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8.29.25 / podcasts
Surviving market cycles & startup lessons for founders

Arianna SimpsonJacquelyn Melinek
8.19.25 / articles
6 myths about privacy on blockchains

David SverdlovAiden Slavin
8.8.25 / articles
An underrated strategy for founding the next breakout company

Jason Rosenthal
7.31.25 / articles
When to flip the fee switch

Scott Duke Kominers
7.30.25 / articles
How to keep your business on track for success: Operating plans

Emily Westerhold
6.2.25 / articles
The end of the foundation era in crypto

Miles Jennings
4.9.25 / articles
Stablecoins: Payments without intermediaries

Chris Dixon
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3.25.25 / podcasts
You better have a 30-year goal (with Eigen Labs)

Sreeram KannanAli Yahya
2.22.25 / podcasts
Where AI x crypto converge

Chris DixonDavid George
2.13.25 / articles
Defining decentralization: It comes down to control

Miles Jennings
2.3.25 / articles
Why decentralization matters, and needs incentives

Miles Jennings
10.3.24 / articles
On crypto financial reporting: The Statement of Digital Assets

Emily Westerhold
8.8.24 / articles
Token rights in term sheets: How to avoid predatory deals

Miles JenningsJoseph BurlesonZachary Gray
8.8.24 / podcasts
Token do's and don'ts

Eddy LazzarinMiles JenningsRobert Hackett
5.20.24 / articles
Porter’s Five Forces and competitive advantage in web3

Scott Duke KominersLiang Wu
5.14.24 / articles
8 reasons why blockchain mechanism design is hard

Tim Roughgarden
4.25.24 / articles
How to navigate token launch risks

Miles Jennings
4.15.24 / articles
What regulators can learn from the aftermath of the Titanic

Brian Quintenz
10.26.23 / articles
Grading recent actions: How the SEC, CFTC, and the courts measure up

Miles JenningsBrian Quintenz
10.26.23 / articles
Case studies for “Grading recent actions: How the SEC, CFTC, and the courts measure up”

Miles JenningsBrian Quintenz
5.31.23 / articles
Factors of decentralization of web3 protocols: Tools for planning greater decentralization

Miles JenningsStephen WinkAdam Zuckerman
5.19.23 / videos
3 mental models for crypto infrastructure

Ali Yahya
2.17.23 / articles
Regulate Web3 Apps, Not Protocols
Part IV: Practical Application

Miles JenningsBrian Quintenz
1.26.23 / videos
Token design: Mental models, capabilities, and emerging design spaces

Eddy Lazzarin
1.24.23 / articles
Regulate Web3 Apps, Not Protocols
Part III: The Web3 DAO Dilemma

Miles Jennings
1.12.23 / articles
Progressive decentralization: a high-level framework

Jad EsberScott Duke Kominers
1.11.23 / articles
Regulate Web3 Apps, Not Protocols
Part II: Framework for Regulating Web3 Apps

Miles JenningsBrian Quintenz
12.20.22 / podcasts
Creators, Creativity, and Technology with Bob Iger

Bob IgerChris DixonSonal Chokshi
12.7.22 / articles
NFTs and a Thousand True Fans

Chris Dixon
11.21.22 / podcasts
Mental Models for Navigating Crypto Markets & Cycles

Chris DixonEddy LazzarinSonal Chokshi
11.16.22 / articles
Privacy-Protecting Regulatory Solutions Using Zero-Knowledge Proofs: Full Paper

Joseph BurlesonMichele KorverDan Boneh
10.14.22 / articles
Wallet Security: The ‘Non-Custodial’ Fallacy

Nassim EddequiouaqRiyaz Faizullabhoy
9.29.22 / articles
Regulate Web3 Apps, Not Protocols

Miles Jennings
8.31.22 / articles
The Can’t Be Evil NFT Licenses

Miles JenningsChris Dixon
8.8.22 / articles
Why blockchain performance is hard to measure

Joseph Bonneau
8.6.22 / videos
An Evolution of Models for Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Sarah Meiklejohn
6.27.22 / articles
Product cycles vs financial cycles

Chris Dixon
6.4.22 / articles
How to pick a DAO legal entity

Miles JenningsDavid Kerr
5.31.22 / podcasts
Blockchains / Crypto / web3

Chris DixonAli YahyaTim RoughgardenSonal Chokshi
5.31.22 / podcasts
Methods to the Madness

Chris DixonEddy LazzarinSonal Chokshi
5.6.22 / articles
7 Essential Ingredients of a Metaverse

Elizabeth HarkavyEddy LazzarinArianna Simpson
4.21.22 / articles
Announcing a16z crypto research

Ali YahyaChris Dixon
4.7.22 / articles
Decentralization for Web3 Builders: Principles, Models, How

Miles Jennings
2.4.22 / articles
Go-to-Market in Web3: New Mindsets, Tactics, Metrics

Maggie Hsu
1.23.22 / articles
web3 critics misunderstand decentralization

Chris Dixon
11.26.21 / articles
The internet is not yet mature

Chris Dixon
11.16.21 / articles
Blockchain Networks and the Human Factor: How to Know Whether They're Accessible

Dieter ShirleyBenjamin Ebner
11.4.21 / articles
Next Steps to Win the Future: New ideas for our web3 policy platform

Tomicah TillemannJai RamaswamyMiles JenningsJames Rathmell
10.22.21 / articles
Composability is to software as compounding interest is to finance

Chris Dixon
10.2.21 / articles
How open lost to closed in web2

Chris Dixon
9.26.21 / articles
Why Web3 Matters

Chris Dixon
9.20.21 / articles
Tokens: A New Digital Primitive

Chris Dixon
8.22.21 / articles
Turning networks into economies

Chris Dixon
8.16.21 / articles
Blockchains are the new app stores

Chris Dixon
8.11.21 / articles
Going from web 2 to web 3: 'Your take rate is my opportunity'

Chris Dixon
7.27.21 / articles
A few common ways new technologies can be misunderstood

Chris Dixon
1.14.21 / articles
Who Will Control the Software That Powers the Internet?

Chris Dixon
10.18.20 / articles
Doing Old Things Better Vs. Doing Brand New Things

Chris Dixon
5.15.20 / articles
The Crypto Price-Innovation Cycle

Chris DixonEddy Lazzarin
1.27.20 / articles
What Are Blockchains: Computers That Can Make Commitments

Chris Dixon
1.9.20 / articles
Progressive Decentralization: A Playbook for Building Crypto Applications

Jesse Walden
12.16.18 / articles
The four horsemen of centralization

Ali Yahya
7.26.18 / articles
Cryptonetworks and Cities: Analogies

Denis NazarovJesse WaldenAli YahyaDevon Zuegel
5.4.18 / articles
Analogies, the Big Picture, and Considerations for Regulating Crypto

Scott KuporSonal Chokshi
2.18.18 / articles
Why decentralization matters

Chris Dixon
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