughgarden

7.15.22 / articles

Info Diet: a16z Crypto's Elena Burger

Elena Burger

7.3.22 / articles

Some Books We’re Reading This Summer 2022

a16z crypto editorial

6.29.22 / articles

Lightspeed Democracy: What web3 organizations can learn from the history of governance

Andrew HallPorter Smith

6.24.22 / articles

A Tool for Detecting Metamorphic Smart Contracts

Michael Blau

6.7.22 / articles

Smart Contract Security: A Simple Checklist for Web3 Development

Andy BealNassim EddequiouaqRiyaz FaizullabhoyChristian Seifert

6.4.22 / articles

How to pick a DAO legal entity

Miles JenningsDavid Kerr

4.7.22 / articles

Decentralization for Web3 Builders: Principles, Models, How

Miles Jennings

3.9.22 / articles

Identifying Authentic NFTs (Especially Against Attackers)

Michael Blau

3.6.22 / articles

Some reasons to build your startup in web3

Chris Dixon

2.18.22 / articles

The Missing Link Between Web2 and Web3: Custody

Mahesh Vellanki

2.4.22 / articles

Go-to-Market in Web3: New Mindsets, Tactics, Metrics

Maggie Hsu

1.7.22 / articles

How to Build a Better Internet: 10 Principles for World Leaders Shaping the Future of Web3

Tomicah TillemannJames Rathmell

12.17.21 / articles

The Future of Work is Not Corporate — It's DAOs and Crypto Networks

Ben Schecter

12.9.21 / articles

The web3 Playbook: Using token incentives to bootstrap new networks

Chris Dixon

11.26.21 / articles

The internet is not yet mature

Chris Dixon

11.25.21 / articles

Economic loops for startups

Chris Dixon

11.16.21 / articles

Blockchain Networks and the Human Factor: How to Know Whether They're Accessible

Dieter ShirleyBenjamin Ebner

11.3.21 / articles

Building and Running a DAO: Why Governance Matters

Tarun Chitra

8.22.21 / articles

Turning networks into economies

Chris Dixon

8.11.21 / articles

Going from web 2 to web 3: 'Your take rate is my opportunity'

Chris Dixon

7.17.21 / articles

The internet treats bad business models as defects and routes around them

Chris Dixon

12.28.20 / articles

A Builder's Guide From Crypto Startup School

Future Editorial

1.9.20 / articles

Progressive Decentralization: A Playbook for Building Crypto Applications

Jesse Walden

8.29.19 / podcasts

a16z Podcast: From the Internet’s Past to the Future of Crypto

Marc AndreessenKatie Haun

8.29.19 / articles

Decentralized Applications: What’s Now, What’s Next

Arianna Simpson

6.23.19 / articles

Founding Stories: Anchorage

Diogo MonicaNathan McCauleyChris Dixon

12.21.18 / articles

Company Building in Crypto: A Conversation between Brian Armstrong and Chris Dixon

Brian ArmstrongChris Dixon

12.16.18 / articles

Crypto, the Future of Trust

Ali Yahya

12.15.18 / articles

Beyond Cryptocurrencies

Linda Xie

11.2.18 / articles

Debating Crypto: Katie Haun vs. Paul Krugman (3 of 3)

Katie HaunPaul KrugmanRodrigo Pacheco

11.2.18 / articles

A Skeptic’s View of Crypto (2 of 3)

Paul Krugman

7.16.18 / podcasts

a16z Podcast: The Regulatory Landscape for Crypto

Katie HaunRobin WeismanSonal Chokshi

7.15.18 / videos

An Intro to Crypto: Building Companies, from People to Code

Tina BhatnagarPreethi KasireddyLily LiuKim Milosevich

5.4.18 / articles

An Intro to Crypto: Building Blocks

Linda Xie

2.10.18 / articles

Crypto Canon

Sonal ChokshiChris DixonDenis NazarovJesse WaldenAli Yahya

7.27.15 / articles

On Native Bitcoin Apps, Open Source Communities, and What Happened Before Satoshi Nakamoto Vanished

Mike HearnSonal Chokshi

7.13.15 / podcasts

a16z Podcast: Bitcoin’s Growing Pains — and Possibilities

Chris DixonMike HearnSonal Chokshi

5.19.15 / podcasts

a16z Podcast: Which Bitcoin Players Matter?

Nathaniel PopperMichael CopelandSonal Chokshi

3.20.14 / podcasts

a16z Podcast: The State of the Bitcoin Ecosystem, and a Theory on Satoshi

Chris DixonBalaji SrinivasanMichael Copeland

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