# Web3 business strategy

> Web3 business models – incentive design, value creation, value capture, and more – are an exciting and still-evolving challenge for founders. Harvard Business School professor and a16z research partner Scott Kominers walks founders through this additional layer of complexity, from what makes web3 bu...

- URL: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/videos/web3-business-strategy
- Authors: [Scott Duke Kominers](https://a16zcrypto.com/team/scott-kominers)
- Published: 2023-07-14
- Updated: 2025-02-06
- Focus areas: company building, research
- Tags: go-to-market, network effects, CSX 2023, video
- Format: videos

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Web3 business models – incentive design, value creation, value capture, and more – are an exciting and still-evolving challenge for founders. Harvard Business School professor and a16z research partner Scott Kominers walks founders through this additional layer of complexity, from what makes web3 business different to frameworks for creating sustainable competitive advantage. 

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-   Scott: [https://twitter.com/skominers](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkhPUWxtV0QyZmZ1TmMtbW5XWXFOb195SU1sQXxBQ3Jtc0tramNoeGZIU1NPSWZJSHJaaUI3TENpUGI2QzVZOHhkY1ZraHRyY043VFFZWG05S3BiWlpnYmpIdXhIUVJYdGNpSW1EUnR0el9UUnkwa25XTVo1eDJXQWU5STE2SzZvVWQzOGN4U182TWR1UkhkVWZpVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fskominers&v=IwBsAFkaxKw)

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