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Distribution-first Products
April 27th, 2023
Most people building consumer products think their main competitor is the incumbent in their market. For example, if someone's building a short-form text-based social product, they'd say their main competitor is Twitter. Sure, there's some truth to that. But the reality is that their main competitor is people not giving a shit.
Choosing the right market
April 20th, 2023
One of the topics that VCs love to debate on Twitter and podcasts every few months is which element is most critical to a startup's success: product, team, or market. Most early-stage investors lean towards the team, arguing that a strong team will eventually find a great market.
Entertainment is a Killer Feature
April 5th, 2023
As a startup founder, one of the first questions people ask you is “What problem are you solving?” The “right” answer usually has something to do with saving people time or helping them make money.
Web3 Gaming and Consumer Trends
March 30th, 2023
It’s been 14 years since the Bitcoin whitepaper was released and most people still don’t understand the power of web3 tools like NFTs and smart contract platforms. To change the narrative, we need more killer apps.
The Myth of Web3's Infrastructure Phase
March 22nd, 2023
Most web3 builders and investors I’ve spoken to recently believe that mainstream adoption is still being held back by lack of infrastructure. The sentiment is that we need better wallets, alt L1s, rollups, rollups on rollups, multi-chain bridges, web3-native growth tools, etc.
Patrick's New Thing
November 3rd, 2022
Hey everyone 👋 My name is Patrick Rivera and for the past few weeks I’ve been working on a new project.
Thoughts on DAO Tooling
March 23rd, 2022
DAO tooling is all the rage these days. Thoughts on challenges and opportunities in the space.
Community DAOs
September 2nd, 2021
In crypto land, 2020 was all about DeFi. So far, 2021 has been about NFTs (hot jpeg summer anyone?)
Start Here
May 12th, 2021
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